It was still raining cats and dogs around my office area at 5 plus, and wondered if it would ever stop. I hope so because I looked forward to the YF swimming since my injury was still not fully recovered for MF running. It was still drizzling as I made my way to the Clementi pool from 6.15pm. The traffic was really bad due to the long heavy downpour all day, caused some area to flood and affect most roads badly. I reached the pool's carpark at 6.45pm, hmm only took 30min even with bad traffic, I remembered last week I took only 20min. The journey to Clementi pool is actually easier and cheaper (no ECP charge and shorter journey) compared to Katong pool (have to pay $3 for ECP if I did not manage to pass the AYE's ECP before 6.30pm, more heavy traffic and always has to jump queue illegally to gain time at Keppel Viaduct). This prompted me to consider going Clementi pool for Thursday class beginning next semester, but I will have to sacrifice MF run. Hmmm let's see.....!
The rain did stop before the swim start. Tonight was my extra lesson for the semester. We have 4 extra lessons so took advantage of it. Tonight swim was very similar to Monday's but tougher as we started doing those tiring drill first and ended with 10x50m full sprint. Unlike Monday swim, I did not skive; swam in my home lane 2 and most of the time as 2nd or 3rd swimmer.
I felt Thursday class was very different from Monday class as there were many strong swimmers who could swim very fast. Also, the swimmers seem more serious, I think it could be because most of them are preparing for their WA Baselton FIM this early Dec.
Tonight training was a tough one but I was glad I managed all the laps except toward the last few laps of sprint that I was nearly "punctured".
Timing:-
2x50 fluttered kick with buoy
2x50 butterfly kick with with buoy
2x25 Butterfly swim (quite satisfied that 1st 25m, I could actually lift up shoulder high and swim nicely, but not for the 2nd 25m. Hmm I wondered when can I swim a proper nice butterfly stroke for a complete 50m for other swimmers to admire hahaha!!)
2x25 Back stroke swim (must have been due to those earlier drill that could not swim this back stroke well, kept sinking hahaha and way off course...!!
Lane 2---450,7x100,400,7x100,400,10x50
1x 450m (U turn further, 470m) - 11.10min
7x100m - 2.09, 2.11, 2.14, 2.12, 2.10, 2.09, 210 (2.45min/100m)
1x400m - 9.24min
7 x100m - 2.15, 2.20, 2.15, 2.13, 2.16, 2.14, 2.14 (2.30min/100m)
1x400 - 9.47min
10x50 sprint - 1.02, 1.02, 1.03, 1.03, 1.03, 1.03, 1.04, xxx, xxx,xxx (HRM stop watch limited to 50 break time)
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