house of splendid isolation

The narrative is hard to follow because of jumps in time and perspective and the necessity of not knowing more names than is good for the struggle. The prose was beautiful, and I appreciated getting more inside the heads of those involved in the Troubles than newspapers and history books had yet put me.

bike and swim

Bike 8.3 miles and swim 2K.

Breathing every other stroke is almost natural now. I am sure I breathed too shallowly at every stroke. I did a few lengths at every third stroke, which is fine when I don't mind resting every lap.