Did you swim today?
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cheshirecatastrophe wrote: »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.
I can only get under 30 minutes if I use mid length fins for the whole swim
Unless my aging body thwarts my effort, I hope to get under 30 as well. I'd love to get down to 1:30 per 100yrds. (45 seconds per lap.)
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justbeachy01 wrote: »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!
That sounds wonderful, I'm so envious! Enjoy your lovely pool :-)
I did swim today but I mucked up the gym times and missed the lane swimming. Had to do an hour winding around people splashing and playing in the swim for everyone section, but at least I got it done.
Tomorrow is going to be challenging as I have an appointment I have to leave for quite early, so I need to get up and go swim pretty early to get it out of the way. Fingers crossed :-)0 -
2000m in 61 minutes ...47 minutes mile ...my 'personal best' ...but after like 6 weeks of drills it only a 1 minute improvement, so I'm fairly unhappy...0
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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.
I am doing a Sprint Triathlon at the end of August so I have a great respect for the Olympic or Ironman Distances.
750m free 18:40 ( Sprint Triathlon Practise ) plus I added on 250m breast, 250m back to cool off and get a full hour in the water.
A big hello and welcome to the new faces, Always looking for inspiration and workout ideas from the other water dogs.
Hang in there Stephen - I have had lots of Plateaus or training blocks ( swimming, running and biking ) where my progress seems to stop. That's when I would try to get some formal training/lessons. Usually by the time the lessons started I had all ready broke through the plateau. I find that my improvements will come in un-expected bursts - plateau - rapid gains - plateau.stephenrhinton wrote: »2000m in 61 minutes ...47 minutes mile ...my 'personal best' ...but after like 6 weeks of drills it only a 1 minute improvement, so I'm fairly unhappy...0 -
Wednesday: 25 min of sprints.
Thursday: 2.5 km in 57 min (and it was just an unbelievable struggle throughout - one of those days)! It really took mind over matter to get me through that one!
My weight has gone up by about 3-4 kilos over the last two months and stubbornly not dropped so I've been deliberately cutting back quite significantly on carbs, to try and bring the weight back down.
Having been in maintenance for a good while - I guess you can only have so many milkshakes and pizzas and all sorts, before the scale starts trending up!
Have a feeling that the low carb is impacting on my strength in the pool though! Which is ok while I lose.1 -
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Solo swim with the goal of clearing the head after a tough week including a young person I am supporting being diagnosed with secondary cancer0 -
Oops rest didn't post
200 free
200 back
200 free kick
200 back kick
200 free PB +15 (2.54)
200 back PB +15 (3.09)
200 free kick
200 back kick
400 mixed stroke
300 pull
2x100 IM
200 easy
I'd like to say I cleverly paced the 200s but truth is they just turned out to both be 15s over PB lol (was aiming for moderate pace)
Feel less stressed post swim0 -
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4 miles. All free. 3x2000 + 1050.
Total for the year, despite 2 effing months in China is 380.7 miles (612.7km)0 -
2500 yards0
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You guys. YOU GUYS!
I did it!!!!!! 42:42 nonstop freestyle mile.
I DID IT!
The funny thing is, I didn't intend to today. But I felt strong so I just kept going, and once I got to half a mile I figured, we'll might as well keep on! It got hard around lap 30 (36 is a mile) but I pushed through and I made it
Now it's back to interval training for a while, I think. Time to start working on cutting that mile time down.1 -
2 lengths of an Austrian lake - yay.
Mmm - ok I fess up. It was small, artificial and cold - basically a very pretty, landscaped dammed mountain stream with stunning mountain scenery. I probably did 60m, and only managed to get my head under the water for the last 5 m.
I loved the outdoor ness, but could not take the cold ...or the murky colour ... Tomorrow morning it's the expensive hotel poor next door!
Still the swimming of last year has put me in reasonably good shape for hiking in the Alps.
A 4 hour walk with 600m gain in height isn't too bad for someone gradually overcoming, please God, M E. And 2 more reasonable hikes the next 2 days too...
