* Cycled to aberdeen - check candotri.com for a video of that day

* 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 better goggles - leaking sucks - try 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

Intro music: 'Heat' by Wheatmonkeys. Check them out on iTunes and at wheatmonkeys.com

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