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Did you swim today?
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Sprints today!
Tried something different. 30 x 50 on about 1:15 to 1:30! With an additional 90 second rest between each 500.
It was tiring to say the least!0 -
Swam 1 mile a couple of days ago. Was late to work so I swam really fast and skipped the whirlpool afterwards and my neck and shoulder muscles are still sore and tight. This gives me another reason for why I like swimming long distances.
Have a great weekend, everyone!0 -
Went in for the early bird 6 am swim. As Panda put it Chaos. Went from 3 per lane to 7 per lane back to 3 up to 5 etc. Only managed 750m. After getting kicked by 2 breaststrokers and had some backstrokers wandering around and hitting everyone I said fubar and went to the Hot Tub.
New Life guard and didn't seem to care.0 -
Great work, Everybody - it's great seeing so much swimming going on!!!!!
@ Bruce - Sorry to hear about the shoulder, get it the rest it needs & you'll be back better than ever.....0 -
Did my Swim for a Mile event today. Olympic pool is amazing but I did notice a difference in my time. Did it in 49 minutes flat, a little slower than usual but for someone who struggled to do 200m back in February I'm delighted!0
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mpeters1965 wrote: »Well done, Emma! You should be delighted.
Thanks so much, I'm thrilled.Slower because half as many flip-turns/push-offs?
That was probably a factor but I found that I struggled with my pace for the first 400...it actually took the longest to do. Once I got into it I increased my speed. First 400 took nearly 15 minutes as I was all over the place with my pace. The next three 400s were around 11 each.
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Thanks Mac, se you when I can.0
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63 minutes ...0
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2500SCM
50ish minutes
1000 as
250 free
100 back
100 free
100 br
100 free
100 kick
250 free
4x100 IMRO on 1:50
100 kick
2x200 pull
100 kick
4x50 IMO
4x25 long dog
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1600yds/45 minutes at the Y. I don't usually swim on Saturdays but figured I would check out the 8-10 am lap swim. It was great! I'm usually done swimming as the sun is rising so it seemed really bright out and since I didn't go until 8:20, I had breakfast and coffee beforehand. Next time I will skip the second cup of coffee! It was sloshing around a bit.0
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mpeters1965 wrote: »Well done, Emma! You should be delighted.
Thanks so much, I'm thrilled.Slower because half as many flip-turns/push-offs?
That was probably a factor but I found that I struggled with my pace for the first 400...it actually took the longest to do. Once I got into it I increased my speed. First 400 took nearly 15 minutes as I was all over the place with my pace. The next three 400s were around 11 each.
If they give you warm up time before the event, that's a great time to work that out. I also think that, now that you have 1 under your belt, you'll be able to pace yourself the way you want. Great job, looking forward to hearing about more events
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250 free, 250 breast, 250 back, sprints 100 free, 100 breast, 100 back. Well I wouldn't really call my 100 back a sprint it's more like survival.
400 in 10 minutes would qualify for Life Guard.First 400 took nearly 15 minutes as I was all over the place with my pace. The next three 400s were around 11 each.
What a Speed Demon.2500SCM 50ish minutes. 200 easy0 -
300 m in 30 mins, aiming for 350m my next swim session. Great job everyone0
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Swam for a bit over an hour. Warm up, kick w/fins, sprint intervals, and a hasty cool down.0
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I dithered around in my head (in my bed) yesterday morning before work. Finally used my old trick of telling myself that if the pool was packed, I could just sit in the hot tub. It always gets me out of bed, and I never just sit in the hot tub... Managed to get 45 minutes in (wasted 15 minutes talking myself into going).
Snuck 30 min in this morning before class. I could feel this week's workouts. I really love the feel of the water, but don't want to neglect rest days. And a holiday weekend means that the pool will be really empty. I always want to take advantage of that. Maybe it's a good time to work on my backstroke. I'm still all over the place.0 -
AquaticQuests wrote: »
IMRO is reverse medley order
IMO is medley order
Long dog is a drill like dog paddle but full stroke0 -
62 minutes ...did elliptical yesterday ...been doing 3:1 crawl:other for a week, planning to up to 5:1 tomorrow. just keeping up with my crawl ratio is starting to feel like counting laps.0
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500 free, 250 breast, 250 back, kick drills 100 free, 100 breast, 100 dolphin0
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Swam on Saturday but forget what I did except I was in the pool for an hour.
