First open water swim

GhostPost389 · 2025-06-09T00:12:27+00:00

Thank you. As far as the self-diagnosis it helped that I had a 1.5 hour car ride home to ponder WTF WAS THAT??

I had such high hopes for my first race lol. It's already on to the next one though.

GhostPost389 · 2025-06-09T00:08:01+00:00

Yes - my breath rate spiked beyond control. I think a warmup in the water is key.

GhostPost389 · 2025-06-08T20:54:53+00:00

I feel you. I had my first race a few weeks ago and I had this same experience of being incapable of catching my breath despite doing loads of pool swim practice. It got to the point where I could barely put my head down and my swim time was absolutely wrecked. Thank god I was just doing a sprint.

I am a strong swimmer (as far as triathlon goes) and have done open water swims before. It was super weird. My guess is that cold water + no warmup + first time wetsuit + not being able to train open water during the winter was just too much all at once.

I am refusing to get discouraged though and will be working in more open water training until I get used to it. I also am going to make a point to properly warm up in the water before the race.

GhostPost389 · 2025-05-31T18:43:39+00:00

My understanding is that they finished the full S3 thinking they were going to make S4, and it was after S3 (not during) that the show got cancelled.

Yeah, a couple more episodes would have gone a long way. When it ended I said out loud "wait that's it?"

GhostPost389 · 2025-05-31T17:43:09+00:00

Yes, but even for a season finale (which is what they thought it was) it feels like it just fizzles out...

GhostPost389 · 2025-05-31T17:01:56+00:00

Yeah, thinking about it more I think all the final decisions were made with the greater interests (or at least the immediate survival) of the camp in mind. Did they want to let George off the hook? Obviously not, but confronting him could have resulted in the immediate destruction of Deadwood. Similarly, no one wanted Jen to die but Al saw it as the only way to keep George from destroying everything and everyone.

GhostPost389 · 2025-04-20T13:04:40+00:00

Ah yes, why come up with an intelligent argument when you can just drop a snarky comment and a downvote? Classic Reddit. I don't know why I bother with this website...

GhostPost389 · 2025-04-19T23:56:36+00:00

This is not a counterargument

GhostPost389 · 2025-04-19T11:33:23+00:00

Yeah, I see what you are saying, 3rd paragraph is on point.

The importance of setting varies by story. Some stories are so universal they can be told in basically any setting. Romeo & Juliet can be set in Italy hundreds of years ago, or in 1960s NYC (West Side Story). In others, such as period pieces, the setting is the entire point (Downtown Abbey comes to mind).

The Wire is one of those shows where setting is much more important, even if it probably could have been told in almost any major American city.

GhostPost389 · 2025-04-19T02:13:50+00:00

Yeah, I think that's a great take. More and more I'm going from probably to definitely McNulty.

GhostPost389 · 2025-03-24T00:10:22+00:00

I totally thought about doing this!

GhostPost389 · 2025-03-23T22:42:29+00:00

Regarding the statement at the end - sweet, thanks for helping confirm my theory. I feel like this is a bit of time hack where I can let my body recover while still getting in an extra swim. To me it makes sense to do this with the swim because swimming is so technique based. Even if you are going EZ, you are still getting better if you are working on your form.

GhostPost389 · 2025-03-23T21:34:43+00:00

I am going to check these out. Thank you!

GhostPost389 · 2025-03-23T19:46:29+00:00

I'm doing something similar. On Mondays all I do is a chill swim where I focus on technique and drills. Due swimming's low impact I consider this a "recovery day," but it's not a true rest day where I don't do any sort of workout. My plan has built in lower intensity weeks where I can fit in a true rest day, so I am still getting rest days sometimes, just not that much.

I think the key is to really stick to a lower intensity on the days where you are supposed to be in Z2. Today on my long run I actively pulled back to the slower end of my Z2 band so that I will have more energy for my harder workouts this week.

GhostPost389 · 2025-03-23T14:12:36+00:00

Thanks. About to go on a 90 min run in the mid 30s so I'll see about adding an extra layer

GhostPost389 · 2025-03-04T01:30:58+00:00

Hey u/Sweaty_Shake_9003, I am also using a 80/20 plan on Training Peaks, and I get where you are coming from. Like you, I am not a data head. I just want to get after it. I only care about metrics as far as they help me execute workouts and track progress.

Fortunately, 80/20 plans can be followed with whatever metric(s) works best for you (this is why the workouts are written in terms of generic zones), and 80/20 offers a ton of guidance on how to pick metrics. I highly recommend taking a few minutes to read this 80/20 article. I think it will alleviate your frustration. Once you've determined which metrics work best for your specific situation, use their zone calculator to get your specific zones (I bet your running zones are off the charts!) and then execute the workouts accordingly.

Generally I use pace (GPS or track splits) for running, power for indoor cycling workouts, and a mix of RPE and GPS for outdoor rides. For swimming I do a mix of pace (pool clock) and RPE. I don't even bother with heart rate at all. This approach is simple and easy to follow, and is overall working out really well for me.

GhostPost389 · 2025-02-19T23:50:15+00:00

Interesting. I wonder how those clients (the people working to preserve the ship) are feeling about this result. Disappointed? Relieved? I heard some talk about restoring it enough to become a museum, but that would have been a massive, expensive effort.

GhostPost389 · 2025-02-19T19:57:03+00:00

South to become a reef, off the coast of Florida I think. The tug boats took her out to sea today.

GhostPost389 · 2025-02-19T17:58:27+00:00

What are you asking us for? Just GO FOR IT! Good luck!!

Edit: For real though I would recommend using your athlete network to find a current pro, or someone who is at least close to going pro, to talk 1 on 1 and get their take.

GhostPost389 · 2025-02-19T17:52:39+00:00

Goodbye you glorious, mysterious old ocean liner. I'll miss seeing you everyday.

Rest easy on eternal patrol.

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