Did you swim today?
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Masters
8X50 as 4 free 4 choice on 60
20 minute continuous freestyle (1350m)
2X75 free max on 3.00 (54 then 53)
2X50 free max on 2.30 (35 then 34)
2X25 free max on 60 (16 then 15)
*all of these from push no dive
100 easy
6X50 kick
50 easy
My coach has made a bet with me that I can do a 1.10 for 100 free which I find laughable as my PB (this millennium) is 1.13.5!!
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750m for me this morning. Forgot to check the clock, but took between 25 - 30 min. As I am usually limited by time, I have decided to work on technique and speed over the next month or two. I will limit myself to 30 min for a while and see whether I can increase distance.0
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Dang Girl you are FASSSST.2500SCM Masters
20 minute continuous freestyle (1350m)
My coach has made a bet with me that I can do a 1.10 for 100 free which I find laughable as my PB (this millennium) is 1.13.5!!
I would suggest some Kick lengths and then experiment with different drills and strokes, you will naturally find what helps you improve.girlwithcurls2 wrote: »My Finis burners came in the mail. Now I'm not sure what to do with them... swim some without them? Swim entirely with them? .
I feel your pain. My pool ( 6 blocks away from my house ) closes for the whole month of September. Unfortunately the other 2 Local Community pools ( 1 hour drive ) also close at the same time to take advantage of the specialized Water Plant, Electrical, and Structural workers that travel from community to community in a coordinated plan. Cuts down on the net cost but extends the downtime by a week. Have to do the Road Trip to the big International Competition rated pool 2 hours drive ( one way ) so I don't get much water time in September unless I have work in the area.girlwithcurls2 wrote: »One more week and then they close the pool for two weeks to drain it, make repairs and clean it. I might go bananas. I know there is another pool around here somewhere...
Its where I was yesterday - ropes were set in the 50m length, 3m depth and colder because it is soooo big. Managed 80 lengths/60 minutes = 2000m. It was a good swim and for me fast from start to finish.
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I have got to get back in the pool. Thursday I was recovering from camp and yesterday I was just lazy. Today we have a family event in the afternoon followed by a dinner party in the evening, but I think if I take my stuff to the family event I can stop at the pool in between the two.
Great swims, everyone!0 -
backstroke, 47 minute mile, 2000m total in 61 minutes, 19 sprint lengths (475m) ...0
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Short course yards, total 3,050 yards, about 45 minutes or so.
500 EZ warm-up
600 reverse IM order (150 of each stroke broken down into 50 kick / 75 drill / 25 swim)
400 pull breathing every 3 / 5 / 7 / 9 per each 100 (paddles and buoy)
Main Set:
6x100's on 1:20 descending 1-5
6x50's on :35 holding at :30 or under
6x25's on :30 - odds EZ, evens sprint
300 kick (50 hard, 25 EZ)
200 EZ
....then 20 minutes of band work. Hate it, but have to do it for my broken shoulders.
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rosebarnalice wrote: »
Exactly
They really don't understand how dangerous it is to swim in these pools. They say "that how things are in China" as the excuse for everything bad here. Of course. It is China. Maybe they believe it is 'elitist' to actually provide a safe space for people that want to swim as opposed to a 'people's pool' where everyone is it equal risk of getting hurt. Ha!0 -
mpeters1965 wrote: »Some weeks are like that Stephen. You just start over and try again.
I started my swim off this morning with good humor and effort but it fizzled not quite half way through. I got a cramp (still have it) in my upper arm and at first I swam through it. Then I switched strokes. Then I gave up. No idea of yardage. Maybe 45 minutes or so. Sigh. Let's hope the day goes uphill from here.
The important thing is you swam anyway! (Try bananas before swimming. Seriously. I've had two other people suggest them to me for cramps!)
