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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    @emmab0902 Like I said on the News Feed ???? Being Too Slow and they DQ. Seems wrong.
    Your Gold to your MFP friends Miss E.
    Silver in the 400 free - most excellent.

    I could understand a DQ for rolling to early and taking to many front crawl stroke's before flipping or dolphin to far off the wall. Not for gliding too long.
  • aliciamariaq
    aliciamariaq Posts: 272 Member
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    I have never HEARD of that! It definitely slows you down so doesn't make much sense. Did you maybe roll too much while you were gliding?

    Excellent job on the 400 Free! Don't let this DQ get you down for your next races. Just put it behind you and focus on tomorrow.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    @aliciamariaq it was gliding into the wall. No rolling no extra strokes or kicking. Gutted.
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
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    4.25 miles this morning.
    Mix of sprints and pacing the first half.
    All pacing second half.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
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    75 minutes at my usual pace, so I'm guestimating the distance at 1.5 miles or so
  • Bruceapple
    Bruceapple Posts: 2,026 Member
    edited April 2017
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    GO Emma, GO, Congratulations!!! good swimming on PR and despite your DQ, you are our Hero!!

    Swam: 1 mile today @ 63 minutes
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    All finished! Glad to be done and have just pigged out at an all you can eat buffet lol.

    Results were

    200IM 6th. 2.56 - new PB by 11s
    400 free 2nd. 5.31 - new PB by 19s
    100 back 3rd (but DQ). 1.20 - new PB by 7s
    200 back 2nd. 2.54 - new PB by 10s
    400IM 2nd. 6.18 - new PB by 19s
  • aliciamariaq
    aliciamariaq Posts: 272 Member
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    Wow! Way to drop your times Emma!
    Congratulations for your awesome results!
  • nuffer
    nuffer Posts: 402 Member
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    Impressive time drops, Emma. Wow!
    Yesterday was the first time I've combined bike commuting (10 miles each way) with an evening swim. Felt great but definitely slower in the water.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
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    Just keep swimmin, swimmin, swimminn. 3 days in a row at 1.5 miles each!
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    @emmab0902 Impressive list of PB's. Loved the Feast after the competition.

    Last night of Adult Swim Club last night.
    10 minute sessions. Different drill sets in each session.
    This was planned so each person got 10 minutes of one-on-one time with the instructor/coach.
    My 10 minutes was spent working on my front crawl - 3 stroke breathing. My left side my roll is chopped/more like a snap turn than a roll causing breathing cycle issues after a while. The coach also put me in the Finis Forearm Swim Fulcrum aid1zwrlz9expg4.jpg
    as I still drop my left wrist just before hand entry which acts like a parking brake and causes a huge storm of bubbles on that side.
    Mixed drills for the rest of the session.
    10 minute swim - Choice stroke. Managed 450m
    10 minute Kick Drill set, choice of kicks. Front 3 x 50m, Back 3 x 50m. Mixed the back between the 50 front sets.
    10 minute Drill set. Finger drag, Pull Buoy Breathing - 4 stroke all left (weak) side, One arm Back, Back Lane Rope Pull.
    10 minutes of flip turn practise with dolphin out from the wall.
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,262 Member
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    Got my mile in before class (do I ever write anything else??). I'm working on more kicks. When I started swimming, part of my exhaustion was just due to bad form/technique. I was kicking as if I was being chased by a shark. I reduced my kick to a 2-beat kick which helped immensely. However, I have a weak kick... So I've tried to up it to a 6-beat kick which is starting to feel better. I'll have to see if I'm any faster though. Switching things up and focusing on something new always makes the laps pass by quicker, which is good :)
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    2000m

    400 free

    400 back

    400 kick

    6x 100 free on 1.45 as #1-5 sub 1.25 and #6 sub 1.20

    200 warmdown
  • nuffer
    nuffer Posts: 402 Member
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    No, I did not swim. I walked 5+ miles in a homeward direction as an alternate activity. The pool is closed for maintenance until next Sunday. So I hit the bricks (actually a very nice trail) with a brisk stroll and a favorite podcast. Very much looking forward to getting back in the tank next week!
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    Looking at the results for the open water swimming. The man who won the 2.5km swim only took 55.36.....in the 85-89 year ago group!!!!

    And the winner of the 75-79 age group only took 46 minutes. That is beyond exceptional. Amazing!!!!! :astonished:
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    edited April 2017
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    Ben busy the last few days getting yard work taken care of before smoother mouth long China trip that starts tomorrow.
    I'm hoping to get a swim in today.
    Gotta pack first.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
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    Went yesterday and today-- 70 minutes Monday, 75 minutes today.
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
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    4 miles in the China pool.
    Actually had the lane to myself most of the first hour.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    1700m

    First swim in a week and I could tell!

    400 free

    200 kick

    10x 50 back on 1.10 holding sub 45

    200 free

    200 kick

    200 warmdown
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    2400m with the old masters crew

    350 warmup as 200 free 25 back 100 br 25 back

    6x 100 free on 2.00 holding 1.25 or below

    8x 75 as back/br/free on 1.30 holding 1.10

    6x 100 kick with fins alt free and fly/back

    250 warmdown

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