I was looking forward to this workout all weekend. Swimming used to be my least favorite portion of the triathlon, now it's one of my favorite workouts! We'll see what I think after my first competition, but as of now I'm really enjoying it.
I've been trying to figure out what it is and I can only come up with this. When I started swimming and competing back in the early 2000's I had a lot of bad swimming habits to break. When I would race, my old form would come out and I'd tire and end up doing the breaststroke almost the whole time. Which is fairly efficient, but puts me back in the water aways from the competitors. It's a bit different now though, I think. Since I've gone into training for the swim with the knowledge of the proper stroke and mechanics of the crawl, I think it's allowing it to be more natural for me to do it.
The last two swim workouts have been stellar and I'm looking forward to getting faster and more efficient with the crawl. Which ultimately means coming out of the water further up in the pack, and not having to pass as many people on the bike!
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