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I'm nowhere near as impressive as any of you, in time or distance, but yesterday was a first for me in temperature! I started swimming regularly on July 6 and have since mostly had warm weather -- and had only swam in an indoor pool when it rained. Yesterday, I braved the cold (17 Celsius (62.5 Fahrenheit) and rain and swam outside for 45 minutes (1200 meters)! I was proud of myself for being motivated enough to go. That's my fear come winter and so far, so good.
I'm also stoked that I was able to book two private classes for this coming Thursday and Friday so I can start to swim freestyle. I tried yesterday, but my breathing is too off and I'm sure my form is, too. Better to start off right rather than get into a bad habit from beginning.0 -
LCroissant wrote: »I'm nowhere near as impressive as any of you, in time or distance, but yesterday was a first for me in temperature! I started swimming regularly on July 6 and have since mostly had warm weather -- and had only swam in an indoor pool when it rained. Yesterday, I braved the cold (17 Celsius (62.5 Fahrenheit) and rain and swam outside for 45 minutes (1200 meters)! I was proud of myself for being motivated enough to go. That's my fear come winter and so far, so good.
I'm also stoked that I was able to book two private classes for this coming Thursday and Friday so I can start to swim freestyle. I tried yesterday, but my breathing is too off and I'm sure my form is, too. Better to start off right rather than get into a bad habit from beginning.
Nice work! Living in a warm climate has made me a big baby when it comes to the cold. Can't wait to hear how the lessons go.0 -
1850m, 61 minutes, mixed strokes, 15 sprint lengths0
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I haven't been posting my swims because I've been going in the evening. I come home, eat dinner, zone out, and collapse into bed.
But I've been building up. Today I did 1,100 yards, still in the lake. Sets of 50 free/50 breast because I still need some sort of break. It took me almost an hour, but I'm still thrilled. I only just started back 8 days ago, and with my health issues, I was worried my body would be very slow to build up. Feels so good to be swimming again!0 -
Awesome swims, guys and gals!! Wow! I have been gone for a week, so no swimming until tomorrow. I'm not sure I've had a week off since they closed the pool a year ago for maintenance. I can sneak one week in and then it closes again. I'm looking forward to getting into the water tomorrow! You guys are doing great! It's really motivating for me to read these 0
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Today was my first day in the pool in a week. I started off doing a mile, sprinting the lap at the end of each quarter mile.
And then. Halfway through lap 22 (of 36), I get to the end of the pool and am greeted by lifeguards who tell me they're clearing the pool and maybe I'd like to sit in the hot tub while I wait for it to be reopened? Um, ok...so I get out, stand around at the end of the pool. I start to realize they've cleared the diving well and the lap pool, they've blocked it off so no one can get to those areas, and the only people they've let hang out are the 4 of us who were swimming laps. One of the other lap swimmers is talking with two of the lifeguards, so I wander over just in time to realize it's something gross. I ask the other swimmer "do I want to know?" and he says, "no, you don't." Then I see the lifeguard bring out some crazy equipment I've never seen before...and don some blue plastic gloves...and I decided that I didn't really need to finish my swim and went to take a shower. <shudder> Hopefully I can get the image out of my head before tomorrow's swim!0 -
2300SCM
Masters
400 as 100 free 100 br 100 back 100 fly
8X50 free on 60 steady
12X25 as odds front scull evens feet first scull on back
4X100 free as broken 50s ie 10s rest after 50 and 1.20 rest between each 100.
50s times were:
35, 37, 35, 36, 35, 36, 34, 36
400 free
300 back
100 easy
Good session!
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I woke up this morning to my alarm and rain. In my mind I thought that meant no swimming (because in Florida, rain is accompanied by lightning and thunder 95% of the time) and promptly fell back asleep for 25 minutes. When I woke the second time I realized that it was just raining and decided to go for it. I like swimming in the rain. I got to the pool and it turns out we were swimming indoors because it was raining hard enough that the guards couldn't see the bottom of the outdoor pool. There was only one other person there though so I had plenty of room. 300 warm up, 3 - 150's (kick, drill, swim by 50), 200 pull, 100 kick, 3 x 50 sprints and a 100 cool down. So 1300 yds in about 35 minutes.
