I got fed up still being congested post-flu and not exercising as a result, so I decided I’d get back in the pool and see what happened. Either the water would help clear things up once and for all, or I’d suffer a relapse. James, the fast swimmer, was back for good now that he’s managed to get himself a working visa for Australia so there was no slacking off. He’s about 10secs/100m faster than me which is good as it will force me to do a bit more work in future, and give me someone to drag off.

400 FS
200 Pull
100/200/300/200 FS, 15s rest
Total: 1400m

The sessions have been getting increasingly predictable since our coach doesn’t really have a clue. I’d made the mistake of giving her a few ideas of different sets a month or two ago thinking it would encourage her to experiment a bit, but she just uses the same set over and over. The 100/200/300/200/100 is mine, and I originally suggested it as an alternative warn-up, but now we keep getting it as a main set. I told her she’d have to start coming up with more varied sessions and that she should talk to the morning coach and get some ideas from him. Hopefully things will improve shortly.

S: 1400m