Did you swim today?
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1:30am - just got home from a very long work day and still a little buzzed so can't fall a sleep.
@Orphia Well done on the breathing - I can so relate - it took me 2 years to get balanced breathing, I still drop into single sided once in a while if in a tough session.
@emmab0902 is a close neighbor to @ContraryMaryMary and @Avidkeo - well relatively close when compared to how far apart most of our MFP friends are.
For me @emmab0902 is an great role model and inspiration, with her good character and modesty about her strength/skills in the pool. A water version of you, alphahowls, @JessicaMcb etc.1 -
2.5km
1 mile in 29mins
2km in 36mins
Very very happy with those times hehe2 -
3000m solo swim this afternoon.
Pretty boring lol.
500 free
1000 kick
500 pull
500 kick
500 warmdown1 -
I managed 1,600 metres today!
First 1,050 metres were alternating 100m breaststroke, 100m freestyle.
Breaststroke was giving me a sore left knee, so the last 550m were all freestyle, still managing alternate breathing every 3.
750m PB!
1,500m PB!
Longest Swim!
(According to my Fenix 5)2 -
3000m solo swim this evening. Feeling a bit under the weather like the beginning of virus. Might be Christmas day in bed!
No swim tomorrow as the pools are all closed, so hope everyone has a fantastic and safe Xmas!
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did my 10km yesterday
3hrs 42 in the pool. 20mins of breaks. Happy that I kept my swim speed up- now to maybe work on reducing the breaks!
pool shut til 27th
(my shoulders are cheering)
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@emmab0902 Love the festive swimsuit and hat!
@beerfoamy 10 km!!! So impressive!pool shut til 27th (my shoulders are cheering)
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2000m ocean swim with a friend this morning. Usually I swim with a large group and felt quite nervous only two of us - less menu options for any sharks!!
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2600m with masters.
6x 400 as
1. Warmup
2. Free descend by 100
3. Free descend by 100
4. Pull with paddles
5. Pull with paddles
6. 25 fly 50 back 25 br 100 free (x2)
200 warmdown0 -
5km today
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2350m with a friend. Too much talking and early pool closure meant not enough distance lol.
600 warmup
350 kick
200 free
200 free with paddles
200 pull with paddles
200 kick
200 free
200 pull
200 warmdown0 -
Pool opened after 3 day Christmas break to immediately close with a chemical dispenser problem - you could smell the chlorine in the lobby so I am guessing no pool tomorrow until they do a partial flush and refill to lighten the chlorine %. On the bright side it will be well sanitized.0
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3250m solo swim this afternoon.
800 free
200 free kick
400 free pull with paddles
200 free kick
400 free pull with paddles
200 free kick
400 free pull with paddles
200 back kick
200 back pull with paddles
250 warmdown
Trying to start fixing up my rubbish technique! My arms are going to be sore tomorrow I'm thinking.....1 -
Yes, finally, pool back open!
1 mile @ 54 minutes2 -
Surprise - Surprise.
1350m The Pool opened at noon today so I managed to get in a 60 length set.
Started out all alone in the fast lane since the other lanes were already crowded. Then 3 more showed up so it made for some challenges.
100m Pull
50m Kick
750m Free
250m Back
100m Breast
100m Kick - I hate kick - which is why I must do it.
Need to get some paddles as all the ones they have in the public equipment are sized for children and youths. Way to small for adults.1 -
I swam almost immediately after a light dinner. 15 min of free and back. Really tried to focus on streamlining--I wish I could see myself so I could tell if I succeeded. A 9 year old kid was swimming laps in the lane next to me, not very well but with a lot of heart. I "raced" a few lengths with him, making sure he finished ahead of me.
At quitting time, he got out. I swam a relaxed 25 back to my water bottle and showered.1 -
4 miles today.
I have been trying to be a little more moderate with my distance now that I am home.
Alternating 4 miles (7050yds) and 5000yd days.1 -
3km today
Another 10km tomorrow fingers crossed and then a week stretching and rolling my calf muscles!0 -
3600m solo swim. Was tempted to hop in the spa when I hopped out but was so knackered I'd probably have fallen asleep and slow cooked to death lol.
300 warmup
4 x 50 fly on 1.10
3 x 100 as 25 fly/75bk on 2
2 x 150 bk on 2.45
3 x 100 as 25bk/75br on 2.15
2 x 150br kick - one free one back
2 x 125 as 50br/75fr on 2.30
4 x 125 fr on 1.55
8 x 25 kick with 5s rest
8 x 25 alt bk/fr x 25 with 5s rest
6 x 25 fr max effort on 45
600 warmdown
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10km today. Was hard today. I am looking forward to easing up now a bit. Maybe more running focus.3
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2650m this evening. It's New Year's Eve here, and that swim brings me to a total of 605km for 2018.
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Hi everyone, longtime runner, currently injured, finally getting the push I need to get into the pool. Although a water baby, swimming lengths has never been my thing but years ago I said the same about running. It’s New Year’s day today so I headed to the pool to start the year right and clocked up just over a kilometre and am happy with this. My aim is to get my swim fitness up a bit, then have a few lessons to improve my technique.
Tech questions - I have a Garmin but when it asked me to enter the pool length, the correct distance wasn’t an option - the pool’s 66 metres, a random and very long length. I settled for 50m so my total distance was recorded as 800m when actually I swam 1056m, and it also screwed with my interval times. Is there a way to add a custom distance?0 -
3200m solo New Year's Day swim.
800 warmup
600 kick
600 pull
200 kick
200 swim
100IM
3x 100 free on 1.40 holding 1.21
400 loosen as 200 pull 100 kick 100 swim0 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Hi everyone, longtime runner, currently injured, finally getting the push I need to get into the pool. Although a water baby, swimming lengths has never been my thing but years ago I said the same about running. It’s New Year’s day today so I headed to the pool to start the year right and clocked up just over a kilometre and am happy with this. My aim is to get my swim fitness up a bit, then have a few lessons to improve my technique.
Tech questions - I have a Garmin but when it asked me to enter the pool length, the correct distance wasn’t an option - the pool’s 66 metres, a random and very long length. I settled for 50m so my total distance was recorded as 800m when actually I swam 1056m, and it also screwed with my interval times. Is there a way to add a custom distance?
You should be able to select a custom length. I can with my Fenix 5X.0 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Hi everyone, longtime runner, currently injured, finally getting the push I need to get into the pool. Although a water baby, swimming lengths has never been my thing but years ago I said the same about running. It’s New Year’s day today so I headed to the pool to start the year right and clocked up just over a kilometre and am happy with this. My aim is to get my swim fitness up a bit, then have a few lessons to improve my technique.
Tech questions - I have a Garmin but when it asked me to enter the pool length, the correct distance wasn’t an option - the pool’s 66 metres, a random and very long length. I settled for 50m so my total distance was recorded as 800m when actually I swam 1056m, and it also screwed with my interval times. Is there a way to add a custom distance?
You should be able to select a custom length. I can with my Fenix 5X.
Yes, thanks. I sat down on the couch with it last night and managed to work it out - it was impossible to do in the pool which is so deep I have to tread water if not holding on to the bar, plus goggles.2 -
2.5km ocean swim this morning. Was ok going out but very choppy coming back! Beautiful day here though!
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1km today - giving my shoulders a break after massage last night
Numbers for 2018
227.38 miles / 363.80km / 10.34 channel swims
14 miles more than last year - mega happy hehe2 -
4 miles today and New Years Eve day.
The kicker? The closeness of the total swim time.
Despite changing the order of my drill sets, Mondays' time was 2:12:14, today's was 2:12:35.
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