You’re mid-stroke and then all of a sudden your vision is blurry and you can’t tell if it’s just the lighting or whether you’re about to bump into another body… Sound familiar? I used to swim quite regularly, and I don’t think I’ve ever had a pair of goggles which didn’t get foggy. Being a ‘glasses-wearer’, goggles are usually no fun for me anyway, but when they start to fog up, it makes it 10x worse!
Last year I bought a pair of goggles which had my prescription in them – I could see perfectly, great! And they were, for the two times that I managed to use them without the fogging problem! I cannot begin to describe just how annoying it was to have to take goggles off and wipe them each time I did a lap. So I gave up, and I just swam keeping my head above the water and wearing my glasses. Not ideal, right?
Anyway, Speedo offered me a pair of their new Aquapulse Max Goggles* and I jumped at the chance to try them out! These goggles boast ‘IQfit™ Technology’, which means that they are designed to fit the face properly – no gaps and no water spilling in from the side! They also have wide lenses, giving a really good view, and an anti-fog coating to stop vision disappearing. Sounds great!
I’ve used them twice now, and although I still can’t see out of them clearly (being short-sighted sucks!), the anti-fog coating definitely works, and it was so much easier for me. I can see blurs, and I could generally figure out which blurs were people. Often, goggles make that even more difficult for me! The goggles definitely have a wide field of view, and I cannot fault them at all for that. They also fit really well to my face, although I do have to admit that I struggled to get them together at first. I think that’s just me being dim!
Here you can see the Speedo sign on the side, and the strap also has measurements! The band is comfortable, and I really like how it is designed. It’s really easy to tighten the straps, when the goggles are on your head. All you need to do is reach back and pull on the two ends!
Here you can see the edge of the strap, and how it slots into the goggles. It’s really simple and you just slide them together really! I’m not sure why I struggled looking back, it’s definitely one of the easiest set-ups I’ve seen!
I did try to get a photo of them on, but I just looked too scary to post it! So far I have nothing bad to say about the Aquapulse Max goggles. They seem to be quite sturdy so I have a good feeling that they will hold up well!
Now I’ve got my eye on the Speedo Fit Pinnacle Kickback swimsuit. The suit has internal compression panels, which are designed to make you more aware of key muscles used when swimming, which in turn will help you to gain better position and technique in the water. It also gives your body support, making you comfortable when you swim. It sounds good to me, and definitely worth the £60 price tag if you’re a keen swimmer! I currently have a Speedo sculpture swimsuit and that one holds me in and is super comfortable to swim in, so I’m already a fan!
*This is a sponsored post and the product was sent for an honest review.
Sunday 21st July – The Color Run Manchester
I woke up early yesterday morning, the nerves really getting to me! I knew that the weather was going to be lovely – but I also knew that meant it would be around 20 degrees! That’s not always great for a run! I was really hoping that we would get a little rain, and the weather forecast would be wrong! (It was 21 degrees during my run…)
And here are my stats for the run! I managed it in 69 minutes, which is about a minute faster than my previous 10k runs! This was totally unexpected because of the heat, and the fact that I knew it would be hilly! I was expecting it to be around 75-80 minutes, so to beat my expectations by nearly 10 minutes was great! As I came to the last 20 metres or so, I heard my mum shout for me… She knew I would have loved to be under 70 minutes, and I was a minute away from it! That urged me on too! No official time yet from the organisers, but I saw the clock as I crossed the finish and it was 1h9mins! Super pleased! With around 3k to go, my thighs started to feel like they were going to seize up. I really thought I would have to walk for a bit, but then a woman who was just in front of me started talking to me, and she got me going without really knowing it! I kept to her pace, and having her running slightly in front of me really helped! 
And here’s my number and medal! I was surprised to have such a low number! I didn’t realise I’d signed up so early! I really like the medal! It would be nice if it had said Leigh 10k on the medal, and I had seen others complain before my race so I expected it, but it just says Legacy Event Series… Still, the number says Leigh 10k so that’s all good!
I recently managed to grab a Garmin Forerunner 10 GPS watch!
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