Nøklevann - statusrapport

Jeg sykla opp til Nøklevann i går og målte temperaturen. Det er 13 grader i vannet!
Det er vel kun fuglene som syntes dette er varmt nok, så vi får vel vente litt til før vi begynner med svømmetreningen?

ski-swim double-feature wednesday!

Yesterday was a nice flashback to about 3-4 years ago when we used to meet up before swim practice to either run or swim for an hour, depending on the season.
Yesterday, Morten and I headed out from Sognsvann on our skiis and went to Ullevålseter. It`s only a 5.3 km trip, but it is almost completely uphill. The advantage is the downhills on the way back ;-)
It`s really cool, skiing at night. It`s like a whole new world. Only the small areas directly under the lamps are visible, except for the occasional skier wearing a headlamp. And it seems to be less noisy too.
Anyway, we made it up in 35 minutes, and made it back down in about 25. Perfect timing.
At 8:30 pm we were in the pool for 45 minutes.
Hopefully this will become a regular Wednesday routine.
And hopefully, more people from the club will join us before swim practice, just like we used to do in the old days :)
Geeez, I`m old.

wednesday swim

I think signing up for the wednesday swim is the smartest thing I`ve done so far this year (not bad just 20 days in). We worked alot on technique this time, and the trainer found a couple more things that I should work on.
Strange, I`ve been swimming actively since high school, but then you start picking up bad habits.
I didnt really swim far, but I would rather prioritize technique right now.

back on the horse... or rather: in the pool

So I finally did it!
I signed up for the wednesday swim practice with the triathlon group.
I hate to admit it, but I don`t think I´ve swam since the Norseman Crew Race in August last year. After that  I just didn`t have any spark left. There was no joy in training anymore. There were several reasons for this, and I`ve pretty much spent the majority of 2009 to figure this out.
But it´s time to leave 2009 behind and enter 2010!
So my first step is to start swimming again. And it really was great to be in the pool again, and to see my old friends in the club.
Of course, after only 35 minutes my foot started cramping up... but I will work on this for next week and stretch out more.
So... what else? Skiing maybe?