Did you swim today?
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Did a mile in the pool. Felt pretty good. No elbow issues, shoulder a little weak but no pain. Nice to see Ms Cheshirecatastrophe paid a visit and some other new faces. Doing a triathlon (Olympic distance, not Ironman) next month.0
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1900 yds mixed swim, pull, kick sets - all freestyle. About 55 minutes. Felt good!0
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2.5 km 57 min0
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2500 yards in about 65 minutes. 500 kickback + 2000 mixed freestyle, back, breast0
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5 miles plus 4 laps.0
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AquaticQuests wrote: »blackcoffeeandcherrypie wrote: »Joined my local gym and went swimming today and last 3 days. Did a mile in about an hour each day. Starting to feel faster in the water. Overtook a guy in the fast lane today! :-D
Welcome back to swimming bccp!!!
Thank you! Been swimming 8 days on the run, I feel really strong in the water and my time has dropped to 51 minutes per mile. Onwards and upwards!
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Another full mile today, and I did 1/3 mile freestyle, nonstop! I'm getting stronger
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Another full mile today, and I did 1/3 mile freestyle, nonstop! I'm getting stronger
That's fantastic! I think I'm over my mental hump and ready to just keep swimming. I tried again last night to see if I could get 500 yards in before class. I lost count of my laps! I think it was between 500-700. I'm not sure. But I was thrilled. Again, I stopped because class began, but it's so nice to know that I can just swim. I would have kept going, but the class is an 11 week summer progression, working on core strength, upper body strength, and cardio through intervals. I've noticed a difference, so I want to continue. Besides, the people are great, and the instructor is so knowledgeable.
Great swims, people!0 -
Didn't get to the pool before work today. Finger crossed that lightening won't stop me from swimming after work.
Got to bed way to late.
I wish I had pried myself out. Could have dropped a couple more water pounds before the weigh in at the doctors office 0 -
I so did not want to swim today. And then I was just going to do a quick workout. And then it turned into a mile. Is it safe to say I'm hooked?
1/3 mile
3:30 rest
1/3 mile
3:30 rest
1/3 mile
All freestyle, nonstop within the set. Total time in the water - 50 minutes. Active swimming time - 43 minutes.0 -
2500 yards in 70 minutes. 500 kick, 20000 mixed free back breast0
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I so did not want to swim today. And then I was just going to do a quick workout. And then it turned into a mile. Is it safe to say I'm hooked?
1/3 mile
3:30 rest
1/3 mile
3:30 rest
1/3 mile
All freestyle, nonstop within the set. Total time in the water - 50 minutes. Active swimming time - 43 minutes.
I've had that happen so often. I don't want to go. I tell myself I'm gonna swim for 10 minutes, whether I want to or not. An hour later, I don't want to get out.
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Haven't been in the water for a few days. Stumbled on this article in the Triatholon group and thought it would be interesting for some people.
http://www.finalsurge.com/blog/article/why-we-train-swim-different0 -
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Masters
First swim in two weeks during which I discovered I have completely lost all ability to pace lol.
400 warmup as
100 swim 100 kick 100 pull 100 swim
8x75 free on 1.30
4x100 IM 10s rest
2 sets of
4x50 free 90% effort with 10s rest
2x25 free easy
4x50 IM 90% effort 10s rest
(The 50s IM were 12.5m each stroke)
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All of our talk of mile swims lately got it into my head that I should swim one so after a quick warm up, I swam a mile. 43:38. I have trouble keeping up a steady pace for that long. My split times at 550 and 1,100 yds were 14:15 and 29:00.
I'm out of the pool until next Wednesday for some traveling. Next week I also start working with a personal trainer that I met with last night. We talked quite a bit about making sure my shoulders were strong enough to stave off some of the repetitive motion injuries that swimmers are prone to. He called it "prehab", which I thought was a good way to look at it. Not that I am putting in the mileage that some of you are doing, but I would like to swim until I die. I'm also looking forward to a more focused dry-land workout plan.
Laura - Definitely hooked!0 -
4 mile wake up call 0
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juliet3455 wrote: »Haven't been in the water for a few days. Stumbled on this article in the Triatholon group and thought it would be interesting for some people.
http://www.finalsurge.com/blog/article/why-we-train-swim-different
Very interesting article! I have tried to explain this to triathletes that are not originally swimmers.0 -
I'm the 2000 yard guyaliciamariaq wrote: »
Very interesting article! I have tried to explain this to triathletes that are not originally swimmers.
