Quick dip

Had an early night last night as I was determined to go swimming in the morning subject to a green HRV reading which I got.  However I wandered around "like a fart in a trance" trying to get ready and before I knew it I was late.  I was also going to a new pool so wasn't quite sure what the set up was.
I stood looking at the "icebergs" floating in the slow lane, and the two ladies doing breast stroke not very quickly in the middle lane.  There was a guy tearing up and down the fast lane so I had a decision to make.  Oh bugger it I'll go in the fast lane and get out his way when he wants past.  However this dictated the type of workout I was going to have.  I had planned a medium paced 1 hour swim but that wasn't going to happen in this lane.  So I went fast for as long as I could and bar smacking fists with him once, I kept out of his way.  So the session only lasted 20 minutes but I felt I'd worked hard although I know I could have worked harder.  It was my first swim in a couple of weeks so I was happy with the session.  The added bonus, other than a good workout, was my calf muscle has eased off but the proof of that particular pudding will be when I run 15 miles on the trails tomorrow.  Cross training definitely has it's benefits especially when carrying a strain or injury.