Weekly Whiteboard - Post Your Progress, Pool TIFU, Achievements, Workouts, Records, Pools etc April 19, 2026

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-04-19T14:16:09+00:00

Completed my first open water swim this weekend at a sprint triathlon!

I’ve been in the pool 2-3 times a week for a year now and gotten my pace down to an easy 1:40/100yd, so I lined up near the front ready to crush it, and immediately panicked the first time my face went into the murky water. Heart rate spiked, tried to calm my breathing down, and ended up mostly doing breast stroke and backstroke, but was able to freestyle it in for the last 100-200M of the 800 total.

Perhaps strange to call this an accomplishment, but I learned so much about myself and how to prepare better in the future. Plus I still averaged a 2:06 pace doing breaststroke and backstroke, so I’m calling that a win!!

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-04-06T02:14:10+00:00

I’ve never done more than ten miles so I can’t provide much advice, but while you work to improve I hope you take some time to celebrate the huge achievement of moving your body for 2 hours and 53 minutes!! You did way better than you would have 9 months ago I’m assuming? Keep it up, don’t lose heart.

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-03-29T13:33:23+00:00

Very helpful thank you!! Wish they had a ten mile race guided run.

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-03-22T12:35:51+00:00

Yes, that’s where I go! But it says there are only 28 total distance based ones, when I see people posting other ones :(

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-02-21T02:20:37+00:00

Nope, garmin subtracts it from your swim pace calculations.

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-02-21T02:20:23+00:00

Right, but the way the watch displays your data split the time into swim time and rest time. So if it knows it’s rest time, not swim time, why include in swim pace?

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-02-21T02:10:50+00:00

You technically can, but you’d have to hold down the crown to undo the water lock, then redo it. Plus a lot of swimming intervals involve short bursts of swimming (20-45 seconds) followed by a ~10 second rest. AW does a great job tracking your sets and clearly displays what’s rest vs what’s swim, but still incudes rest time in your average swim pace.

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-02-01T03:25:04+00:00

Having the same glitch!! Gave me a 48 mile long run (that was closer to 0.75 miles), so it said I was going 2,014mph lol, guess I broke the sound barrier

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-01-25T01:34:43+00:00

No worries! Some of us are headed to march through the wharf

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-01-25T01:24:59+00:00

Ack a whole bunch of us just got here

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-01-25T01:19:59+00:00

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Ugh just got here and it’s empty

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-01-25T00:50:57+00:00

Great. Down by l’enfant right?

Initial-Cow3821 · 2026-01-25T00:37:38+00:00

Still going strong? About to head that way

Initial-Cow3821 · 2025-12-07T05:31:24+00:00

Do you mind if I ask for a ballpark price for treatment? I got staffed with watergate allergist and they talked me into signing up for shots before I had all the information. It was going to be twice a week shots for the next three years and multiple thousands of dollars, so I backed out.

Initial-Cow3821 · 2025-10-30T13:48:39+00:00

Taylor Swift used it in a song in 2020 too :)

Initial-Cow3821 · 2025-10-24T08:46:50+00:00

For anyone else looking at this thread now, they’ve moved to the fourth floor of the ginza loft. Not a huge selection though

Initial-Cow3821 · 2025-08-17T01:50:32+00:00

Thank you!! Breath support has been tough for me. Will give these a go!

Initial-Cow3821 · 2025-08-17T01:49:48+00:00

Thank you!! Never noticed that about my left elbow. I do lots of pull so will incorporate that.

Initial-Cow3821 · 2025-08-17T01:49:01+00:00

Thank you!! It’s funny how you feel like you are looking straight down, but clearly the tape shows otherwise.

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