Swim time

Why is it that in some pools you feel so much smoother swimming than in another? Thursday's I swim at a different pool that I normally do. Man I felt good last night. Even though I felt smooth and fast, I didnt swim any faster, well atleast I don't think I was. The pool I normally swim at isnt 25 yards. It is some where between 21 and 22. I haven't remembered to bring a tape measure to measure it, but I just counted tiles and estimated. So with that being said, I dont know how fast I normally swim 100 yards. I was able to swim 1200 yards straight in 22:30. Slow, I know. So that is alittle over 1:52/100 which converts to 1:18:51 for 2.4 miles. Slightly ahead of my time that I would like to finish the swim in: 1:30. I felt like I could easily swim that speed for the 2.4 miles. Granted I didnt have to sight so if I figure that in, I probably will be closer to 1:30, which is fine by me. It is under the 2:20 cuttoff :) I also got on the treadmill after to run for 1:05. My foot was a little stiff, but overall no major pain. I stretched out really good after and have very little pain if any walking this morning. Now I am debating whether or not to skip the run Saturday or not. Maybe I will venture out for 10 to 20 min instead of the full 40. Today is my day off, which I am super excited about and really need. Seems like that last few weeks I have had to skip atleast one day of working out because I am so exhausted. This week I was able to do all of my workouts which I am super excited about. I guess not going out or spending any time with friends and sleeping all weekend is what I need to do. Yippeee...I guess I will have to say goodbye to my friends for the next 6 months, lol. I am beginning to see why people say this is a big time commitment. I knew it was going to be a lot of time training, but I didn't think of the recovery/rest time that would be needed to be able to finish the workouts and have enough energy to make them a quality workout. They need to include that in training plans. 2 hours of sitting and doing nothing time. Well, I am going to try to make most of my free time to rest today for my 2:40 bike and 2:00 run Sunday. Maybe making time to read will help give me more rest time.