Having the lake a Pure is an enormous training asset that I think will pay huge dividends on race day. I'm putting in work in the pool with the masters class to clean up my stroke, but the bi-weekly practice in open water is invaluable. In the past, I've had a lot of trouble even remotely swimming in a straight line, even with sighting. After a few weeks of regular open water swimming, I've noticed that I'm swimming in a much straighter path, which is resulting in less sighting. Less sighting means faster swimming. I have a ways to go to really get my swim in line, but I'm already swimming at the same pace I did IMAZ and I've still got months of training to go. I'm cautiously optimistic about the swim at IMWI.
After the swim, I knocked out 7 miles at a fairly easy pace. With my fitness going back up, my easy pace is starting to get faster as well. Everything is encouraging, let's just hope I don't come out of Comrades with any ailments.
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