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It was one of those days that my goggles weren't cooperating. I had fussed and adjusted like 6 times-- breaking the Zen of my rhythm and just basically messing me up.
On lap 25 I seemed to finally get them in the groove, so I decided just to keep swimming until they got uncomfortable again. Did another 47 laps after that for a total of 72-- or two miles!2 -
I'm in Colorado for the week and managed to get to a local indoor pool last night. Water temp was ridiculously high, no lines on the pool bottom and only one lane for lap swimmers. Add in being a mile higher than my home pool and it was all I could do to crank out 1500 very slow gasping yards. And it still felt pretty good
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3500 yards @ 70 minutes. A college swimmer was there and it me going a bit faster which was good, and reminded me I still have a ways to go before I will consider myself fit. 1
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Adult Swim Club. I missed Tuesday because of work and it turns out a new lady had joined in half way through the session - darn speed demon too . 2100m tonight.
200m warmup 50 kick & 50 Choice drill.
6 x 75 - 25 Kick & 50 Ch Drill
Fr & Finger Drag
Back & Back Catch up
Whip & 2 Stroke/Breath
Fr & Fist
Back & Single Arm Alternates - 6 stroke
Fr & Board Waggle (or Shark Board or ??) - different regions have different names for the same drill. Place a Large Kickboard between your Thighs half above-half below leg. Tap the board above your legs at the end of each stroke - Makes you push all the way to the end of stroke and good hip/body rotation. Could do the same drill on backstroke
6 x 100 split; 25 slow-50 medium-25 fast. RI = SI; 30-45s between 100s
6 x 125 split; 50 slow-25 medium-50 fast. RI = SI; 30-45s
100m Ch Cool down
That was a good workout. Lots of Tips and Pointers during the Rest Intervals, plus the speed demon is a great role model/reference. The first part of my technique to break down is I start to drop my left wrist which creates a bad entry and in-efficiency in my pull. Looks like a balloon exploded under the water with a huge trailing stream of bubbles and swirling water.0 -
2200m solo swim.
200 warmup
400 pull
Three times through the following
50 free on 1.10
100 free on 2.10
200 free on 4.10
Each set had to be faster than the previous one and no extra rest between sets. Pretty much died - knackered this week. Times were:
Set 1 42 1.26 2.59
Set 2 39 1.25 2.53
Set 3 35 1.21 2.50
Kick set with fins
4x 50 on 1.00
2x 50 on 1.10
50 max
200 warmdown2 -
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@juliet3455 Yeah, those bubbles will kill ya. I find I can reduce the bubbles when I am doing stroke drills, but when I get back up to speed they return. One day I shall be bubble free!
@emmab0902 I like that 50/100/200 set of yours. Putting in my log to use later. Thanks for sharing and really solid results and you did what you set out to accomplish, getting faster with each set.
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3500 @ 70 minutes. 4 solid workouts this week.0
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2300m with masters
8x 75 as 4 free 4 IMO
8x 50 pull as 4 free 4 scull/br
3x 100 kick
32x 25 free on 35 as breathe 3/5/7/9 by 25
200 warmdown
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Followed by another 700m in a 33.3m outdoor pool while the kids played. Backstroke outdoors in a strong wind is not fun!0
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2100m + Flip Turns
200m warm up
100 fr, 50 bk, 50 br
Broken 800m x 2
25m x 4 @ 45
50m x 2 @ 1:15
100m x 1 @ 2:30
200m x 1 @ 4:30
100m x 1 @ 2:30
50m x 2 @ 1:15
25m x 4 @ 45
After the 200m in the second set I dropped into 15s RI as I wasn't making the target clock times anymore. This was caused by me doing the second set Lateral Breathing on my left shoulder since my left is a major weakness in my technique. Keep dropping my wrist just before entry and my breathing is still ragged - sometimes good sometimes bad.
It definitely has improved a lot in the last year but still needs more work.
4 x 75m Split Kick 25k, 25Fr, 25k
Probably 15 flip turns with fins - starting at Deep end drop off.
Have a habit of slowing down coming into the wall and looking left causing a Corkscrew flip - its not a pretty thing to see or do.
Added a little speed into the wall with the fins, really concentrating on keeping my head down and centered = eyes on my toes/knees. Still a work in progress.
Some how I lost ( left at the pool? )
my workout sheets ( 2 years of routines from swim club ) and the pool was closed by the time I realized. Will have to phone them in the am. 0 -
juliet3455 wrote: »Some how I lost ( left at the pool? ) my workout sheets ( 2 years of routines from swim club ) and the pool was closed by the time I realized. Will have to phone them in the am.
Oh no!!!!! Hope someone has handed them in.
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Got an hour in yesterday. Not a bad swim, but not my best. You guys are hard workers!!1
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The lost has been found. One of the LG's picked up my workout sheets and recognized that I was the only person on deck Friday night working a routine, so it was sitting at the receptionist desk with my name on it
. happy, happy. The advantages of a small community where the LG's know you by name.
A simple paddle at noon today 40 lengths, 1000m - 10 length's per stroke, Bk, Fr, Br and Bk.
On Fr crawl lateral breathing left shoulder to improve rotation and wrist position - finger tip entry.
Then a bunch of flip turn practise drills on Fr and Bk stroke using fins for the speed boost.2 -
@juliet3455 - So glad to hear you got it back!0
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So pleased for you Juliet3455!
And my good news is - the nurse has 'signed off' my skin abscess and I should be back in the pool this week. Yay.
A six week break .. Mmm maybe I will sink!?!
First dip will hopefully be this Thursday with my daughter - her good news being she is getting her confidence back to rejoin her swim lessons/club after being ill on and off all year.
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Glad you are able to get back in the pool, gentlygently!0
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Gym session followed by two swims
Session One straight after weights
200 warmup
Twice through
4x 50 pull
2x 50 pull paddles
4x 25 kick
4x 25 free
4x 100 as
Odds free
Evens 50 back 50 free
2x 50 swim
300 kick
400 swim fins technique
200 kick
200 warmdown
Session Two five hours later
100 free 100 kick 100 free 100 kick
4x 200 free fins on 3.30 holding 2.35
12x 25 alt fly/breaststroke
250 breaststroke stroke work
50 warmdown
Total for day 4600m3 -
Are you training for anything in particular @emmab0902 ? That's a helluva lot of training for one day!0
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4 miles in about 2 hours 15 minutes.1
