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  • stephenrhinton
    stephenrhinton Posts: 522 Member
    63 minutes
  • panhandle8
    panhandle8 Posts: 65 Member
    Got a swim in today, finally! I threw in some sprint 50's and I was taken by surprise by how much I was 'sucking wind'. 5 days off really hampered my swimming.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    1400 m
    10 x 25 free, 10 x 25 breast, 10 x 25 back, 10 x 25 free Sprint Pace.
    8 x 25 Pull Buoy Free with Bi-Lateral Breathing Practise
    4 x 25 6 kick Free with Bi-Lateral Breathing Practise
    4 x 25 High Elbow zipper to catch-up
    Normally I wouldn't combine drills but some days you just have to be a rebel.
  • stephenrhinton
    stephenrhinton Posts: 522 Member
    62 minutes ...
  • AquaticQuests
    AquaticQuests Posts: 947 Member
    2.5 km 54 min
    Was moving along at a PB pace for 3/4 of the swim (having eliminated rests), then slowed down considerably in the last quarter! Had been hoping for a 51-52 ish!
  • AquaticQuests
    AquaticQuests Posts: 947 Member
    edited June 2015
    emmab0902 wrote: »
    2300SCM
    Masters

    250 as 50 free 50 br 50 fly 50 free 50 kick

    8x50 free as 1-3 descend 4 hold (x2) on 60

    6x100 as 50 br 50 back on 2.00

    8x25 sprint kick on 50

    4x75 pull as 25 free 25 br 25 free

    16x25 IMO (no br) on 35 (meant to use fins but I needed to push myself so did without)

    150 easy

    Was the first remotely resembling speed work I've done in two months so I felt it!!

    Great workout Emma!
    mpeters1965 wrote: »
    1950 yds, just under an hour. I did Ms. J's workout again. Felt good!
    I need to do the MS_J1 workout again!
    girlwithcurls2 wrote: »
    MsJ's workout and then aquafitness class. I can feel it, but it all felt good. I'm getting better with my bilateral breathing too, largely due to MsJ's "making me do it." It is a total switch for me to head to the pool with a planned workout. I am more motivated and I get on task faster.
    Good stuff! And indeed the planned workouts break the monotony and are a good challenge!

    panhandle8 wrote: »
    Got a swim in today, finally! I threw in some sprint 50's and I was taken by surprise by how much I was 'sucking wind'. 5 days off really hampered my swimming.
    That is the weird thing I find about swimming. A few days off, and once back in the pool, my breathing is ragged!
    juliet3455 wrote: »
    1400 m
    10 x 25 free, 10 x 25 breast, 10 x 25 back, 10 x 25 free Sprint Pace.
    8 x 25 Pull Buoy Free with Bi-Lateral Breathing Practise
    4 x 25 6 kick Free with Bi-Lateral Breathing Practise
    4 x 25 High Elbow zipper to catch-up
    Normally I wouldn't combine drills but some days you just have to be a rebel.
    Great doing all that technique work!
    stephenrhinton wrote: »
    62 minutes ...
    Mr. Consistency!!!

  • mpeters1965
    mpeters1965 Posts: 370 Member
    1800yds mixed swimming, kicking, pulling and drills. A beautiful morning out at the pool. I really love starting to swim when it's dark and finishing when the sun is coming up.
  • gentlygently
    gentlygently Posts: 752 Member
    IK earlier in the week, a mile yesterday - not at speed (dodgems with the leisure swimmers for too much of it, when the fitness lane not in place).

    A question - how much do you speedos think about pulling hard each stroke? I think a fair bit about stike style, and it is pretty good, but I do wonder if I shoukd simply be putting more effort into each pull and simply working a bit harder... (And. When I do sprints I tend to think about kicking hard, rather than pulling hard...)
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    1k today.
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,281 Member
    Snuck in 30 min before my daughter's piano recital. Swam easy. I've been getting a lot of pool time lately.
  • panhandle8
    panhandle8 Posts: 65 Member
    About 50 minutes today. Mainly sprint intervals.
  • stephenrhinton
    stephenrhinton Posts: 522 Member
    62 minutes ...slower today ..1825m
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    Loving everyone's sessions and stories!!
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    2500 SCM
    Masters session

    100 free
    100 back
    100 br
    100IM

    10x50 free on 60 hold 40 or less

    200 kick

    8x50 free on 60 hold 39 or less

    200 pull

    6x50 free on 60 hold 38 or less

    200 swim

    4x50 free on 60 hold 37 or less

    100 easy

    Enjoyed it!
  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    Open water swim to practice with my kayaker:

    Outdoor Temp: 67F
    Estimated water temp: 57F (according to http://www.fishingnotes.com/fishing-report/nh/Mascoma-Lake. I don't think it was that cold as I wasn't really uncomfortable)
    Wind speed: 10MPH
    Distance: Not sure. I was swimming in East Nowhere, New England and GPS is spotty enough it kept blinking out. Between 400-550 yards.
    Time: 22 minutes.
  • stephenrhinton
    stephenrhinton Posts: 522 Member
    62 minutes ...i think im gonna try a tai chi class tomorrow ...
  • mpeters1965
    mpeters1965 Posts: 370 Member
    stephenrhinton wrote: »
    62 minutes ...i think im gonna try a tai chi class tomorrow ...

