Anyone up for a swimming challenge?

This is going to be my practice today: (Total 2,750 yards)

Warm-up:
1x300 free swim
1x200 kick
1x200 IM drill
1x200 pull

Main Set - 2x Thru:
1x100 IM @ 1:40
4x25 Fly @ 0:30
2x 50 Back @ 0.50
1x100 Breast @ 1:55
1x200 Free Pull @ 3:00

50 easy

Challenge Set:
16x25 Fly swim @0:30 or 0:25 - depends on how I feel for interval, I'll let ya'll know tm.

1x200 warm down


My guess is that it will take me around 50-55 minutes. I am only going to take minimal breaks between sets and then of course stick to intervals to make sure it goes by quickly. Looking forward to it!

Thanks Emily for the practices for help!

Good morning! I'm off work today so I got to "sleep in" until 7 and headed to the pool a bit later than usual. Had someone swimming next to me who randomly decided to rest for 5 minutes and then sprint a 25 next to me while I was in the middle of a 300 free. Love it....not! I wanted very badly to say "if you want to race, let me know" but decided to keep my mouth shut

Anyways, I did my 16 X 25s fly this morning on :27. I know my intervals seem random, but I don't think I can make them on :25 just yet but I wanted to push it a little faster than the :30!!! Y'all definitely got me through the last 6 though - I wanted to stop SO BADLY or even just take 15 extra seconds rest, but I knew I'd be posting how I did and didn't want to let anyone down! Talk about accountability...haha

Has anyone else gotten a chance to do either of the sets yet? I'll do the 10 X 50s on Thursday morning. And Troy - thanks so much for the Android app suggestion. Hope y'all have a good Tuesday!

I know what you mean about the people deciding to "race me" randomly! DRIVES ME CRAZY.! I once had someone do that and say once I finished my set "Wow you are faster than you look." I was pissed because it sounds like you are really fat but you are fast. I think I was being a bit sensitive that day and told them yeah I am really fast.

I did this week's challenge this morning. It was rough and I am pretty sure I won't be able to lift my arms tomorrow morning, but its soooo worth it. I did the 16X25 FLY on the :30 and the 10X50 Free/no breath/back on the 1:00--I made them in the 30s but I needed oxygen pretty bad after those and the 25s. Great challenge this week!! Looking forward to next week's.

So I did my practice I wrote for Monday yesterday. It was great 2750! I did the 16x25s fly and held them on 28 seconds. They were actually not too bad on that interval which shocked me. I thought that would be hard, especially as I got near the end. Definitely might have to do those again in week or 2 and drop the interval a bit.

Going to the pool again today and will do the 10x50s - I'll let you know how it goes!

Swam tonight 50X25 all freestyle..........took about 35 mins........did not watch the intervals

I'm defo in on this one, I've added you all to my friends lists and hope we can all encourage each other towards our goals. I only do freestyle due to new hips so it's hard to keep going at times as it can get a bit monotinus I've got a playlist on my Speedo waterproof MP3 which really helps. The faster the tunes the faster I tend to swim. I've also now ordered a lapwatch that counts laps as you tumbleturn as I sometimes loose count of lengths I've swam and the clock in the pool is broken to time my lengths.

Thismorning I've done 156 lengths of my local 25 meter pool. That was hard. Me arms felt as if they belonged to someone ekes when I'd finished! Lol

Anyway good lick every one let's do this!!!!!!

Hi Monkeylost, what kind of headphones do you use for your waterproof MP3? I have a waterproof shuffle and I got these waterproof headphones as a gift--but they keep falling out when I swim and its really hard to work with them. Do you have any tips?

Good morning everyone!

I wasn't able to swim yesterday getting in my 2nd challenge however today I am.

Here's the story why: I get to the pool and realize I don't have a suit. I knew that on Monday I swam and I thought I put it on my bad on teh outside to dry - I guess not. I checked with the front desk and nothing, checked with the lifeguards and nothing, finally as I am looking all around the locker room feeling like a little kid again because I did this a lot when I was in age group swimming and my parents would get soo mad at me, I saw one of the locker room attendents. I asked her and she told me not to move and a few minutes later she brought back something behind her back. She asked me to describe the suit and after telling her it to a "T" I found my suit again! By this time since I also had to stop and get gas which put me behind, my boyfriend had already swam 30 minutes. I wanted to do 2800 yards so approx 55 minutes and with somewhere to be at 7pm and it was 5:45 and I needed to look presentable when we went, I opted not to swim.

The moral to this story - since I only have 1 suit that fits I purchased another one from SwimOutlet.com this morning!

Here is going to be my practice in case anyone wants to join me:

Warm-Up: (900 yards)
1x300 free
1x200 kick
1x200 drill
1x200 pull

Challenge Set: (600 yards)
10x50 - 1st 25 no breath, 2nd 25 easy @1:30
1x100 easy

Main Set: (1200 yards)
2x300 Free Pull @ 4:15
* #1 moderate, #2 fast effort
2x200 Free Swim @2:50
* #1 moderate, #2 more effort that #2 of the 300s
2x100 Free Swim @ 1:25
* #1 moderate, #2 best effort

1x200 warm down


TOTAL - 2,900 yards

Good morning everyone!

I wasn't able to swim yesterday getting in my 2nd challenge however today I am.

Here's the story why: I get to the pool and realize I don't have a suit. I knew that on Monday I swam and I thought I put it on my bad on teh outside to dry - I guess not. I checked with the front desk and nothing, checked with the lifeguards and nothing, finally as I am looking all around the locker room feeling like a little kid again because I did this a lot when I was in age group swimming and my parents would get soo mad at me, I saw one of the locker room attendents. I asked her and she told me not to move and a few minutes later she brought back something behind her back. She asked me to describe the suit and after telling her it to a "T" I found my suit again! By this time since I also had to stop and get gas which put me behind, my boyfriend had already swam 30 minutes. I wanted to do 2800 yards so approx 55 minutes and with somewhere to be at 7pm and it was 5:45 and I needed to look presentable when we went, I opted not to swim.

The moral to this story - since I only have 1 suit that fits I purchased another one from SwimOutlet.com this morning!

Here is going to be my practice in case anyone wants to join me:

Haha... the 'ol "I forgot my suit excuse" (just givin' ya a hard time). I tried to pull that a few times as an age grouper! The coach eventually figured this out and would bring a bag of suits and goggles to every workout.

Other 'get out workout' excuses that I'm sure all of the competitive swimmers can relate to:
1. "My alarm clock didn't go off! I dunno what happened?"
2. "I was sick for the morning workout, but I'm fine now"
3. "My ride didn't show up" (when you were hiding from your ride)
4. Getting out during the workout because your shoulder hurt... (I always hated those people until my shoulder started hurting)
5. "Too much homework! School comes first!"
6. "Didn't the power go out at your house too? I woke up and was late for school!"

Feel free to add... :laugh: