Swim Workout

The picture above was not from my actual swim workout today. This is me 16 years ago (age 16) in my first triathlon. It was the original Pigman. Back then I was bulking up and training for football. Times change.
Today was my first swim since the Peregrine Charities Triathlon about 6 months ago http://www.athlinks.com/results/64443/95454/8495093/Peregrine-Charities-Triathlon-~-2008.aspx
Even going into that triathlon I had not swam for a couple of months. Things will certainly change this summer before the Ironman. I plan on doing a lot of long distance lake swimming. Today I was relegated to the YMCA pool.
5 x 400 yards

1. 400 yds = 7:16
2. 400 yds = 7:15
3. 400 yds = 7:20
4. 400 yds = 7:35
5. 400 yds = 7:45

From a swim training standpoint this was not a smart workout to do. I probably should have done some drilling and shorter intervals concentrating on form. But I wanted to test myself a little to see how the layoff had affected my swimming fitness. Although my form broke down quite a bit and I wasn't the fastest, I was pleased to be able to do over a mile without training.