Hit the open water swim at 6am and blasted out 3,550 meters (2.2 miles). Jellyfish are becoming more prominent and it must be hilarious to see me freak out every time I touch one of those slimy bastards. Each lap is 500 meters. As I began my 3rd lap I started to get the "urge". Just for the record, the "urge" was NOT #1. Suffice it to say, no way could I start lap #4 without addressing the issue. So, I finished the 1,500 meters and then bee-lined it to shore. Stripping off my wetsuit (man, those things should have an escape hatch) I raced up the dock towards the Yacht club which is usually locked. Preparing to do my best impersonation of a Neanderthal, I was elated to learn it was open. My lightening fast transition time from wetsuit to bathroom was money. Made it with 2 seconds to spare. I let go a huge sigh of relief, put my wetsuit back on, and headed back out for 4 more laps with my jellyfish pals.
Right after the swim, I changed into my running gear, and ran 45 min with 25' easy, 15' hard (7:40 pace), and a 5' cool down. Think I have residual effect of Sunday's NYC Olympic. Pretty dizzy when I finished and almost fell asleep on the 30 min drive home. Plan on drinking a lot of fluids today laced with electrolytes.
bring peanut butter next swim... goes well with jelly fish.
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