WB DIY Training Camp Day 8
It was so nice to have people in the water with me most of the time I swam! The wind was super cold today – the air temp was 43 but the “feels like” was 35 degrees. Wind at about 14 knots, I think Burak said. Water temp 58-60 depending on the website. An hour was fine, but I really, really hope that it’s a bit warmer and a bit less windy tomorrow. The second I slowed down to cool down I really cooled down. And I’m not sure my shoulders can take 6 hours at a pace fast enough to keep me warm in conditions like today.
I did a decent job of taking it easy today – a mystery I’ve been pondering is that I seem much better than average with the current and much worse than average against the current. No doubt that some of the answer is my protectiveness of my still-recovering shoulders, but I’m wondering if there are some technique adjustments indicated.
I again didn’t take an “after” video, but today it wasn’t because I was too cold – I just didn’t have anything to say. Now I will say – we had a really good push and made it from Burak’s to Blockade Runner in about 20 minutes. It only took us 30 on the way back, which was less than I thought it might take. I then coasted back to my Station 1 home away from home.
Tomorrow is all that’s left.
Friday
51 m / 2700
Saturday
5 h 10 / 20,000 – 6 h / 22700
Sunday
1 h 45 / 5000 – 7 h 45 / 27700
1 h 15 / 4000 – 9 h / 31700
Monday
0 h / 0 – 9 h / 31700
Tuesday
2 h 5 / 8000 – 11 h / 39700
1 h / 4000 – 12 h / 43700
Wednesday
55 m / 4000 – 13 h / 47700
2 h 5 m / 8000 – 15 h / 55700
Thursday
2 h / 8000 – 17 h / 63700
Friday
1 h 4 / 4300 – 18 h / 68000 = 38 miles