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1.5 mile @ 75 minutes0
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »1800m today. Watch insists I swam 3420m. Stupid watch.
Are you stopping in the middle?
Are the push offs consistent? Or are they too short or too close to your stroke length?0 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »1800m today. Watch insists I swam 3420m. Stupid watch.
Are you stopping in the middle?
Are the push offs consistent? Or are they too short or too close to your stroke length?
No stopping (pool is 2.45m deep!), but my push offs aren’t that strong as previously (when I last swam 10years ago) I’d lose my goggles if I pushed off to hard. I’ll try that and see if it works. However, I did get a 120m reading on my first 60m length before the turn...1 -
Two swims today. Was going to the dentist in the afternoon and wasn't sure if I'd be allowed to swim after so did a lunchtime swim as insurance lol.
Swim one 3300m
300 warmup
2 x 400 fr mid 200 is pull (30)
3 x 300 fr as 25k/50 sw (30)
4 x 200 broken as 2 x (4 xs 50 @ 50) fr, 2 x 200 swim @ 3.45
4 x 100 fr @ 2 holding 1.24 or below
100 warmdown
Swim two 2376m
4x 100 as two free, two kick
10x 66 free (33m pool tonight)
800 free pull paddles
4x 33 alt back br
2x 133IM
133 warmdown
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Suggestion based on my experience.ContraryMaryMary wrote: »ContraryMaryMary wrote: »1800m today. Watch insists I swam 3420m. Stupid watch.
Are you stopping in the middle?
Are the push offs consistent? Or are they too short or too close to your stroke length?
No stopping (pool is 2.45m deep!), but my push offs aren’t that strong as previously (when I last swam 10years ago) I’d lose my goggles if I pushed off to hard. I’ll try that and see if it works. However, I did get a 120m reading on my first 60m length before the turn...
I use Aquasphere Kaiman goggles. These sit on the edge of the orbital bone. That was they don't feel like they are pressing the eye when properly snug.
I also put my cap on over my goggles.
This prevent google flip on hard push off.
Link for Goggles. They also have a certain for women.
Aqua Sphere Kaiman Goggle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O4X70IE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_FCjnCb6ZW6G0F
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Yes. Got my afternoon swim in. I arrived in time to hopefully get 2250y in. That's kind of my baseline swim. I got one lap short of it before they moved the lane lines, so I hopped over and got the last lap in. Kind of silly, really, but I have this mental thing about finishing. Went to the Monday night water cardio class because the instructor is SO GOOD. We just didn't stop moving. I don't have a lot of juice on Mondays for his class if I swim before, but it's a great challenge and I always sleep really well.1
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Suggestion based on my experience.ContraryMaryMary wrote: »ContraryMaryMary wrote: »1800m today. Watch insists I swam 3420m. Stupid watch.
Are you stopping in the middle?
Are the push offs consistent? Or are they too short or too close to your stroke length?
No stopping (pool is 2.45m deep!), but my push offs aren’t that strong as previously (when I last swam 10years ago) I’d lose my goggles if I pushed off to hard. I’ll try that and see if it works. However, I did get a 120m reading on my first 60m length before the turn...
I use Aquasphere Kaiman goggles. These sit on the edge of the orbital bone. That was they don't feel like they are pressing the eye when properly snug.
I also put my cap on over my goggles.
This prevent google flip on hard push off.
Link for Goggles. They also have a certain for women.
Aqua Sphere Kaiman Goggle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O4X70IE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_FCjnCb6ZW6G0F
Thanks for this 😊0 -
Yesterday I received coaching from my local HS swim coach, confirming some awful catch technique. Yay.
Today, I swam 40 minutes repeating catch drills in slow motion and normal speed, imprinting (muscle? Brain? Whatever!). This is how we make 25 yards interesting, contrary to what swimming detractors think. (I was such a non-swimmer before)
Also: enough fly drills to keep it interesting.
Today's cough was brought to me by an upper respiratory virus from I don't know where.3 -
Another swim with masters in the 33m pool. Ended up as 2310m.
66 free
66 back
2x 66 free kick
2x 66 alt bk br
4x 66 free
4x 33 free
400 steady
2x 66 bk
2x 66 br
333 steady
4x 33 fly
2x 33 free
333 warmdown2 -
3km
lovely lane to myself for most of the hour
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3000m solo swim this evening.
4x 50 as drill/swim
4x 75 fr 25 steady 25 build 25 fast @1.40
4x 100 free breathe 2 2 4 4 by 25
3x 100 free breathe 3 5 by 25
3x 100 free breathe 4 4 2 2 by 25
300 free pull
4x 50 free pull
300 free pull with paddles
4x 50 free pull
200 kick
300 warmdown0 -
The dreaded New Year Resolution Swimmers are out in herds. pods.
Missed Adult swim club last night as I was 200km away on a day trip ( 400km round trip ) for work. Today went to the evening lane swim 6 - 730pm. 2 Lanes 14 people was not good. Got 20 lengths in and left in frustration. May have muttered under my breath. The worst part is half of these people I have seen for 3-4 years show up for 2-3 weeks and then disappear.
Adult Swim club tomorrow night so looking forward to that as there will be 10-12 people over 3 lanes.1 -
Yes! I go to the pool everyday during the week by 6am. On the weekends I also try to swim or water jog. I just love it!1
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Adult swim club - 5 people 3 lanes
2050m plus constructive feedback
Warm up 100 kick 100 free
25 kick free streamline
50m free sprint
100m free sprint/easy alt 25s ; 20 sri
25 kick whip
50m breast sprint
100m breast sprint/easy alt 25s
2 x ; with 20 sri on 1st, 15 sri on 2nd. Nothing like reducing rest interval as you progress
100m free
50m free 3 stroke breathing
50m free 5 stroke breathing
50m free 7 st
50m free 5 st
50m free 3 st
4x
25m kick
50m free 5 stroke breathing
4 x 100m alt sprint/fast on 25s
200m easy cool down choice.
Ironically with so few people you relax a bit and I had more collisions-contacts than when we are 4 to a lane. My buddy Steve was splitting a lane with me and we managed to hook arms 3 times, once was more like a hand to hand Karate chop. The lady beside my lane gave me a good kick on the one and only breast stroke sequence and during the 200 easy cool down we may have both had a Tush Push accidental contact on back stroke. Good thing I know all of them as it's just humorous to us.
Coach said he was going to add 100m every week, some weeks 200m.
Which is how you build endurance - as @fishgutzy would say " just add one more length every time you are swimming"2 -
3000m solo swim tonight. Just a quiet one to ponder life after going to the funeral of one of my favourite people in the world earlier today.
500 warmup
500 kick
600 pull
500 kick
400 pull
200 kick
300 warmdown2 -
1km
nice swims this week, balancing out other workouts rather than going mental
Saving that for Sunday - trying another 10km hehe0 -
3000m solo swim tonight. Just a quiet one to ponder life after going to the funeral of one of my favourite people in the world earlier today.
@emmab0902 Sending a virtual Hug your way.0 -
3500m yesterday.
600 free
800 free kick
600 free pull
700 mixed kick
300 free pull
200 back kick
300 warmdown0 -
6km
No lanes despite website saying there would be and lifeguards saying there would be.
Much much busier than previous weeks and noone with any awareness of the fact that I was clearly going up and down the wall repeatedly. They just swam at me!!
Argh
Not relaxing but I earned my surf and turf later1 -
500m
forgot goggles and cap so did a breaststroke and backstroke medley to relax after yesterday haha1
