Just swim today.
I think my shoulders would have just stopped working had I picked up the paddles
On reflection, I think I would have preferred the walking the dog option
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Speaking of “walking the dog”…
…do you ever do drills?
Like doggy paddle?
Either full or half scull - focussing on that catch?
Or like (25m HARD, 50m mod, 25m easy) to simulate a race start?
Mix up the strokes - bit of breast, back or even fly?
Just working those other muscle groups.
Any kick?
No training except Tuesday bike and run this week.
Real life has taken precedence.
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As I mentioned in the swim thread, I really struggle with drills.
I can go up and down doing all the “right” things, but struggle to apply them to my stroke. That’s why I try and do it in those long sets. So might do one 509m focusing on my rotation or my hand entry.
Basically it’s my left arm that’s rubbish
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6000mtrs on RowErg
2:05 / 500 splits
160 Av HR
3 x 1000mtrs r3’ intervals on SkiErg
01:52 / 500 splits
182 Av HR
70mins on the Zwift
170 Av Watts
143 Av HR
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6km jog. 4:45/km in the Alphas.
Gingerbread man nearly caught me.
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9.8 hours this week - had I bothered looking I could easily have come up with 12mins of some carp last night, doh!
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About 7.5 hrs for me, needs to be cranked up a bit next week and onwards, might have to put a plan together
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Unfortunately my diet seems to be based on a 20 hour week 
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Bit of CBA this morning
Laid in bed until 7 listening to the wind
Dragged myself to the gym
1150m swim
1350m pull and paddles avoiding Doris who wanted to swim head up breast stroke whilst talking to her mate in the next lane
Forgot my socks, so has to decide on a run session that would be productive but without ripping my feet to shreds
Went with
6 x 2 mins at 10.5mph - 60s recovery
4 x 40:20s at 12mph
Minor bleeding
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You have soft soft skin!
I’ve ran sockless in mine with zero bleeding (only 4.5km like)
I have ridiculously soft feet, not a mm of hard skin anywhere. I’d show you, but you know, trotter shots.
But nothing screams Ironman louder than watching me mince acrosss a pebbly beach at the start of a race 
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Whereas i’m the opposite from spending all my days barefoot.
When i did IM Wales i didn’t bother with any shoes during the km or so T1.5 across town from the beach to transition. Just ran on the roads barefoot.
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Couldn’t tell you what I wore for that, just spent the whole time worrying about losing the purple T0.5 bag
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That was part of the reason. I just ran straight past it, left it on the peg. No worrying about sandy shoes or rubbish etc.Left loads of people for dust that were flapping about trying to get trainers on and stuff.
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My paws were like leather when I played football and I had to try and soften the skin.
Complete opposite now 
Struggling with time, so just a 4km treadmill blast.
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Still feels odd swimming Saturday morning instead of parkrun.
2km drills 1:40/100m 
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