Emma - those times are just about half mine. Way to go, speedy!
LauraRae - Yuck. Just, yuck.
CanDoGal - Nice work!0 -
850m in 30 min today. Pretty slow compared to you guys, but a personal best for me0
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giftbouquets wrote: »850m in 30 min today. Pretty slow compared to you guys, but a personal best for me
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Actually got in 5km after work. Pool was less crowded too. Still way warm.
At the 4km a Chinese man wanted to 'race'. He beat me easily on the first 100m. But we touched nearly same time at 200m. I beat him to 300m because he stopped after 200m
He was all smiles when i showed him my lap counter after 50 Laps. He told me he could only do 2km.
More people doing freestyle today.
Only got hit in the head once. So it was a good swim.0 -
Slow and steady: 1/2 mile @ 35 minutes0
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Actually got in 5km after work. Pool was less crowded too. Still way warm.
At the 4km a Chinese man wanted to 'race'. He beat me easily on the first 100m. But we touched nearly same time at 200m. I beat him to 300m because he stopped after 200m
He was all smiles when i showed him my lap counter after 50 Laps. He told me he could only do 2km.
More people doing freestyle today.
Only got hit in the head once. So it was a good swim.
Hit in the head? By what?0 -
Squoze in in a 2500 between two meetings, thanks to a very understanding dean who with whom I met having come STRAIGHT from the pool-- hair still wet, face still red with afterburn, and guzzling water from her fancy-schmancy 5 gallon water cooler thingy like a parched puppy!0
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Swam 1,100 yards again today. I went earlier, so at a different time in relation to my thyroid meds. It was unpleasant - felt like my muscles were asleep the whole time. But I was determined, and kept going. Slowly, but still kept going.
Earlier means more kids. I didn't get hit in the head, but twice I almost collided with kids swimming through my lane. Fishgutzy, you're dedicated.0 -
TheFranLover wrote: »Actually got in 5km after work. Pool was less crowded too. Still way warm.
At the 4km a Chinese man wanted to 'race'. He beat me easily on the first 100m. But we touched nearly same time at 200m. I beat him to 300m because he stopped after 200m
He was all smiles when i showed him my lap counter after 50 Laps. He told me he could only do 2km.
More people doing freestyle today.
Only got hit in the head once. So it was a good swim.
Hit in the head? By what?
By another swimmer. No lane ropes here in China. No etiquette. People swim across the lanes. Diagonal. Stand around in the lanes.
Defensive swimming takes some of the fun out. Have keep my eyes forward more than I do at my Y back home. Strains my neck a little too.
But it is marginally better than not swimming at all.0 -
At the 4km a Chinese man wanted to 'race'. He beat me easily on the first 100m. But we touched nearly same time at 200m. I beat him to 300m because he stopped after 200m
He was all smiles when i showed him my lap counter after 50 Laps. He told me he could only do 2km.
Hey you made a friend, proves that True Swimmers are decent anywhere in the world. Hopefully he shows up again and the 2 of you can take over one outside lane - even if only for a short time- 200m - challenge him to a 300m swim.0 -
juliet3455 wrote: »At the 4km a Chinese man wanted to 'race'. He beat me easily on the first 100m. But we touched nearly same time at 200m. I beat him to 300m because he stopped after 200m
He was all smiles when i showed him my lap counter after 50 Laps. He told me he could only do 2km.
Hey you made a friend, proves that True Swimmers are decent anywhere in the world. Hopefully he shows up again and the 2 of you can take over one outside lane - even if only for a short time- 200m - challenge him to a 300m swim.
I challenged him to push himself to 5km. He said, as best as I could understand, that he can swim 2km total. I said if I can do 5km, he surely can. 0 -
1650m, 62 minutes, 14 sprint laps, mixed strokes ...little bit of a lazy swim today ...0
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Short swim today with no real plan/goal. 750m mixed strokes. On the Taper from Swimming, Biking and Running for Sunday Morning Sprint Triathlon.0
