Did you swim today?
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Oh man, it's been a cruddy few weeks for swimming. Work has gotten in the way so I haven't been to the pool in ages. I did, however, get myself a wet suit last week, which I took out to my local lake yesterday. Temps around 90, but the water is still quite chilly - ice out was less than a month ago here in Minnesota.
And it was the worst. swim. ever.
When I bought the suit, I managed to get it on without snagging it. First time out at the beach, I dig half a dozen holes into. ARghghhhh! Then I realized I forgot my swim cap, but I'm already in my suit so I decide to just go. I'm super flustered and agitated and not making good decisions at this point. For some reason I get into the water swimming into the waves (which run parallel with the beach so all I had to do was walk down to the other end to swim swim with the waves. but I didn't. cuz i'm dumb). Every time I put my face in the water, my lungs constrict. Hair in my eyes. Cue panic attack at 200 yards. Spent a lot of the time floating around on my back trying to breathe. I struggled through 1000 yards, mainly freestyle with my face out of the water. Definitely not pretty.
I've done open swim at this lake for 2 seasons and it's never been this bad. This was just swimming back and forth across the roped off area. Hopefully the wet suit induced panic issues will subside before true open swim season starts and we can swim across the lake. I don't want to be 300 yards from shore when an attack hits
So tonight, I will use the repair cement on my wet suit. And then tomorrow morning, I'm getting up at the (literal) crack of dawn to bike out 30 miles to a lake to swim with some new friends, and then bike home before it hits the mid 90s. Hopefully I'll be calmer this time around.0 -
Go emma
Today's swim for me: 2.0 miles @ 87 minutes0 -
@emmab0902 That's fantasic!!! Wow! Big cheers from the Pacific NW too!
Gutzy, that is just unacceptable. I get an errant swimmer or limb every now and then and it really bugs me. A lane (or pool) full of them would be too much. How can you even get a workout in? I admire your tenacity. There is some wacky swimming that goes on. I'm not really sure what the benefits are, or if there are any at all. I used to share a lane with two women who would dog paddle. Lordy, it took forever for them to do one length! AND they swam side by side, so circling with them was miserable.
I got my usual Thursday swim in + the cardio class. I think the cardio instructor is doing a progressive overload with us. I told her that I'm training to climb the volcano in August. She's done it before, so I think she wants to aid my training
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@UmmSqueaky oh no that sounds awful. I heard some ripping noises when I put mine on last night but no holes - probably put a good strain on the stitching though!!!!
Hope your next swim goes better and that you feel much more calm and relaxed
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Bit of a disastrous nationals for me.
Ended up doing 800 free 400IM and 200IM
800 free was 11.23.25. Got the gold and it was all downhill from there. That was 8.30pm Friday night.
Saturday did 400IM - gold but not a great time - 6.27 which is 9s slower than at the worlds and felt very tired and heavy (? from the 800 the night before)
It gets worse....swam the 200IM in 2.57 and won my age group by 36 seconds.. But got disqualified for SUPPOSEDLY doing a non simultaneous touch. Which I know for certain wasn't true - I was super careful in all my turns. But you aren't even allowed to dispute it. Even my coach (who's a former Olympics coach) who watched the race said I did nothing wrong.
So on balance I feel like the meet was a waste of time and money, and am feeling really cheated out of the 200IM.
I'm sure I will get over it, but right now I'd be happy to walk away from swimming.
Gutted.
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@emmab0902 sorry things didn't work out the way you had hoped (and had earned)0
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Had a pretty productive last few days.
Saturday, I got up at the crack of dawn, loaded up my bike with my wetsuit and swim stuff and biked 35 miles out to a gorgeous clear calm spring fed lake to do OWS with some friends. Got 2000 yards in in 48 minutes, no panic attacks. Biked the 35 miles back through the metro to meet my significant other for brunch as the heat slowly climbed into the lower 90s and neglected to do an adequate job with sun screen, and so now am very very burnt.
Got back to masters swim today, 2400m
1000m before masters swim
200m kick
200m build free
500m free (need to push this more)
5x100 (100m free, 75 free/25 back, 50 free/50 back, 25 free/75 back, 100 back)2 -
Today: 1.5 mile @ 68 minutes0
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2800m
8x 100 on 1.45. Odds free evens pull
Three sets of
4x 25 back on 40
2x 50 free on 50
2x 100 as 50 free 25 back 25 free on 1.50
10x50 fly kick fins on 60
6x 25 fly on 40
150 warmdown1 -
@emmab0902 - glad to see another epic swim!
