Did you swim today?
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2015 - 154 km of Swimming & 638.4Km of Running
2016 - 152 km of Swimming & 1343.0 km of Running
First swim of 2017, a new instructor/coach for the Adult Swim Club.
The pool is bringing new Instructors in as the Regular Instructor will be leaving for College/University in the fall so they rotate some of the less experienced instructor/coach's in to allow them to gain some experience and guidance from the existing instructor.
1400m of drills.
Warm-up
4 x 50m- Bk, Fr, Br, Kick
4 min Timed Swim drill. Managed 7.25 lengths = 181m
Kick & Distance/Stroke
2 x 50m Fr Stream Line Kick
2 x 50m Fr Arm's X above head
2 x 50m Bk SL Kick
2 x 50m Bk Arm's X above head
2 x 50m Fr Dist/Stroke ( 21 & 23 )
2 x 50m Bk Dist/Stroke ( 24 & 26 ) Faded badly
Sprint Ladders ( 10s RI on 25m, 30s RI on 50m, 30s RI between )
3 x 25m, 50m, 25m
3 x 25m, 25m, 50m
3 x 25m, 50m, 25m
2 x 50m, 50m
Cooldown
50m Choice
I was really feeling my legs today after spending yesterday at the local Ski Hill. T-Bar so no rest for the legs.1 -
4 miles.
Power was out at the Y yesterday morning. Bummer.0 -
BethAnnieT wrote: »Feels lame in the company of such rock stars, but here's me:
Swim #6 (of my LIFE, for context):
300m free
300m br
I've been doing the same exact thing each time, but just trying to do it better. I know I'm not doing breaststroke quite right, but I only ever think to look up form videos when I'm at work, and I'm pretty sure googling "breaststroke form" on my govt computer would be frowned upon.
Here you go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l00tfMwHvMI 1 -
@BethAnnieT Well that's a huge compliment being called a Rock Star when it comes to swimming.
Ironically I consider myself to be slow with lots of Technique Faults. As they would say a "Work in Progress".
I so understand the Computer restrictions on work computers - especially Gov't PC's.1 -
Two swims in since Christmas. Santa brought me a waterproof iPod
Boy, what a difference swimming with music makes for me. I thought it might distract from all of my noisy internal dialogue, but it doesn't. I'm REALLY enjoying it. Now, I just have to remember not to sing while I swim... 
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@girlwithcurls2 The mental picture of you trying to sing while swimming - made my day.
Remember sing why running not while swimming.0 -
1 mile @ 55 min.1
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Here you go.
THANK YOU! I was just sitting here at working thinking, oh I'm swimming today and STILL forgot to watch a video Thanks so much! This is helpful. I think I have most of it OK but the timing is a tad off, so now I have something to work purposefully on today, woo hoo!juliet3455 wrote: »@BethAnnieT Well that's a huge compliment being called a Rock Star when it comes to swimming.
Ironically I consider myself to be slow with lots of Technique Faults. As they would say a "Work in Progress".
I so understand the Computer restrictions on work computers - especially Gov't PC's.
Yep, I understand the Work in Progress thing so much. My big problem right now is just not worrying that someone might see me and think "what a horrible swimmer; she's doing that all wrong!" and just going about my business, knowing I don't have to be good at it right now. Just getting in there and doing the work is enough. (But still if someone dares look at me while I'm swimming I still get a little uncomfortable.) Eh, work in progress!2 -
First Masters practice of the year last night and I didn't die! I did manage to go to the pool to swim on my own over the holidays and even did some intervals but didn't push myself as I normally do with the team
3100 m
300m warm up
4x100 IM on 2min
8x100 free on 1:45
4x100 kick on 2:20
5x (50 back +100free +50 back) on 1:00 per 50
200 cool down
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Should have posted last night. 1700m with ASC. Warm-up
50m x 4; Fr, Bk, Br, Kick
Back
50m x 4; Pull, Rope Pull, Pull, Rope Pull. Concentrate on elbow bend/pull
Fr
50m x 5; Pull, Shark; Pull, Shark, Easy
25m x 2; Breathing on 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2
50m x 4; Build
50m x 4; Consistent stroke count per 50m
Descending Heart Rate; Swim a hard 50, Pulse count. Then reduce pace to keep pulse below this number.
50m x 4
Cooldown 100m easy choice
When you right it down it doesn't look like a lot, but it was an intense workout.0 -
I snagged 40 minutes before the cardio class. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my music while I swim!! I find myself more relaxed and able to get into a groove. First time ever that I hopped in and did my first 500 without being warmed up, without stopping. Thank you, Santa!!! 2
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Omg!!!! Ten days out of the pool equals total loss of feel for the water and fitness.
