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  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    1900m solo swim

    500 swim
    500 kick
    8x 50 free on 60 (all about 37 bugger it)
    300 kick
    200 swim
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited September 2016
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    My pool. May be a few extra days of closure. :s

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    They haven't quite finished = no water in the pool. They need 2 days to fill and 3 days for " heating ". I would love to hit the cool water as I get a better swim in cold water.
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,267 Member
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    Oh @juliet3455 darn... That doesn't look promising.

    40 minutes today. Pretty crappy swim. I just couldn't keep my body flat. The big change is that in spite of this, I really enjoyed it. Just kept swimming ;)
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    2000m solo after a horrible day. One of the young people I support in my role has secondary cancer and I spent 5.5 hours in ED with her today. Today was the first time I've seen her looking terminally ill and it's awful.

    500 swim
    500 kick
    16x 25 max as 4 fly 4 back 4 br 4 free with 15s rest
    300 kick
    300 warmdown

    41km for the month in the pool plus 41 km running.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    Nine days out from the Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games and I have a house full of sick kids which means it's odds on that I'm going to get sick too. Aaarrrggghhhhhhh!
  • nuffer
    nuffer Posts: 402 Member
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    Sorry to hear about your young friend @emmab0902 -- it seems so much harder when they are young.

    On the up side, I believe that regular pool sessions is the reason I have been getting sick less often. Allergies bother me less as well. I think it's the regular rinsing my sinuses are getting...
  • aliciamariaq
    aliciamariaq Posts: 272 Member
    edited October 2016
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    Wow @emmab0902 sounds like you are going through a lot lately! It is a wonder you still manage to find time to swim!

    Had my first swim in about 10 days, I just got back from taking my eldest to her first day at University in the UK. I only swam for about half an hour, just to get familiar with the water again, I was sluggish and not feeling it, but at least I did it. Eventhough I didn't really enjoy it I am glad I did it on my own rather than struggle through Masters practice tomorrow night. That would be demoralizing. So I agree that the only bad swim is the one you don't do.

    juliet355, that sure is a bummer! Hang in there! Are there no other options near you?
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    @aliciamariaq The unfortunate part of a small community is that there is only one pool.
    The 2 closest communities ( 1 hr drive ) have outdoor pools and they are already Drained and closed for the season.
    The next 2 communities ( 1.5 hr drive ) share the Maintenance Shutdown Speciality Crews with my community to reduce costs so they are also closed.
    Now it would be a 2.5 hr Drive to the next community - College Pool - and they don't have any Public Swim times in September due to Swim Lessons/Training for new Students/Swim Team.
    3 hr Drive to a pool, Only if I am going to be doing something else in the community.

    The irony is that I was in the ( 3hr ) community twice for work last week but 12 hour days were just to much.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    2900m of suffering with masters

    4x 200 free with 30s rest

    8x 100 with 20s rest as 4 free and 4 back

    4x 50 fly with 20s rest

    16x 50 as 8 br/back 8 back/free with 20s rest

    300 warmdown

    The 200s 100s and fly were done with fins but that didn't help as everything had to be done at least 80% effort pace.

    Don't think I've ever puffed so much lol.
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
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    China holiday. Pool close Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Hit the weight room hard yesterday.
    Swimming will be awesome tomorrow.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    Received a text from a LG at the pool. OPEN.

    :D Managed to sneak in a short 30 mins of paddling, Glorious me and 1other swimmer. :D
    Adult Swim Club starts back tomorrow night so didn't want to overdue it today, just easy mixture of crawl, breast and back. No drills.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    @juliet3455
    Yay for open pools!
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
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    9000 yards. 200 over 5 miles.
    Making up for the closed pool days a little.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
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    BRRRRRRR! It's always amazing to me how the difference between a 78 degree F pool and a 75 degree F pool feels like the difference between summer and winter!

    Motivated me to keep my butt in gear, though! 1.5/ 54 laps in 70 minutes--about 2 minutes faster than my usual time!
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    2400m with masters

    300 warmup

    3x
    100 free easy
    2x 50 free max on 1.15

    3x 2 minutes vertical kick (no fins :open_mouth:)

    3x 200 pull with paddles

    12x 50 as 4 fly 4 back 4 free all sprints on 1.00

    300 warmdown.

    Lots of shoulder pain :cry:
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited October 2016
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    Adult Swim Club yesterday. First session and the Instructor was kind to us as she only had 1600m on the board.
    200m Warm-up
    100m Kick
    4 x 50m Kick on side - alt side on 25
    4 x 50m Superman kick - alt 25
    4 x 50m 1 Arm crawl - alt 25
    4 x 50m Finger Drag
    Front Crawl Ladder
    4 x 25 @ 40
    2 x 50 @ 60
    1 x 100 @ 90
    2 x 50 @ 60
    4 x 25 @ 40
    3 x 60 Strokes - Maximum Distance - Minimum Time. My Avg 1:12 68m
    200m of cool down stretch choice swim. Mixture of Back/Breast.

    I remember 2 years ago when 1600m seemed impossible in a 60 minute session.
    Now we do it and have instructional breaks. The ultimate sign of improvement.
    My Bi-lateral breathing has come along way in the last year - still falls apart near the end of a hard session.

    @fishgutzy Amazing distance. How long do you spend in the pool when knocking off that distance. I am limited to 60 min sessions due to the pool schedule.

    @rosebarnalice I love the cold water, I normally overheat in our pool as they keep it at a Senior Friendly Temperature. I am sure that in 20 years I will appreciate the warm temperatures - now not so much.

    @emmab0902 Protect that shoulder - Wishing you fun/success on the Sunshine Coast at the Games.
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
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    @juliet3455 just under 3 hours to do 180 laps. Had the lane to myself most of the time. Week long holiday here in China. Do not do crowded.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
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    Temperature back up to normal, but I got in a few minutes late, so didn't QUITe make my 54 laps. Got in 51, though.
  • nuffer
    nuffer Posts: 402 Member
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    5 x 100
    1500
    5 x 100
    59 minutes. Toughest I've done.