1600m
200m relaxed
200m breathing drills to 13
200m with hand paddles
200m breathing drills to 11
200m with hand paddles
100m legs only
100m arms only
200m relaxed
150m medley backstroke and crawl
50m underwater trial. Did around 40m1 -
45 laps and I was done. I was actually not feeling it before I left work, so it was a major win that I got to the pool and stayed in for a swim
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2500m
1300m front crawl - started getting headache so had a rest after that
500m front crawl
250m breaststroke
100m legs only
100m arms only
250m front crawl
nice to do a longer swim again
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Had a really great open water swim last night. We're still a few weeks out from official open water swim club season, so I suited up in my wet suit and did laps across the roped off swim area at my local lake. Looking forward to the sanctioned swim across the lake time coming up in mid June 2000 yards. 2
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Today: 1.5 mile @ 68 minutes0
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2 miles and then the deep water x class. I slept like a baby. The swim was OK. I'm still using my fins more than usual because I feel like I've lost some body positioning, but it was a good workout. Hopefully back tonight. Fridays are hard... I'd so much rather go home and start my weekend. However, it's the quietest night at the pool, so that's good.0
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2900m
300 warmup
4x 100 as 50 free 25 back 25 fly
4 sets of
2x 125 free on 2.20 holding 1.45 or below
200 pull as 75 free 25 br (x2) on 3.30
2x 25 fly on 45
200 warmdown1 -
Open water: 1 mile @ 60 minutes
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1000m - pool was far too hot this morning!
200m relaxed
200m breathing to 13
200m with hand paddles
100m legs only
100m arms only
200m relaxed0 -
5.11 miles, 9000 yards. 3x3000 with a 15 second electrolyte pause between sets.
Back to China again on Thursday. 6 weeks this time.
I made a suggestion to the sales guy i talk with regarding banning breast stroke from the fast lane when anyone is doing front crawl. It is a safety issue.1 -
2600m lunchtime swim
1000 free
200 free kick
300 free pull
200 back
200 back kick
200 free pull
200 free kick
300 warmdown0 -
2500m
700m before masters swim
200m kick
200m free build
25m fly
50m back
75m breast
100m free
75m back
50m breast
25m fly
2xs
4x25m free fast
100m IM strong
200m free DPS
200m cool down
Trying to psych myself up to do an OWS after work.1 -
pool still too hot - got to listen to lot more excuses about how they can't change the temperature that easily - 4 years now! 4 years they have been told during summer that the pool is too hot!
1250m in total including circuits
200m relaxed
200m with fins
CIRCUITS
200m breathing to 13
50m arms only with dips at ends
50m legs only with squat jumps at ends
x5 50m sprints - kept to 44 secs each time and had around 40sec break in between each set
50m brick push underwater. had breather at 25m. But didn't surface on each length which was good.
250m relaxed after circuits
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Today's swim felt like it was through molasses. Didn't make it to the pool before masters swim started. And the lake I swim in is experiencing a fish die off and smells rancid, so no OWS for me tonight. Bah.
2000m
200m warm up
200m kick
200m free
8x50m - odd IMO/even free
8x100 - 1 back/2 breast/3-4 DPS/5-6 moderate/7-8 fast
200m cool down1 -
2400m interrupted by evacuation and three fire engines - think suspected chemical leak.
600 as 50 free 25 br 50 free 25 back (x 4)
4x 300 pull on 4.40
4x 100IM on 2.15 holding 1.30
200 warmdown0 -
2800m
500 warmup
200 kick
300 pull
6x 150 on 3.00 as 2x IM 2x back 2x free
100 kick
400 pull with paddles
400 warmdown0 -
2700m
Can't even remember the session as it was pretty make it up as I go along! Included 500 kick with fins which my legs will regret tomorrow.0 -
4 miles in Saturday and Sunday.
Back in China again.0 -
1000m
200m relaxed
200m breathing to 13
200m with hand paddles
100m legs only
100m arms only
150m medley
50m underwater trial - got about 30m
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4 miles. Just getting back to the apartment so no time for any meal. But a few ounces of nuts will get my fat metric up for the day.0
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1600m
200m relaxed
200m breathing to 13
400m with hand paddles
100m legs only
100m arms only
100m relaxed
100m sprint (1:37)
100m relaxed
100m sprint (1:38)
150m medley
50m underwater trail - wimped out at 25m. Tried only a few recovery breathes and then did another 10m maybe.1