    I'll be interested to hear how that goes. I have thought about it for years but never tried it!
  • panhandle8
    panhandle8 Posts: 65 Member
    Did 3/4 of the workout created by MsJ since I had to scoot to a soccer game.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited June 2015
    emmab0902 wrote: »
    2500 SCM Masters session
    100 free 100 back 100 br 100IM

    10x50 free on 60 hold 40 or less
    200 kick
    8x50 free on 60 hold 39 or less
    200 pull
    6x50 free on 60 hold 38 or less
    200 swim
    4x50 free on 60 hold 37 or less
    100 easy
    Enjoyed it!
    Great Work Emmab, always impressed by your distances and mix of sets.
    NoelFigart1 wrote: »
    Open water swim to practice with my kayaker:
    Distance: Not sure. I was swimming in East Nowhere, New England and GPS is spotty enough it kept blinking out. Between 400-550 yards. Time: 22 minutes.
    Open Water Swim - Great Work Noel. The water here where I live is way to cold to even attempt.
    stephenrhinton wrote: »
    62 minutes ...i think im gonna try a tai chi class tomorrow ...
    Stephen you have come along way from where you started. Love the way you are stepping out of the " Comfort zone " that we seem to trap ourselves in and try different workouts - tai chi - good on you.

    No swim today Pool opening delayed due to a problem in the pump room overnight, fancy way for them to say they had an ops last night with the chemical balances. Snuck in a 5 km run 33 minutes.
  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    If you don't mind my asking, Juliet, where do you live?
  • Robertus
    Robertus Posts: 558 Member
    edited June 2015
    Stayed out of the pool for 10 days to let my epicondylitis (tennis & gold elbow) heal. Swam a very slow mile and a half and was starting to notice some tricep soreness. As it started moving more toward the elbow, I stopped and the lower tricep was red and warm. Never saw that before. Guess I'll be out of the pool for a while still. I will not let this become a chronic injury.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited June 2015
    NoelFigart1 wrote: »
    If you don't mind my asking, Juliet, where do you live?
    Town of Peace River in Northern Alberta, its about a 5 hour drive north of Edmonton ( Ladies FIFA World Cup )

    Who is " George R. R. Martin, please write, and write faster"
  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    Okay, yes, you get more cold than we.

    George R. R. Martin is the author of the Song of Ice and Fire series (i.e. Game of Thrones). Some nerds wrote a song about how they want him to finish the last two books in the series soon because Mr. Martin is getting old and these books are quite long.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    Feeling ignorant!! Can someone please tell me what MsJ's workout is that many of you seem to be doing??
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited June 2015
    emmab0902 wrote: »
    Feeling ignorant!! Can someone please tell me what MsJ's workout is that many of you seem to be doing??

    Link to her Post. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10164950/swim-workouts/p1
    Short swim today, to many life conflicts. 750m: 500 breast, 100 back, 150 free. Was dragging the piano today.
  • Kida_Adeylne
    Kida_Adeylne Posts: 201 Member
    I've been having a hard time keeping myself motivated to get to the pool (which is stupid, because I love swimming and shouldn't need motivation). But I made it today to a 50m lane swim. 2km in 1 hour. Times were a bit slower, but I really liked the long course. I start open water practice on Thursday.
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,281 Member
    Kida_Adeylne wrote: »
    I've been having a hard time keeping myself motivated to get to the pool (which is stupid, because I love swimming and shouldn't need motivation). But I made it today to a 50m lane swim. 2km in 1 hour. Times were a bit slower, but I really liked the long course. I start open water practice on Thursday.

    Oooh, I would love to try out a 50m lane! Well, on a good day I would. Today was pretty good. MsJ's workout and it went well. The back kick drills kick my butt (literally) and my hamstrings and my abs. I'm still not a straight swimmer on my back. I find that when I focus on the ceiling, it can actually be worse. I sometimes find myself just swimming, and feeling much more relaxed and straighter. Overthinking it, probably.
  • panhandle8
    panhandle8 Posts: 65 Member
    Pretty good swim today. Mixed in back kick drills, plain 'ole laps, and 16x50 sprints.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    juliet3455 wrote: »
    emmab0902 wrote: »
    Feeling ignorant!! Can someone please tell me what MsJ's workout is that many of you seem to be doing??

    Link to her Post. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10164950/swim-workouts/p1

    Thanks heaps

    Tonight's swim

    2100SCM
    Masters
    Aim: no idea!!

    2x 225 as 100 free 50 br 50 back 25 fly

    8x50 kick fly on back/front

    3x200 pull on 3.15

    10x
    10 pullups on block
    swim 12.5m
    5 squat jumps
    swim 12.5m
    run 12.5m
    underwater 12.5m
    (20s rest between)

    5x50 mixup ie different stroke for arms/legs

    100 easy
  • mpeters1965
    mpeters1965 Posts: 370 Member
    Woke up 10 minutes late! Forgot to set the alarm but made it anyway. About 1750 yds with two IM sets in there (with a 15 sec rest after fly). The high school kids are starting to swim at 7am now and they take up about half the pool. I need to work on getting done before they get in and the rest of us get kicked into the other lanes. No complaints from me about them though. Seeing that many teens and preteens up early doing something healthy appeals to the mom in me.

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