Was at work today (UK holiday) so printed out a free pass for the City branch of my gym - they told me on the phone that it was a 20m pool so I wanted to check it out to see if it was worth upgrading my membership to include this branch (If I joined City I could use my local gym for free, but I can't use City on my current membership). But when I got there and saw the pool it was only 16m as confirmed by the lifeguard. What a con. Glad I had a free go to try it out but there is no way I am paying £30 a month more for a smaller pool.....1 -
Swam 5 miles continuous in 167 minutes. Next goal is 10k noncontinuous, then continuous.0
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Great job everyone!Swam on Saturday but forget what I did except I was in the pool for an hour.
Was at work today (UK holiday) so printed out a free pass for the City branch of my gym - they told me on the phone that it was a 20m pool so I wanted to check it out to see if it was worth upgrading my membership to include this branch (If I joined City I could use my local gym for free, but I can't use City on my current membership). But when I got there and saw the pool it was only 16m as confirmed by the lifeguard. What a con. Glad I had a free go to try it out but there is no way I am paying £30 a month more for a smaller pool.....
I couldn't swim in 16m pool, unless I'm just doing short intense sprints throughout!
Great milestone Robertus!Swam 5 miles continuous in 167 minutes. Next goal is 10k noncontinuous, then continuous.
Great attitude and determination Alicia!aliciab307 wrote: »300 m in 30 mins, aiming for 350m my next swim session. Great job everyone
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62 minutes ..first 5:1 crawl ratio day0
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Noon hour Swim 50 lengths. 1250 meters. 250 free, 250 breast, 250 free, 250 back, 250 free.
Finally cooled off tonight from the 30/32 Celsius ( 90 F ) temps we have been having.
So I did a Trial Pace test tonight after work for the local Sprint Triathlon.
pomeroyinnandsuitesraceseries.ca/pages/peace_river
Thanks to my local swim Buddy Kevin ( not MFP ) who threw down the challenge at 4:00pm, after I had already completed my swim for the day.
750 m swim in 18:30.
10 km Bike in 28 :24
5 km run in 30:47.
So my next Trial Pace will be with a 20 km bike ride to mirror the Sprint triathlon distances.
Was pretty slow on my bike tonight - fighting the Top Ring - Hope for better on my next ride.
The first 50-100 steps in the run were clumsy- its like my feet wanted to continue doing the motion of pedalling the bike.0 -
Swam on Saturday but forget what I did except I was in the pool for an hour.
Was at work today (UK holiday) (If I joined City I could use my local gym for free, but I can't use City on my current membership). But when I got there and saw the pool it was only 16m as confirmed by the lifeguard. What a con. Glad I had a free go to try it out but there is no way I am paying £30 a month more for a smaller pool.....
UK Holiday - Queen Victoria's Birthday?
£30 a month, = $57.05 Cad/month. Makes me realize that my $275.00 Cad/year is a steal of a deal, especially when I get 10% discount at other local ( 100 km radius ) community pools.
16m Pool = Wall push, glide, 7 strokes and turn. Never heard of a pool that short except in Hotels.
Great Plan Aliciab adding small increments to your distance until you get up to a nice workout.aliciab307 wrote: »300 m in 30 mins, aiming for 350m my next swim session. Great job everyone
Holiday are you in the UK also?girlwithcurls2 wrote: »I dithered around in my head (in my bed) yesterday morning before work. . Managed to get 45 minutes in (wasted 15 minutes talking myself into going).
Snuck 30 min in this morning before class. And a holiday weekend means that the pool will be really empty. I always want to take advantage of that. Maybe it's a good time to work on my backstroke. I'm still all over the place.
Backstroke all over the place. That's one I understand - I find that I won't do Backstroke unless I am all alone in the lane - I tend to wander from side to side really bad. There is only one lane that has any structure on the ceiling to use as a guide to keep us in a straight line.
Can't even imagine doing/trying a 5 mile ( 8km ) 320 lengths or a 10 mile - great work Robertus.Swam 5 miles continuous in 167 minutes. Next goal is 10k noncontinuous, then continuous.stephenrhinton wrote: »62 minutes ..first 5:1 crawl ratio day
Great Improvements Stephen. Look back at where you started from and copy it into an excel sheet and its easy to see that you are doing pretty d@m good.0 -
Masters - 1 hour. Nice morning out. The sun looked pretty as it was coming up. It's one of the reasons I like to swim early in the morning.1
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Fantastic swimming, Folks!!! Especially with holiday weekends in the U.K. & the U.S.
Back in today after a week off, spots have healed enough that they didn't sting from the chlorine. Did my all freestyle workout today & felt surprisingly strong, as though I hadn't missed any time at all (we'll see how it feels tomorrow, especially when it's time for I.M.'s): 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 1500, 1000, 500, 250 yards (6500 total) in 114 minutes.....0 -
Great to have you back in the pool, Macstraw. IMs are evil. Just sayin'0
