Did you swim today?
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Got a mile in before class. Good thing too-the instructor did not arrive, so class was canceled. But I got my swim in! And counted my laps on my new lap counter (when I could remember...)
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5000 yards @ 100 minutes or hour and forty minutes, it was not pretty but I got it done.1
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Got all the way to the edge of the pool when the life guard reminded me that the 5th if every month is the pool cleaning day. Bummer.0
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4 miles. On the last lap I pushed as hard a sprint as I could. Tore up the water. Seems I have no trouble getting power from my kick when I'm sprinting.
Gotta start working more 50 sprints into my 4 mile workout.2 -
4 miles. On the last lap I pushed as hard a sprint as I could. Tore up the water. Seems I have no trouble getting power from my kick when I'm sprinting.
Gotta start working more 50 sprints into my 4 mile workout.
@fishgutzy That's exactly why we do the drills and split lengths in our Adult Swim Club.
One of my Favorite for this is the 75m split drill, 25m kick, 50m sprint, repeat
Also ladders with sprints on the 25m and 50m lengths.
25m, 50m, 75m, 100m, 75m, 50m, 25m; 5/10s RI after 25, 10/15s RI after 50+
Some of our ladders build to 200m, less sprint more distance and pace control. Although I don't think you need pace control drills not with the distances you can knock off.3 -
5000 yards @ 99 minutes.2
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juliet3455 wrote: »4 miles. On the last lap I pushed as hard a sprint as I could. Tore up the water. Seems I have no trouble getting power from my kick when I'm sprinting.
Gotta start working more 50 sprints into my 4 mile workout.
@fishgutzy That's exactly why we do the drills and split lengths in our Adult Swim Club.
One of my Favorite for this is the 75m split drill, 25m kick, 50m sprint, repeat
Also ladders with sprints on the 25m and 50m lengths.
25m, 50m, 75m, 100m, 75m, 50m, 25m; 5/10s RI after 25, 10/15s RI after 50+
Some of our ladders build to 200m, less sprint more distance and pace control. Although I don't think you need pace control drills not with the distances you can knock off.
When I swim before work I'm more focused on getting the 4 miles done in my allotted time. But I have flexibility on arrival time to the office since there are only two of us in the US office.
While in China, lately the pool has been light between 6 and 7PM with more coming in after 7:15. So tonight, I try and mix in some sprint 50's in the early part. Keep the rest to less than 30 seconds between sprints. That will help be gauge how to fit it in and still keep my total distance at 4 miles.
Ultimately my goal is to increase my endurance pace so I can do 5 miles in the time it now takes to do 4 miles.
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Montepulciano wrote: »5000 yards @ 99 minutes.
Excellent pace.1 -
2150m and 75 quality minutes in the water tonight.
What does it say about me when I was first in the water and last out. 6 other swimmers cycled through the Single Double wide Lane that was available for us during that time. A mixed bag of drills depending on how crowded/slow the lane was. When it is like this I usually do a 10 length sets of a stroke/drill combination and then switch to a different stroke. I pick drills to match the speed of the Avg person in the lane to minimize passing conflicts. It just makes it more relaxing-enjoyable.
Free, Breast & Back -150m Kick, 100m pull
Dolphin kick 100m
Single Arm Free, 100m switch arms at turn. 200m Free
Single arm Back, 100m switch at turn. 200m Back
2 Pull Breast stroke 100m, 2 kick Breast stroke 100m, 200m Breast
Free with flip turns, Fast off the wall, Slow middle, Fast into the wall. 300m
Maintain 3 stroke breathing rhythm and minimum 2 strokes off wall before breathing.
Really more of a Breathing control/confidence drill than anything. I still blow 10% of my turns - to late or to early. Can't do them in our shallow end. When swimming free I can touch my fingers to the bottom of the pool in the shallow end. Other than the swimmers who came up through Youth Swim club most people to Touch and Go's in the shallow end.2 -
4 miles tonight.
Added some 50 sprints.
1000 cruise pace.
The the next 2000 broken into 4 sets of:
2x 50 sprints. 20 second pause between the 2.
400 reg. pace.
Then 3000 free
1050 free.
Hit a wall around lap 90. Just kept going and broke through.2 -
5000 yards 99 minutes1
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First swim in two weeks. Have totally lost my feel for the water!
2x 200IM
800 free
2x 50 kick
600 as 200 free/200IM/200 free
3x 50 back
400 free
4x 50 pull
200 free
300 warmdown
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First Adult Swim club session for March - New Coach.
One of the senior swimmers in the local youth club. 1400m
Warm-up 100m choice, 100m kick
400m timed 9:32 4th of 11 in the club
50m cool down easy
Ladder x2: 25m Sprint, 50m Med, 100m, 100m, 50m Med, 25m sprint @ 10s RI
100m easy Breast & Back
100m Kick-sprint at whistle.
200m Easy Cool down
Really exposed all of us that have mediocre kick technique.
I keep getting Toe Cramps when ever I do dedicated kick sets for between 50/75m mark.
Even when well hydrated - and electrolyte's topped up by a post work/pre swim Banana snack.
3 regulars missing and 3 new swimmers so it sort of balances out.1 -
Too many breast strokes in the kame. Stopped at 6050 yd.
1000 free. Endurance pace.
2x50 sprint
500
2x50
500
2x50
500
2x100
3050.
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1850 in about 45 min. I had the lane to myself until my last 3 laps. That hasn't happened in months!
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Only in China do I have to share the lane every day.girlwithcurls2 wrote: »1850 in about 45 min. I had the lane to myself until my last 3 laps. That hasn't happened in months!
Since moving to a smaller town, I have a lane to myself for my whole 4 miles in the morning. When I lived in Greensboro, at most it was lane splitting. Once in a while swim team kids would jump in try to force an oval or try to make me just get out. I always won those battles. Can't loop with people that are 25 to 50% slower.
Reading the adventures of other on here makes me appreciate to solitude of solo lanes that much more.
Being an engineer, that also tells me that many areas do not have enough pools.
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Bah, got a terrible cramp in my calf which then would shift to my shin...back and forth so ended up only with 3500 yards. Ah well, at least I got a 70 minutes in.1
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Back in after a dry week. Nearly 1 hour and nearly the same pace. Felt great.1
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Montepulciano wrote: »Bah, got a terrible cramp in my calf which then would shift to my shin...back and forth so ended up only with 3500 yards. Ah well, at least I got a 70 minutes in.
I hate cramps. Calf and toes are the areas that get me from time to time. I drink a quart of electrolyte enhanced water during my swim to help reduce it.1 -
Montepulciano wrote: »Bah, got a terrible cramp in my calf which then would shift to my shin...back and forth so ended up only with 3500 yards. Ah well, at least I got a 70 minutes in.I hate cramps. Calf and toes are the areas that get me from time to time. I drink a quart of electrolyte enhanced water during my swim to help reduce it.
Like @fishgutzy & @Montepulciano Cramps are my nemesis also. Usually get Toe cramps from Kick sets - especially if intense and over 75m. Also if I use flippers for an extended time the extra length and pressure on the toes gets me everytime. Calf cramps tend to come on from Whip Kick-extended breast stroke sets. I also use electrolyte enhanced water 1 liter.
Adult swim club tonight - 1600m. On Tuesday the pool was 31C ( f** Hot) today 26C nice and cool.
Warm-up 100m free, 100m kick
Kick Set x2 (400m)
Free : 75m Board, 75m Streamline, 25m Side, 25m Single Arm
Back : 75m Board, 75m Streamline, 25m Side, 25m Single Arm
Free Pyramid: x2
25m Sprint, 50m Easy, 75m Dst/Strk, 50m Easy, 25m Sprint. 10s RI
On Dst/Strk once you reached 25 strokes you had to Kick to the wall.
50m Easy cool down
100m Whip Kick
100m Slide Drill
200m Breast
100m Cooldown1 -
Montepulciano wrote: »5000 yards 99 minutes
10 more laps makes it 5km.
From there 4 and 5 miles are a breeze to reach. Just need the lane time.
My longest is still only 10km (220 laps)
I have to push myself one Saturday to 8 miles then 10. Just competing against myself.0 -
Another cruddy swim. But marginally less cruddy than Wednesday so that's something.
400 free
4x50 kick
8x100IM on 2.15 holding sub 1.35
100 swim
4x50 kick
300 pull
200 warmdown
2200m
Much work to be done in the next six weeks before the World Masters Games. May need a miracle or a magic wand!1 -
Another cruddy swim. But marginally less cruddy than Wednesday so that's something.
Much work to be done in the next six weeks before the World Masters Games. May need a miracle or a magic wand!
I am a fan of less cruddy and wow, sounds like you have a goal. I have no doubt you will do well at the Games.
@fishgutzy - For me it is a matter of how much time I want to spend in the pool. At this point, if I want to do more yardage, I will have to get faster. But that perspective of 5km being only 10 more laps...something to ponder. I used to be a distance swimmer, and have done a lot of milestones distance wise. For me now it is about, as you said, competing against myself. What can I accomplish in an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes?
As for cramps, normally I don't get them, or if I do I can simply swim through them, but Thursday was different for some reason. I see people with water bottles at the end of their lanes so now I know what is in them.
Thanks for the tip, @fishgutzy and @juliet3455!
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I had a good swim today!! My whole body is feeling it right now (after a little nap, lol).
50 100 200 100 50 free, breast, then back
4x100 free
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1600 random session while at the pools with my kids.
400 free
200 back as alt kick/swim
6x 50 back on 1.40 - need to start trying to swim some race pace sets to get used to a higher stroke rate.
Times were 39 39 40 41 41 40
100 free recovery
400 back with paddles - slow stroke rate with strong underwater push
200 warmdown1 -
@emmab0902 Love the new profile pic~!0
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Oh blargh... I've been sick for a week and haven't had my weekly run or swims. Not enough lap lanes tonight for a swim (don't feel up to circling with 5 or 6), so I'll grab a trail run with my daughter. Back to the pool tomorrow. Give it up, Winter!!!1
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https://www.arenawaterinstinct.com/en_uk/community/training-technique/
Just found this and rather liked some of the articles on it. Have not read everything, but if you like tips could prove helpful.1 -
You lost me at burpees lol
Have done another rotator cuff tear in gym yesterday. That's three now plus a fraying bicep tendon. Off work today as the pain is so bad
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1 mile @ 61 minutes1