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Swam 50 minutes freestyle, then 10 minutes of kick boarding. God, how I hate kick boarding!0
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gentlygently wrote: »2 lengths of an Austrian lake - yay.
Mmm - ok I fess up. It was small, artificial and cold - basically a very pretty, landscaped dammed mountain stream with stunning mountain scenery. I probably did 60m, and only managed to get my head under the water for the last 5 m.
I loved the outdoor ness, but could not take the cold ...or the murky colour ... Tomorrow morning it's the expensive hotel poor next door!
Still the swimming of last year has put me in reasonably good shape for hiking in the Alps.
A 4 hour walk with 600m gain in height isn't too bad for someone gradually overcoming, please God, M E. And 2 more reasonable hikes the next 2 days too...
I. Am. So. Jealous. I lived in Germany for 8 years. I can vividly see what you are describing and I am wishing I could hike or swim with you! Enjoy!! Hiking the Alps...
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You guys. YOU GUYS!
I did it!!!!!! 42:42 nonstop freestyle mile.
I DID IT!
The funny thing is, I didn't intend to today. But I felt strong so I just kept going, and once I got to half a mile I figured, we'll might as well keep on! It got hard around lap 30 (36 is a mile) but I pushed through and I made it
Now it's back to interval training for a while, I think. Time to start working on cutting that mile time down.
YOU GO GIRL!. Now, like you said, speed it up!
No, really. You're awesome! 
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Masters Squad
2x50 free
2x50 back
2x (100 free 25 fly)
15x50 free as 8 on 55, 8 on 50 hold 40 or less
100 easy
8x75 as 25 free 25 fly kick on back 25 fly
4x50 back
4x100 as 2x50 IM
100 easy
Followed by 7.4km mixed swim to total 10km for this...
https://www.justgiving.com/Rosanna-Ogden-heartresearchuk-2015
Knackered!!!
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2600m
Masters Squad
2x50 free
2x50 back
2x (100 free 25 fly)
15x50 free as 8 on 55, 8 on 50 hold 40 or less
100 easy
8x75 as 25 free 25 fly kick on back 25 fly
4x50 back
4x100 as 2x50 IM
100 easy
Followed by 7.4km mixed swim to total 10km for this...
https://www.justgiving.com/Rosanna-Ogden-heartresearchuk-2015
Knackered!!!
10k?! Wow!!! Awesome work!!
Thursday was open water coaching. 1h One other person didn't have a wetsuit, though she normally does, so I want the only 'naked' swimmer. It was encouraging to me - I always feel so slow at these practices, but without a wetsuit we were close in speed.
Yesterday was a beach day. I spent probably 3-4 hours in the water and am as red as a lobster today.0 -
Well I'm lucky if I can complete 200 yards of kick boarding in 10 minutes so you're probably doing much better than me. I hate kick boarding!girlwithcurls2 wrote: »
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Well I'm lucky if I can complete 200 yards of kick boarding in 10 minutes so you're probably doing much better than me. I hate kick boarding!girlwithcurls2 wrote: »
This is me with a kickboard:
DANG, my arms are EXHAUSTED! A kick set is going to feel SO, SO GOOD. 5x100? Sure!
//50 yards later//
Okay, time to swim again.0 -
1900 m in 62 minutes, mixed strokes, 15 sprint laps ...The new routine seems to be working well I'm feeling challenged, breathing harder ...0
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I didn't have much time so did a mile-36 minutes, along with a warm up and fin work.0
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Some great swims by everyone. Love the Speed and Distances Personal Best's that people are hitting. Especially the new members and those fighting injuries.
Had a good swim yesterday but forgot to log it - 60 lengths - 1500m all front crawl 32 minutes, then 30 minutes of slow stroke drills. Fins doing Bi-lateral Breathing drill with 1 sec delay on pull. ( after fingers re-enter the water hold the arm on top the water and keep the body stretched out as long/tall as possible )
Really works the form on reducing drag caused by Body Mis-alignment.
