I was a bit worried when I went and jumped in the pool on Tuesday after work and felt like my shoulders were wrapped in tensor bandages. Everything was tight and a fast stroke turnover was not on the menu for the day. I gave up after about a kilometer and went to sit in the sauna, hoping that the muscles which were obviously a bit tense from the canoe trip this past weekend would loosen up relatively quickly.

Wednesday is synonymous with going to the lake if you’re part of the summer Triathlon club at UofA. I figured that I’d better go for the swim even though swimming on Tuesday was a massive struggle. I showed up on the beach and the water was pretty cold. Not exactly the best way to loosen up tight shoulders I thought to myself. We jumped in and got to work swimming the Great White North Triathlon swim course (2 clicks) and I felt really smooth which was super. I won’t be swimming again until Saturday but things should be alright, I don’t have any residual muscle fatigue from the past weekend.