Though I'm not particularly fast and though I'm certainly no model of perfect stroke technique, I love to swim and am least concerned about this leg of the triathlon. I did some freestyle, a bit of breast stroke, and then switched to backstroke. I felt like I was moving faster than normal and was thoroughly enjoying my little glide across the pool. Like any wise swimmer, I kept a watchful eye for the overhead flags to tell me when I was nearing the wall. I kept swimming and swimming and saw no sign of the flags..apparently I wasn't going as fast as I thought. Then suddenly my hand whacked the wall just a split second before my head/neck would have been driven full speed ahead (or behind in this case) into the concrete wall! That certainly would have put a damper on the limited enthusiasm I have for this ridiculous, I mean ambitious, training plan....
So, you know there are often those "Check depth before diving" signs? I think there needs to be "Check for flags before backstroking".
