Lonely swim

I don't normally swim on a Tuesday but as I can't tomorrow and we have a LONG CONTINUOUS swim coming up on Friday, 3k, I thought I'd better get the practice in.  So I went to the pool and did a 300m warm up, 4 x 500m main set and a 200m warm down.  There was only one other swimmer in the lane but as he was doing something different we didn't exactly get to chat.  Swimming can be very anti-social that way and sometimes when doing a long session, the good swimmers have left by the time I finish!
But in 19 days time I will be swimming 1,900 m in open water followed by a 56 mile bike and a 13 mile run so I have to make sure I am used to swimming for a reasonable amount of time without a break.  Day off training tomorrow and will get a bike session in on Thursday night and also catch up with Neil's final preparation.
Sunday is his big day and I am so impressed by the way he has done the majority of it on his own.  He's raised £1,530 so far for his chosen charity Friends of the Beatson and his determination to complete his first triathlon is first class.  No doubt there may be the odd beer afterwards but he'll have worked for it.  I wonder what he'll attempt next?