Swim workout - July 2nd

This is just a random post, but I was so excited about my swim workout today I figured I'd just leave this here.

I had a short easy run a few hours earlier and did the following swim workout:

4x250 100s/25scull

8x50 on 50 1 build 1 ez 2 fast

2x300 as 200 fast (400 pace) 100 ez on 4:45

8x50 on 50 1 build 2 ez 1 fasat

400 ppp fast

300 ch

Here are my quick thoughts.

I. Killed. It. I. Am. So. PUMPED! For only a couple 200s those were hella hard, but I surprised myself and I am so damn excited. I started the workout feeling sluggish, finished the WU with sore arms. A little out of breath after the 50s (short rest), but I went for it on the 200s and I killed it. I really wanted to go 2:25 (since my 400 is 4:49 or something), but I don't know if I've ever done a 200 that fast in practice. Not in a few years anyway. With that being said I told myself to be happy with 2:30s. I did the first one in 2:25 spot on and was completely dead. Went all out. I ended up with about 30" of actual rest after the easy 100 and did it again. I went 2:26/27. There's all out, then there is whatever that was. It didn't necessarily feel smooth, but hot damn did that get me going. At least the equivalent of race effort. At least! And then, to finish off, I managed to do the pull in 5:30 (not amazing but still ok!). Sometimes the workouts beat me, sometimes I beat them, but sometimes it's both, and damn does it feel good.