Did you swim today?

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  • Bruceapple
    Bruceapple Posts: 2,026 Member
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    Today: 2 miles 72 minutes
  • Kida_Adeylne
    Kida_Adeylne Posts: 201 Member
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    After a whole week of being sick (and then making sure I was recovered) I got back in the pool today. *sigh* I was all antsy from not swimming. 2km in 60minutes, lots of drills with the hand paddles and sprints.
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
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    Great work, Folks!!!!

    All freestyle workout today: 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 1500, 1000, 500, 250 in 114 minutes...
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,276 Member
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    I was there. It felt like I forgot to tell my arms and legs what we were doing though. One of those days when it was all out of synch. I came home and put a bean in the jar though ;)
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    400 back, 400 breast, 300 front and 200 drills.
  • AquaticQuests
    AquaticQuests Posts: 945 Member
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    2.5 km 54:29 PB
  • Bruceapple
    Bruceapple Posts: 2,026 Member
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    Today: 2 miles 69 minutes
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
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    250 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 5 x 200 IM, 200 free, 3 x 200 IM, 2 x 100 IM, 1000 free, 500 free, 250 free in 1 month, 2 weeks, 4 days, 17 hours, 56 minutes & 31 seconds.....
  • AquaticQuests
    AquaticQuests Posts: 945 Member
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    Macstraw wrote: »
    250 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 5 x 200 IM, 200 free, 3 x 200 IM, 2 x 100 IM, 1000 free, 500 free, 250 free in 1 month, 2 weeks, 4 days, 17 hours, 56 minutes & 31 seconds.....
    Huh?
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
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    At least that's what it felt like - it was a real slog getting through it today......
  • gentlygently
    gentlygently Posts: 752 Member
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    Ok great - I can record what it felt like too! . But you, poor MacS, I had a good day....So my deeply modest 30 mins without any attempt to record distance (I was just trying out new swimming techniques from my lessons) was ofcourse also an hour of gliding super fast up and down, in my mind at least.

    Well done for sticking at it MacS! Hope tomorrow feels better.
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
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    Thanks, gently, glad you had a good day & I hope the same happens again next time for you :smile:
  • rolyh
    rolyh Posts: 51 Member
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    50 minutes 25m pool 2L kick, 2L breaststroke 2L back interspersed with 2L Free, 52L total. A Kick length takes forever! Hope its worth it.
  • Bruceapple
    Bruceapple Posts: 2,026 Member
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    Today: 2 miles 73 minutes
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
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    All freestyle today: 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 1500, 1000, 500, 250 - not quite as much of a slog as yesterday, but my arms still felt very heavy.....
  • Kida_Adeylne
    Kida_Adeylne Posts: 201 Member
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    1750m today - 1000m of that was continuous* which was farther than I've tried before. I was very much losing form by the end.

    *continuous with the exception of throwing a ball out of my lane and snarking at a kid for swimming into me. Is March break over yet?
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
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    Just my usual 6000. This time I stuck a 500 kickboard set in the middle. Otherwise all freestyle.
    Different paces, different stroke paces, and different emphasis.
    I've been trying to push myself a little more lately. Managed to maintain ~55 second laps for 20 laps, short stroke @ 24 stokes per length.
    Later, tried to hit the same time for 20 laps keeping stroke count as close to 20 as possible. Definitely feel the triceps more when I'm doing more reach.
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
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    You're feeling the triceps more because they have more of a chance to engage, they're necessary for the more powerful pull.....
  • AquaticQuests
    AquaticQuests Posts: 945 Member
    edited March 2015
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    40 min. Sprints.
    Picked up something. My left hand definitely cross over under the body when I'm breathing on the right. Spent time correcting that!
    Also spent time ensuring my whole body (primarily the back end below the waist) was higher up in the water.
    Also engaging my lower feet more with the kick and getting more of a feel for the water with my lower feet!
    I guess I must be adjusting if I can think of anything other than 'I'm going to die' during those sprints, let alone deficiencies in technique!
    I'm also thinking the sprinting accentuates and brings into sharper focus some of my shortcomings, making them perhaps easier to identify, then when I'm on slower but steady swim, where the shortcomings may go into hiding!
  • Macstraw
    Macstraw Posts: 896 Member
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    Nice workout, AQ!!!! I would bet when you feel the feet engaging you're pointing the toes back at the wall you just left.....