Swim. Swam. Swum.

SWIM 2050 y in 60 mins
BIKE COMMUTE 2 miles

Finally. I swam. No where near as difficult as it would seem, given how long I'd skipped it. And where else can I go to hear Imagine Dragons Believer playing over head?

At one point, a swimmer in the adjacent lane asked why the pool was closed yesterday (Thursday, when I was supposed to swim) and Anton wouldn't answer. Said we didn't want to know. But now I do! Or do I?!

PT with JH, lotsa questions from me about how to interpret my Garmin data to better understand my running, running form, when to stop an interval, etc. My metrics include HR, cadence, pace. Other measures include time and distance. My concerns are form. My questions, as usual, many.

I can identify two patterns: low cadence, 9-9.5m/m pace, and 125-130 HR. Or, +5 spm cadence, 30s faster pace, and HR upwards of 135-140. In the former, I'm relaxed and in the 'flow'. In the latter, I can feel the stress, the push. The running form feels better in the latter. My best guess was that increased form and turnover led to a faster pace and HR. But is that the idea? If I do a 3 min interval and end up feeling pushed and stressed, is that really what I want?

Naturally, JH had a more nuanced interpretation. He suggested a 'tweener'. In the end, the goal is to be able to extend the intervals to longer times, which I wouldn't be able to do in that 'stressed' pace interval. (wish i wasn't writing this a few days later, I'm sure I've forgotten some of this). But that's the essence of it.

This had my little gerbil wheel of a mind going the whole time. I could only formulate questions on the yoga ball, not on the single leg squats, so it made for a clearer conversation (for my part) as I wasn't rambling and had forced time to think.

Plan for the weekend -- go long, go 80-90 minutes, keep the intervals shorter so that I stop before I get worn out and tired to lose form.