Did you swim today?
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Missed my laps before class today, but I went with my daughter on Tuesday and tried (emphasis on that word...) to incorporate some TI thinking into my swim. I haven't shelled out the money for the DVDs, but I did swim thinking about balance, slow down, few bubbles, etc. I had a good swim that day and was looking forward to today, but work prevented it. No matter, I'll be back!0
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Swam for an hour yesterday. Will try for 90 mins tonight. Have a great day, all!
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1200 32:130
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Cool and dry last night, only one other swimmer that is a regular. Why he insists on always taking the lane next to me when there are five to choose from is a mystery. Sluggish and crampy pace, 2250 yards 53 minutes active swim time.0
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Thursday 2016-01-07 Swim Lessons. ~1300m
Warmup Front/Breast/Back 3x 50m = 150m
Fr Crw Ladders 25 - 50 - 75 - 100 - 100 - 75 - 50 - 25 ( 10s RI ) = 500m
Br Ladders 25 - 50 - 75 - 75 - 50 - 25 ( 15s RI ) = 300m
Bk Laders 25 - 50 - 75 - 75 - 50 - 25 ( 15s - 30s RI ) = 300m
50m Cooldown Br & Bk
Friday 2016-01-08
90 minute Lane Swim 3 Double Lanes and 4 swimmers WoHo.
Warmup Front/Breast/Back 3x 50m = 150m
Kick Drills Fr/Br/Bk 3x50m - 150m
Fr Crw Ladders 25 - 50 - 75 - 100 - 150 - 100 - 75 - 50 - 25 ( 15s RI ) = 650m
Br Ladders 25 - 50 - 75 - 100 - 75 - 50 - 25 ( 15s RI ) = 400m
Bk Laders 25 - 50 - 75 - 100 - 75 - 50 - 25 ( 15s - 30s RI ) = 400m
50m Cooldown Br & Fr Total ~1800m
The Last 3 sets in the Bk Stroke Ladders I needed a Pool Buoy as my Feet were dead - No Kick left and were starting to drag really bad.
Just about a Duplicate of the Lessons from Thursday - I added some kick drils and a little Length to the other drills.
I keep dropping my Left Wrist on my Front Crawl after 4-500m - Can you say Parking Brake - When I drop the Wrist the Heel of the Hand enters the Water first and the Finger tips are last. A dead give away is the huge bubble trail that follows my hand on the stroke.
On Back Stroke my Right arm is not straight when it Enters the water causing a little Drag and body swing. I blame that one on a Partial Shoulder Separation from a Downhill Skiing injury when I was Young(er) and Foolish.
Flip turns are falling apart - to far from the wall or to close. When I am to far from the wall I have no pushoff. When I am to close to the wall I tend to under rotate which means that when I push off I am Heading Down into the water instead of up towards the surface.0 -
2400m that nearly killed me!
2X200 as free/back by 50
2X200 as back/br by 50
2X200 as fly/br by 25
8X25 kick sprint
4X75 free as 50 steady 25 sprint
6X100 pull as 75 free 25 br
100 easy
Definitely gotten unfit with not doing proper training for a month!0 -
Missed laps before class... again. I can swim laps instead of class, but they really serve two different purposed for me both mentally and physically.
I'm seeing a swim goal forming here.0 -
Yes, finally 1 mile @ 70 min1
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First day back in the pool today in about 6 months. Took me 55 minutes to swim a mile, but in the end it felt good.1
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Have not been to masters practice for a while due to various holiday/back to school reasons. Went in for a lap swim, pool was crowded, feeling out of shape, so did maybe 1800m. Nothing structured, no long distances, between crowded lane and out-of-shapeness, the longest swim at a time was 200backstroke.0
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Made it in yesterday for a quick 30 min swim. I got my 1/2 mile in just under 30 min (which means my timed mile from October is waay off
But no matter. I was watching lots of TI swimming videos in the past week, and I wanted to incorporate some of those techniques into my swimming. I felt like it was becoming much more work (less efficient). I was looking for a TI clinic or something that I could do so that someone could watch and tell me what to focus on. Just trying out some drills gave me plenty to work on. Overall, not a bad swim. It felt good to have a focus. Each lap was practice, so counting them off didn't feel like a major countdown that wouldn't ever end. 0 -
Last week started easing myself back into it.
Monday 2.5km 58 min
Wednesday 2.5 km 56 min
Hope to get back to the minimum 4 swims a week routine, hopefully starting today.
Back has also been giving me grief and I think we need a new firm mattress!
@juliet I too always have to watch out with dropping my left wrist after I've been swimming for awhile!0 -
My older son is home from college for winter break and is working this week as substitute lifeguard at our neighborhood pool. I thought that because the weather was dry the pool would be crowded yesterday, so asked him to text me if there was a clear lane. Half an hour after the two hour session started, I get "Three lanes open" so I quickly gathered my gear and headed over. Ended up having an awesome swim, with a PR for my 50y as well as nudging up my pace/100yds a notch. Clear and cool. 2800 yds in 63 minutes. Just missed 10K yds for the week by 50 yards, but that is just fine!
