Well its only taken 35 visits to the pool (well Stafford, Cannock, Wellington and Corby pools) but finally I have made it to 1 500m in one swim. The secret behind my "success"... a Timex Ironman watch.
To explain, using the watch I am now able to time my intervals with an aim to beating 9mins 40 per 200m (yes, I know that's slow but a month ago I was still above 10mins 20 for such a distance). Its interesting to note (for me that is) that over my last three swims, I have been with 5 seconds for each 200m segment up to 1km.
Feeling a little sore in my left calf and in my neck, but pleased I have made it to 1.5km. On to 2km or should I work on speed next?