Next on the list - River Arun 3.8km swim

Had a decent swim at the Club last night – after the warm up Coach MT instructed us to complete 9x 200m sets alternating between 4x 50m fast (one set of 200m) with 5 secs rest between the 50s and 20 secs after the fourth 50 (i.e. 200m) then 200m at race pace. I was swimming with a number of faster guys and think I was slightly above race pace for the 200m sets, however I was making every effort to get on the feet of the swimmer in front of me so I could benefit from the drafting.

Drafting on the swim is going to be key for the Ironman event and I will also get a chance to practice it on Saturday afternoon as I have entered the River Arun 3.8km swim, organised by Raw Energy Pursuits:

http://www.rawenergypursuits.co.uk/events/river-arun-ironman-swim/

Coach MT did ask how many of the Club had entered the Ironman swim and for those that put their hands up (including me) were rewarded with a cool down after the main 200m sets and the luxury of hitting the showers 20 mins earlier than normal.

Don’t want to push it too much during taper week!