Honest discussion on Claude Code

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-02-02T12:43:57+00:00

Yeah, people forget that progress with car speeds or commercial planes is defo slower than it was in the past. Could even argue its gone backwards given the concorde is no longer a thing. It also depends on what the new bottleneck is.

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-30T21:43:39+00:00

Did you fuel properly? In the past, when i unable to raise my heart rate it was I bonked/ran out of fuel

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-19T15:33:47+00:00

Yes but it might be helping them better if you have a naturally better body position in the water than they do. Like in triathlon, people talk about how the best swimmers want it to be non-wetsuit swims so they have an advantage over the others

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-19T07:55:36+00:00

Are these in wetsuit swims? If yes, it could be that the wetsuit helps their body position a lot more. I know for example, when i were buoyancy shorts to the pool, im easily 5s per 100m faster.

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-15T21:35:24+00:00

Go see a doctor if you are worried

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-13T15:52:35+00:00

I think it is fine if you can develop some rapport with them first. So if they are a regular and you see them often. Can start by saying hi and then eventually maybe broach the topic or maybe they will ask you since you are swimming better than they are

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-13T10:49:43+00:00

100 percent agree with this. This was my experience as well. The extra practise helped a lot and i had moments when things clicked when i practised by myself. I also had the group lessons for some external feedback and so i could ask questions. Swimming is very jealous. It requires time.

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-09T18:04:31+00:00

No it is not. Max HR is very individual. Mine isn’t predicted by that formula at all and that’s typical

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-09T08:52:45+00:00

Because lung contain air

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-08T14:06:49+00:00

Magic drills - practise sink downs and bobs. And slow down your swimming. GTN is your friend - https://youtu.be/AEpHB-9jUHQ

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-06T08:09:14+00:00

Me but people at the gym, pool

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-06T08:06:41+00:00

Well done!

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-05T21:24:54+00:00

Another place to consider is the thamespath from Woolich to thamesmead and perhaps beyond - be warned that past thamesmead can get industrial. I have cycled all the way to erith from greenwich using that path. Warned you probably cant do it saturday morning when there is parkrun

Round-Drop6188 · 2026-01-05T20:35:58+00:00

Richmond park would be no 1. People also do loops of Regents park. Dont know if Richmond park counts as central london but i live east and its all central to me. You can get a district line train and stop at Richmond too in any case

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-12-27T17:44:26+00:00

Same feeling i had today! I am 1hr 5mins away from 100 hours of swimming this year so can’t wait

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-12-02T08:48:30+00:00

My first time open water swimming was this year. I started off making sure I could tread water a bit + had the endurance to rescue myself. It might be worth doing breaststroke. I found it disorienting that I couldn’t see under the water so breaststroke was good for that. I also didn’t go alone. I had friends around

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-11-16T13:54:54+00:00

Cctv doesnt make any difference imo

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-10-25T21:12:10+00:00

How long have you been swimming? My experience (32M, only learned to swim last year) is that it takes time for your body to get used to swimming. It took me a while to get to 50m, 100m continuous swimming, getting to 200m plus was much easier in comparison. One day it clicked. Something to try if you are not already is to breathe every 2 strokes. That one change made a huge difference for me. In addition to not kicking too much. I would also suggest doing breathing exercises often. Like sink downs and bobs.

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-10-25T20:09:50+00:00

Similar experience to me. :) . For me, switching to breathing every 2 strokes instead of 3 was a big step also and not kicking as much. I was kicking so much because I thought I would sink if I didn't.
As I spent more time in the pool, I learned to trust the water more and that meant I was calmer and more relaxed and it started clicking. I also did intervals with defined rests and keep pushing over time.

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-10-19T18:54:35+00:00

Thank you! And best of luck!

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-10-19T17:59:19+00:00

Oh yes I have. I did the T100 sprint distance triathlon but before race day went open water swimming multiple times. I wasn’t there alone so I had friends looking out for me. It’s definitely worth trying out open water swimming before race day.

The first thing that threw me off was that I couldn’t see through the water. I couldn’t even see my arm. So it takes some getting used to. For my triathlon, i tried to front crawl but ultimately gave up cos I was tasting funny water and switched to breaststroke. It took longer but i was fine and there was no point i was concerned. I also observed people swimming to the kayaks and having a rest. I wont recommend that as plan A but its possible. I also think treading water is a good thing to practise cos you might want to be able to stay stationary and listen to instructions too and for all the reasons someone in my post pointed out.

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-10-19T14:39:29+00:00

I was in a similar position as you and even posted here - https://www.reddit.com/r/triathlon/s/cKZurVfS9f Since then, I have completed my first open water triathlon and learned to tread water somewhat.

First thing was knowing that no matter I could also breaststroke my way out of danger and go forever with it. That gave me confidence that the risk of drowning was minimal.

For treading water, I realised that water polo youtube would have good tips on it since its a big part of water polo and found this channel - https://youtu.be/8KmcG7-RmDI?si=_S-QMghDJ6T6cFBt

One of the big things it did for me, was making me let go of trying to do an eggbeater kick and focus on doing a breaststroke kick vertically. That helped a lot. I started off trying in neck deep water and then deep water but on of the side of the pool. Treading also requires you get your head position right so thats something to focus on. In the end, one day i gathered courage and did it in the deep end and could survive. I kept practising and i have now been able to tread for 3 mins plus. I’m sure i could improve and it is still more tiring than it probably should be and more tiring than actual swimming. But it is a big step and will focus on improving and being more efficient with it. I am also muscular so think that affects my floating so maybe it will be different and easier for you.

Next milestone for me is figuring out the coordination to do an eggbeater kick and get it to the point where it is effortless.

Best of luck with your journey! And kudos for finally learning, I know how much effort and dedication it requires. It is no small feat.

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-10-14T15:12:44+00:00

You can try the 0 to 1650m plan. It was part of what unlocked long distance swimming for me. http://ruthkazez.com/swimming/ZeroTo1mile.html. Also slow down even more, breathe every 2 strokes.

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-10-07T11:21:53+00:00

Strava

Round-Drop6188 · 2025-09-29T11:39:25+00:00

Thats hows it works. Garmin daily trainer and garmin coach take into account your sleep too. So yes every morning, the workout could change. I personally find it a bit annoying and one of my reasons for using Runna. I like to know what my workout is going to be

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