So I actually managed to make it to the swimming pool this morning; I must admit to being a tad on the worried side. I needn't have worried though as there wasn't that many people there and I ended up having the fast lane to myself.
I didn't really have a clue what I was going to do, as I've read that just churning out the lengths isn't enough. Although I think in my state of fitness it's a very good start! I did a 200m warm up, followed by two pyramid sets of 25m, 50m 75m, 100, 75m, 50m, 25m with rests in between. That was getting a bit on the hard side as I was allowing 30 seconds per length and I was struggling a bit, so I stepped down to two sets of 25m, 50m, 75m, 50m, 25m, which was a bit easier, and easier to stick to 30 seconds per length.
After a bit of a warm down it was time to get out and get ready for work. I felt totally shattered, so my base fitness must be totally shot. In total I did 1,650 meters, which I don't think was too bad for someone who hasn't been swimming in ages.
Posted by fatboab at October 08, 2003 12:33 PM