1500m of demoralisation!
500 free
300 pull
200 kick
100 free
100 back
2x 100IM
100 warmdown
Going home to Google emergency fitness plans lol.0 -
@emmab0902 Sorry to hear that you are struggling right now. Hope you can find your groove.
Managed to sneak in an hour at the pool after work. 1200 m.
A little of this, a little of that - no real planned workout just wanted to get in the water and log some laps.
Going to get kicked pretty hard the next few days with Winter Weather. -17C and a low of -30C.
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Hang in there, emma. It's so hard to feel so slapped down at something you were on top of. We're here while you make your way back. Feel free to vent.
juliet... BRRRR!!! That is tough weather! My pool closes due to weather (road conditions), and we're in another bout of it right now. It's the 3rd time this winter that we're closed. This is sort of cyclical in Portland. Most years, there isn't snow/ice. This year, these storms just keep coming. As a developmentally new swimmer (I'm probably beyond the timeline of actually calling myself a beginner!), I just keep trying to get to the pool and get water time.
Keep swimming, peeps Regardless of which hemisphere you swim on, the holidays muck with schedules and diets. Let's push through! 3 -
2700m in a 50 metre pool which is too hard for me!
400 warmup as 100 free 100 back 100 br 100IM continuous
4x 50 scull
3x 500 free with 30s rest
8x50 kick with fins alt back/free
200 warmdown
Did this session with one of the masters squad but she is a great endurance swimmer who hasn't slacked off in the past month so needless to say it was not fun lol.
My arms are going to hurt tomorrow!2 -
@emmab0902 50 metre pools are hard for all of us who only have 25 metre pools. Arms hurting = a good workout.
When I travel to Grande Prairie about a 3 hr drive away they have a pool that is 25m wide by 120m long.
That can be converted into 1 x 100m, 2 x 50 m or 4 x 25m and this also includes a Diving Pool with a 10 m Platform and various spring boards. The first time I jumped into a 50 m pool it was a real mental battle to complete any distances.1 -
Yep I haven't trained in a 50m pool since about 1985!1
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@OSUbuckeye906 Seen your News Feed post about swimming for the first time in a long time. Come join us in the swimming thread for inspiration/motivation. Sounds like you have some mad swimming abilities.1
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4 miles1
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Evening Lane Swim. They only had a Single Double lane set up and 6 swimmers - so we did the double circle.
Outbound on the outside return in the middle, fast swimmers to the right on outbound - everyone else on the left. Worked pretty darn good once everyone caught onto the concept. Its what we do in Adult Swim Club. 1200m
300m Back, 500 Front, 300 Breast and 100m Kick.
The back was broken into 25m lengths - outbound on the rope so I didn't wander into the other swimmers.
Fishgutzy still knocking out the big distances.2 -
I'm more impressed by those dedicated to serious drill work. All I do is free style laps, some kick board , some with pads and pull buoy.
I have no plans to compete. I just go, burn, and enjoy the psychologically calming effect of swimming.
Another 4 miles today. Today was one of those days when my body felt like I couldn't get past 50 laps. But I kept pushing through the wall.1 -
Finally back in the pool after a few weeks. It was rough, but felt good to get the first one back done.
2500 yards @ 50 minutes
500 warmp up
10 x 50 @ 60 pull
1000 kick with fins
500 stroke drills and loosen up0 -
2600m in a 25m pool thank goodness!
600 warmup
16x50 IMO
4x 200 free on 3.30
2.55 2.50 2.50 2.48
200 drills
200 warmdown3 -
After a 20 day break, finally got back in on a cold and windy evening. Great view of the moon. Felt like I'd been away for six months, though, couldn't come close to my usual distance.1
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@nuffer - it sounds lovely if chilly. And I know the feeling about being away as I am on day 2 of being back.
2500 yards @ 50 minutes
Before I got in, I pondered upping to 3000 yards...then reality hit.
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Montepulciano wrote: »
2500 yards @ 50 minutes
Before I got in, I pondered upping to 3000 yards...then reality hit.
That is a good pace. getting 60 laps is a matter of pushing through the wall at 50. I have at least one day a week when that wall strikes early. Sometime even at 50 laps. I just refocus on stroke counting and push through. I end up feeling more refreshed 10 laps later 2 -
4 miles today.
Contemplating a 10KM swim on Super Bowl weekend.1 -
2500 @ 50 minutes.1
