Week 25: The Flesh That I Fight

11/12/13

1800 yds.

44 min.

Focused on 45-degree stroke, straight pull and two-beat kick.  The two-beat rhythm felt completely automatic.  Missed my mile-long workout on the 10th, because we were out of town, and pools were closed on the 11th for Veterans Day. Now I am 36 laps behind.

11/15/13

1250 yds.

35 min.

Focused on 45-degree stroke, straight pull and two-beat kick.  I felt exhausted, slow and discouraged.  I have not been sleeping well, due to shoulder/arm/wrist/hand pain, due to pinched nerve at C5.  When I don't sleep well, I skip workouts or don't swim well during them.  While swimming, I felt pain in my left shoulder.  However, I swam through it.  I fell short of my 36-lap goal, only swimming 25.  It felt rather hard to breathe.  Now I am 43 laps behind.