But I find that my pace doesn't slow much at all, when I'm focused and I count strokes. When my stroke count goes +1 I know I lost focus on that length.
Today I was able to extend myself more and kept my average strokes per length under 20. Even had some 18's in there Not bad consider 6 months ago I was a consistent 24.
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I'm the 2000 yard guyaliciamariaq wrote: »
Very interesting article! I have tried to explain this to triathletes that are not originally swimmers.
But I find that my pace doesn't slow much at all, when I'm focused and I count strokes. When my stroke count goes +1 I know I lost focus on that length.
Today I was able to extend myself more and kept my average strokes per length under 20. Even had some 18's in there Not bad consider 6 months ago I was a consistent 24.
Well I guess it's all relative, given that your usual swim is over 4000, then guess it still holds, sort of. I remember training for a 4.5 mile open water bay swim and I did do interval training but it was sets of 800s rather than 100s or 200s.0 -
I did swim today. 70 lengths. I was a bit slower in the water than usual, due to feeling sore from some extra exercise yesterday so I took it easy. I was surprised to find how easy it was to do 70 lengths within an hour. Previously I used to struggle to do 60 lengths an hour but I guess it gets easier the more often I go :-)0
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aliciamariaq wrote: »
Well I guess it's all relative, given that your usual swim is over 4000, then guess it still holds, sort of. I remember training for a 4.5 mile open water bay swim and I did do interval training but it was sets of 800s rather than 100s or 200s.
I'm also not training for any event. Just burning stored energy )
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2500 yards. 500 kickback + 2000 mixed free, breast, back.
On the interval discussion, I had a master's trainer many years back that more or less agreed with TJ Fry's argument about interval training helping you recover and also keep your stroke mechanics solid. He did have us do ling sets in occasion, but mix up our strokes to get what he called the "microrecovery" that you get from a brief 5 second rest between sets. Based on that, I basically do a 2000 long set of : 150 free 25 breast 25 back 25 breast 25 back-- and repeat that 8x. Then finish off with 500 kickboard for strength training.0 -
Darn Triathlon practise's, 750m in 19:20. 10 km bike ride in 30 minutes. A nasty crosswind/headwind so it was a little slow.0
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I did! I live on an island and we have some amazing swimming spots. I recently came across a hidden gem...a pond with so many rules enforced most people don't go except to exercise. No jumping off the dock, no touching the pond bottom, no loud noises. And I absolutely love it. It's quiet and serene and an awesome spot to swim. I swam the length back and forth which took me about 25 minutes and then just swam around the dock after will be going tomorrow too! 0
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No swim today, unless you count the pool of sweat I'm currently swimming in. Ugh, it's bloody hot.
The husband's vehicle broke down and won't be repaired until Monday so we're working with just one vehicle. He's taking my truck tomorrow so I think I'm going to have to swim crazy early tomorrow. Otherwise I'll have to ride my bike to the pool and home again...which means I'd probably need to shorten up my swim to accommodate because oy. The hills I'd have to climb on the bike suck on a regular day, I hate to think what it would be like after a normal swim workout.0 -
4 mile wake up. Love starting day that way.0
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I was thwarted in my attempt to swim yesterday (who closes a pool because it's too hot outside?!?!?!) so I made it up today. Still can't get a mile under 30 minutes. So I "punished" myself afterward with the way you get a mile under 30 minutes, that is, faster-paced short intervals. 2500 total (mile + intervals).
Debating whether to join the Y when my (free, university) pool closes next week. It's money...but it's a pool...but it's money...but swimming is good for me...urgh.0 -
Did a mile in the pool. Felt pretty good. No elbow issues, shoulder a little weak but no pain. Nice to see Ms Cheshirecatastrophe paid a visit and some other new faces. Doing a triathlon (Olympic distance, not Ironman) next month.
Thanks for the greeting. Triathlon! That's amazing!0 -
I so did not want to swim today. And then I was just going to do a quick workout. And then it turned into a mile. Is it safe to say I'm hooked?
1/3 mile
3:30 rest
1/3 mile
3:30 rest
1/3 mile
All freestyle, nonstop within the set. Total time in the water - 50 minutes. Active swimming time - 43 minutes.
Yay! I love it when that happens. I have that issue when I run. I tell myself to just get out the door, walk around the block, and I end up skipping the turn, continuing on, and getting a run in. Sometimes you literally just have to jump in!!
Swam 1000y continuous after some warm up. A quick break to grab a sip of water or adjust the goggles, but working on rhythm, body positioning, rotation, etc. Not always the prettiest swimmer in the pool, but working on it!!0
