4k swim on borrowed goggles

SWIM 4000y in maybe just under 90 mins
COMMUTE 10 miles

Wow the difference a day off can make! I don't think I could have had such a good swim without yesterday's rest. This went fast, felt easy, and didn't drag on like I thought it would.

I got a late start since I wanted to spend the morning with DH, but 7:30 ain't that late. The Black Haired Blerch was in the lane nearest the waterslide, so I didn't get caught by her walking in, yay! I did however see someone wearing what might have been a rash guard shirt. She said it's for sun protection and not much for warmth. I'm still trying to decide if I should keep the one I bought or return it? Need to find out if they are even legal first.

The BHB had moved to an adjacent lane and was talking up an unhappy looking guy there. He wanted to swim, it was funny to watch. LOL. To avoid my own interaction, I acted like I was reading swim notes at my bag until she paddled away.

I unpacked, hopped in, took off, and hmmmm water in the right goggle. Clear it, go. More water. 80y into the swim I find my goggles are BROKEN! The seal failed! In a flash of brilliance (that I wouldn't have had yesterday) I thought to ask about lost and found goggles. Luckily there were two pairs, neither fit great but I had to do something! Got back in, and dammit another leak?!? Did I grab the wrong broken goggles? Nope, the borrowed ones leak too, but I could fix it well enough. Maybe that's how they got "lost"? I couldn't push off fast from the well with these, but I could live with that.

The Plan: A 1000 Loco and a 3000 Loco, break the 1000 up into halfsies for the WU and CD. For the WU, perfect form on the first interval, then moderate pace on the repeat. In the 3000, start off the same, but then switch to pulling on the first interval starting at the 150. Then pick something to work on in each set. Example, wide arms 200 pull then wide arms 200 swim. Only a brief rest after each interval, only if needed. This went FAST.

I had a bag of Sport Beans to nom during the swim, and around the 300 I started on them. At this point, there were 2 other swimmers in my lane. Good! Some distraction practice! Except the female swimmer was remarkably slower than me and the other guy. And she had a crazy kick that was hard to follow. Luckily, she moved out soon enough and back to "sides" swimming. Luckily still, the remaining guy created a great wake and kick splash for me to work around.

I was happy when I realized that I didn't have to do the 300 set twice  and once that was done I was on my way back down! Whoop! This was a fun set, I've made a Loco Calculator to plan out some more like this. It keeps me from doing straight sets, is great for changing paces and focus, and I have a only a few more weeks to get long swims in. Go Loco!

Feeling soooooo much better today. Still no soreness, but the dead-head fatigue is faded. Not to say I'm all bouncy energy, more like I have an idea of how quick I can recover come taper.