(Dad might have been trying to show off a bit)
Also last week: my younger son qualified for districts (high school swim team) in his 50y free with a time well less than half of mine. He's already qualified in his backstroke. This from a kid who didn't train at all over the holidays. Oh to be young and dumb again!1 -
Good morning - just a crawl session this morning - 2.3km in 50 minutes.0
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1250 34:100
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The high school pool I've been swimming in was closed for two weeks for protracted repairs. I had serious withdrawal and re-evaluated my needs. I have lost 130 pounds in a year and have gone from an "older woman's" water aerobics class 3X/ week with a couple of laps afterward, to swimming a mile 3-4 X/ week. I joined the Y this weekend and am thrilled !! There are even some Master's classes to look forward to ! Now, just need the New Year's resolution swimmers to drop down in numbers ! LOL !1
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Takes me about 2:15 to do the 141 laps.@fishgutzy : amazing. How long does that take you? My preferred option on weeknights is a one hour session starting at 7pm. There's an 0600 session for laps but either I: a) won't get up for that or b) have to drive my kid to early session at high school.
I got in the pool on this frosty evening and felt like a total slug. Only one other person in the pool. Foot cramps and awkward breathing. Got out before my hour was done, thinking I was wasting my time. Turns out (according to my Garmin Swim watch) I was 2 secs/100 faster than the previous couple of sessions. Clearly I have some more learning to do. 2000 yds in 46 minutes.
When I do 5 miles (176 laps) it take about 2:45-2:50.
I'd love to be able to do 5 miles in the time it now takes me to do 4.
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4 miles today. Save my PUSH for the last 2000. Managed to average 1:45/100yards. That is from lap 101 to 141.
Not bad at all. today.0 -
@NoelFigart1 Your are making me feel like a Boat Anchor - great time/distance.
@dlmciver I feel your pain for when the pool you use is closed for Repairs. Nothing Like a pool with Master's classes and like you I am looking forward to February when the New Year's resolution swimmers disappear.
@fishgutzy MoMiles MoMiles what else can I say - Impressive.
My 1000m ( 500 Fr, 250 Br, 250 Bk ) in 45 mins seems slow.
One of the biggest hurdles I face is that the local pool is Child Friendly so they keep it at 80F which is way to warm for doing any type of real Hard swim.0 -
Got back in the water this morning after a two-week hiatus. It's been quite a while since I missed two whole weeks at the pool! 55 minutes of mixed sets, including 6 timed 50's, trying to beat my time each 50. That worked until the last one, which was weirdly slow.
Good job everybody! It was great to read about everyone's swimming while I was traveling.0 -
4 miles. No push segment today.0
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Reading thru all these posts I can see the New Year is going great! Well done all....
So kid finally back at school today and my first swim of the year. Lost count, so no idea how good it was but I did do 25m sprints (ie sprints for me...) on free, breast and 'dolphin' - doing repeats on each until my body said no more....that was interesting.
It was good to be back.0 -
1250 33:250
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@juliet3455 Naw! You're doing fine. Turtles Unite!1
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Got a mile in this afternoon with my young 'un. A sllloooowwww mile, lol. Oh well, I was planning to stop at a half.0
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2600m of pain tonight!
150 free
150 back
100 br
2X100 pull
100 free kick
4X200 free as 1st and last length fast
3X150 free as 1st and last length fast
3X100 free as 1st and last length fast
3X50 free as 1st length fast
8X25 drill
I have a meet this weekend and am hideously out of condition! Am swimming the 400IM for the first time in my life. Which is bad enough but I have to get out from that and then swim 200 free immediately after, then 200 back 5 minutes after that!!1 -
2600m of pain tonight!
150 free
150 back
100 br
2X100 pull
100 free kick
4X200 free as 1st and last length fast
3X150 free as 1st and last length fast
3X100 free as 1st and last length fast
3X50 free as 1st length fast
8X25 drill
I have a meet this weekend and am hideously out of condition! Am swimming the 400IM for the first time in my life. Which is bad enough but I have to get out from that and then swim 200 free immediately after, then 200 back 5 minutes after that!!
Yikes! Well if you managed that gruelling workout, I am sure you will do great this weekend.0 -
1250 33:390
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Shame on me - I forgot my goggles this morning so made use of the spa instead of swimming. That was a nice start to the day, but swimming is nicer.0
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Ugh, back in the pool last night after two weeks of no swimming (but did exercise regularly doing other things). MAN, was that tough. I didn't think I'd struggle so much to get my 2000 yards in after just a 2 wk break.
I solemnly swear, to my poor body, that I will not let it go that long again!0
