candotri 007: one with the water

• Cycled to aberdeen - check candotri.com for a video of that day
• Khristine Feraro Saskatoon Masters Swim Club
• New tires on zoom zoom
• Running in five fingers with splayed toes
• Had to pull out of my A race
• Doing more speedwork for running
• long run - holding heart rates
• Are you comfortable around the water?
• Get out of your motorized thingy
• Make water part of your triathlon lifestyle- closer to the water and nature by swimming in it
• Be safe while swimming in the open water
• You are not scared of the water, you feel scared of the water
• Gravity is not a factor in swimming
• In swimming, everything happens in slow motion
• You can do drills like working one leg because of lack of gravity and slow motion
• Focus on your breathing because you are undistracted by gadgetry
• I put the garmin on deck to watch heart rate
• Being stressed about the swim is really really bad thing
• Focus on efficiency - Use stroke counting
• Total Immersion - Terry Laughlin
• Watch swimmers that are faster than you
• Do you have imbalances in your muscle groups?
• Buy an aerodrink
• Buy better goggles - leaking sucks Aquasphere
• You aren't far from home
  • Remember how I carried my bike in candotri 006? That doesn't happen in swimming.

Quote: "The water is your friend.  You don't have to fight with water, just share the same spirit as the water, and it will help you move."  Aleksandr Popov