Confidence building OWS in Innsbrook

SWIM 2.4 miles in about 90 mins at Innsbrook
RUN 3 miles in 28 mins, evening run to Lafayette

DC and I went to Innsbrook for an OWS practice with the Evolve group. It's a long drive for a swim, but soooo worth it when it works out! I was feeling good and ready to go, no nerves or fatigue. I tried my new sleeveless suit again to see if I could make changes to how it hits my neck -- could I avoid the choking feeling and the post swim pain? I needed to find out.

My original plan was to swim the first 1.2 mile loop with the suit, then go back out without the suit for a part of the loop. I did the first out in 20 mins, (kicked a branch or something with my right shin at the turn around!), then back in 20 mins. I was feeling damned good. Smooth, steady, straight, I'd find a rhythm and settle in. I was sometimes a little cold (PanZ!) in the shaded sections, but otherwise perfect. My mind didn't so much wander like it can in a bike or run, but I was able to forget about swimming a little.

Once finished with the 1st, I decided to go back out again and see if I could hold the pace. We're pretty certain MiTi will be wetsuit legal...right? So I went out after a 3 min break and after re-adjusting the suit again. Felt great, I LOVED seeing the water slide by my field of vision when I turned to breath! Trees and docks sailed past! Out in a little over 20 mins, then back smooth and steady again in a little over 20.

AWESOME! And NO PAIN or discomfort from the suit.

Now the run. The training plan said 1:45. I had a long list of errands and to-do's, ranging from BRR (bought a new hand-held bottle to test today for MiTi) to washing the truck, so I didn't get home until 2pm. I was hungry, thirsty, and needed to pee! I decided to run at 3pm and got busy prepping foods for the week. 3pm goes by, I decide on 4pm. It's 90+F outside so that's not very motivating. Delay, busywork, etc until 6pm when I finally got a break and knew DH would be home in an hour. There's no way I'd get my 1:45, so I'll get what I can -- 30 mins to LP park and back. It felt easy and quick, refreshing. My new hand-held water bottle seems to work, I'll get a few more runs in it before deciding. And I need to decide how to carry my run nutrition at MiTi?

NUMERICS 17.5 total hours
SWIM 14224 yards in 5.5 hours
BIKE 146 miles in 8:53 hours
RUN 21.25 miles in 3:08 hours
COMMUTE 25.5 miles biking

The swim is high because I moved last weekends post-triple-brick swim to Monday and because of the extra Weds OWS. The run is low and this bothers me! But I'm a good runner I'll be OK.