7/24/08

Open Water swim this morning @ Boulder Res.
3 x around course
The course was a bit over 1000m. I'll round to 1K per loop

3000m

I worked on my new technique today. I'm glad I went to SwimLabs last night and got some video analysis done, because I think it will help shore up some things in my stroke. I felt as though I could get a lot quicker turnover in my stroke when I wasn't rolling so far to get to my catch. I started out on the first lap really focusing on the technique: getting that entry out there, poking my extension forward, and then getting a good EVF out on top of my head.

On the second lap, I played around with the tempo some. I felt like I could get a better tempo with my improved stroke without getting so tired. My right arm still wanted to drift from time to time, but I really worked on trying to keep it in line.

My lats were sore at the end. I took that as a sign that I was doing my new stroke at least somewhat correctly because the new stroke is supposed to utilize the lats a lot more.