Noon Hour Swim to-day. Slow drills - Breast stroke, Front Crawl and Backstroke.
No real counting or pattern, just out making circles in the pool. Also finished with a continuation of Yesterdays Drills, still a little weaker on my Left Shoulder and true Bi-lateral Breathing is throwing my flip turns out of sync.0 -
I swam today :-) Missed it yesterday due to pulling a muscle in my thigh so was really glad to get back into the pool today. Oh water, how I love thee! Did 60 minutes, 1500m. Would have liked to be faster but am happy that I just got out at all.0
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Great swims people!
Inspiring stuff!
FANTASTIC - love it when they creep up on you from nowhere!You guys. YOU GUYS!
I did it!!!!!! 42:42 nonstop freestyle mile.
I DID IT!
The funny thing is, I didn't intend to today. But I felt strong so I just kept going, and once I got to half a mile I figured, we'll might as well keep on! It got hard around lap 30 (36 is a mile) but I pushed through and I made it
Now it's back to interval training for a while, I think. Time to start working on cutting that mile time down.
10km - my goodness! Only ever done that once before!2600m
Masters Squad
2x50 free
2x50 back
2x (100 free 25 fly)
15x50 free as 8 on 55, 8 on 50 hold 40 or less
100 easy
8x75 as 25 free 25 fly kick on back 25 fly
4x50 back
4x100 as 2x50 IM
100 easy
Followed by 7.4km mixed swim to total 10km for this...
https://www.justgiving.com/Rosanna-Ogden-heartresearchuk-2015
Knackered!!!
You must have been knackered alright!
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Saturday morning: 30 min swim
Saturday evening: 15 min swim0 -
Had a good Noon Hour swim today after doing a 7km morning run with the local running club.
Pretty much a duplicate of yesterday. Slow drills - Breast stroke, Front Crawl and Backstroke.
Not really counting or doing any set patterns, just out making circles in the water.
Spent a lot of it in Fins doing Bi-lateral Breathing drill with 1 sec delay on pull keeping the body stretched out as long/tall as possible, really worked on my form trying to reduce the drag caused by Body Mis-alignment.
@LauraRae2 Woot Woot on your Free Style mile. A perfect example of drills improving your technique without you realizing it.
@stephenrhinton This is what you are waiting for the improvements/changes that sneak up on you.
@emmab0902 The Knackered - 10km I struggle running that far, I can't imagine swimming it.
@Kida_Adeylne The curse of a great day at the beach. "3-4 hours in the water and am as red as a lobster today"0 -
cheshirecatastrophe wrote: »
Well I'm lucky if I can complete 200 yards of kick boarding in 10 minutes so you're probably doing much better than me. I hate kick boarding!girlwithcurls2 wrote: »
This is me with a kickboard:
DANG, my arms are EXHAUSTED! A kick set is going to feel SO, SO GOOD. 5x100? Sure!
//50 yards later//
Okay, time to swim again.
Ha! I'm the same.
I managed 39 minutes today. I tried a new workout and it kicked my butt.
300 warmup
4×100 - 50 kick on side, 25 free, 25 breast
4×100 - count stroke on first 25 of each set. I was at 22, 23, 23, 24
There was more to the workout but I was running out of time and someone very slow decided to share my lane at that point so I did a 200 to cool down and called it a day. Seriously, she was slow - I lapped the woman on my cool down unintentionally! The worst part was I got out and realized there were TWO empty lanes, so I have no idea why she was sharing with me.
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4x75 as 2 free 1 br 1 back
2x100 IM
2x100 back
100 free timed (no dive)
200 easy
100 free timed (no dive)
200 easy
8x50 IMO
16x25 IMO
The 100s free I did 1.16 then 1.15 which is ok for me as my PB is 1.13.5 (with dive) and I've done bugger all training recently.
Also, orthopaedic surgeon today said still not enough pain for surgery. I suspect he's waiting for bicep tendon to fully rupture0
