Stuck in the Slow Lane :o(

Distance: 1450 metres
Surface: Water
Time: about 50 minutes

Hmmm - bumped into Cath (Green Eyes) from the RW forums at the pool, which was nice. To be honest I'd rushed a bit to get down there, as the place shut at four, and I'd bolted my lunch! When I got there the lane was packed with about fifteen other swimmers, which isn't good, so I decided not to worry too much about speed and just do lengths, although it did make for a bit of a tedious session.

Trouble is, a lot of the people were swimming breaststroke, which meant I was constantly having to stop as they were just in front of me, or go round them, or risk getting a kick in the groin from the wide-splayed legs of a breaststroker :o( Don't think I'll be going at this sort of time again - the Friday session was just so much better!

Had to stop after 58 lengths (agonisingly close to a mile - just 6 short). All in all not bad though, particularly as the first half of it had been done with a sore stomach from only just having eaten my food! This let to a potentially embarassing moment when I let out a substantial fart just after turning at the deep end of the pool. I'm not sure if my bum was below the surface in which case it would have just appeared as a trail of innocent looking bubbles, or above the surface in which case it probably resonated around the pool. I didn't like to ask :oS

Goggles didn't seem as watertight today - only minor leaks but not as good as they had been. Maybe I need to experiement with the adjustments.