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  • beerfoamy
    beerfoamy Posts: 1,521 Member
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    girlwithcurls2 wrote: »
    Putting a good, hard fitness challenge out there is motivating! You are doing something I can't imagine doing, but I'm so impressed with your tenacity and stamina! This is awesome!! Keep us up to date on your progress until March! Good luck! :)

    hehe thanks! :)

    I couldn't imagine doing it either! every time I do a long swim and don't die afterwards I am gobsmacked. Dory's song of 'just keep swimming' is spot on! :)

    sideline challenge is to beat last years swim mileage (230) - so any spare moment over xmas I shall be in the pool! Should just get to around 250 if I do all I have planned.


    Bruceapple wrote: »
    No, pool closed for two weeks , maintenance 😒

    Oh no!! that is evil! :(
  • surfbug808
    surfbug808 Posts: 251 Member
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    I've been doing a lot of strength training and so have had to cut back on swimming to rest more often. But today, I took an ocean meander for 45 minutes. Ohhhhhh, home sweet home! So many tropical fish. I also found about 60 feet of fishing line stuck in the coral, and after several consecutive dives, was able to get 95% of it out. I was concerned about getting tangled in it but rolled it up into a ball and stuffed it into my swim suit to take to shore. Makes the place safer for the turtles that sleep in that area too.
  • surfbug808
    surfbug808 Posts: 251 Member
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    High wind advisory, rain, grey overcast skies, cold water... only the die hards! Even the canoes cancelled. An empty parking lot but we went for a swim! Despite the gusts and chop, there was actually great visibility. Lots of fish! Puffers, needle, tang, parrot, goat, and I don't know all the names. Short swim of probably 45min, and the showers were much warmer than the air and ocean. Love swimming.
  • stephaniek511
    stephaniek511 Posts: 86 Member
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    Good swim last night - about 3,000 yards. Trying to work back up slowly but surely.
  • surfbug808
    surfbug808 Posts: 251 Member
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    Swam out to a deep sea canyon where a group of turtles live. Some current taking us out, and resistance on the way back. About 90 min total. Lots of marine life as usual.
  • ElBence
    ElBence Posts: 291 Member
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    I'm trying for 30,00 yards this week. I only swam 3,800 yesterday, and I know I'll be swimming 6,000 tomorrow. Today was 5,200.

    500 warmup
    300 modified fly
    250 free
    200 IM
    300 back
    300 back pull
    300 kick
    150 back
    400 IM
    300 breaststroke
    300 br pull
    300 br kick
    150 br
    200 IM
    300 free
    300 pull
    300 kick
    150 free
    200 IM

    Not sure how I'm going to break out tomorrow's swim, but it should be fun.
  • ElBence
    ElBence Posts: 291 Member
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    6050 yards today. 1 hour 52 minutes.
  • stephaniek511
    stephaniek511 Posts: 86 Member
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    About 1,800 yards last night. Was being a little lazy - kept a slow but consistent pace and largely ignored the workout (that's what happens when the coach doesn't show up!)
  • Bruceapple
    Bruceapple Posts: 2,026 Member
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    Today; 1 mile @ 52 minutes
  • ElBence
    ElBence Posts: 291 Member
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    5,000 yards today and 30,000 yards for the week. I need a nap.
  • surfbug808
    surfbug808 Posts: 251 Member
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    Maybe 1.5km today, plus stopping to dive around for marine life observation and play in the waves. Lots and lots of fish!
  • Bruceapple
    Bruceapple Posts: 2,026 Member
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    Yes: 108 X 25Y=2700Y X 3= 8100FT / 5280= 1.5 MILES @ 69 minutes
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,259 Member
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    I finally got a swim in. It's been really hard fitting as much lap swimming into my schedule this year. Work schedule changed, and I went from 2x to 3x per week lifting. But yesterday, it worked and I got an hour of laps. Just some consistent cardio. Nothing too strenuous (M and W are too strenuous to make Tuesday any harder). But it felt good, and I was glad that my body remembered what to do.
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,259 Member
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    2nd swim this week was yesterday. I haven't had that happen since November. Another hour of my usual back and forth, but it felt good. I was tired when I was done, but stayed for the deep cardio class to ensure a great night's sleep. It worked :)
  • Bruceapple
    Bruceapple Posts: 2,026 Member
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    Today; 1.5 miles @ 70 minutes
  • jessetfan
    jessetfan Posts: 373 Member
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    Got in my swim this morning. It's only been a few days back in the pool, and I had been easing in by doing backstroke. Today I did a half hour of freestyle (950 yards). It was nice knowing that my body remembered. I'm going to be building my stamina and yardage back up.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,337 Member
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    3200m with my swim buddy this morning.

    Main set was 40x50 free as

    16 on 1.10 every 4th max
    12 on 1.30 every 3rd max
    8 on 1.45 every 2nd max
    4 on 2.00 all max

    Max 50s all 34-35s, all others around 40s.

  • surfbug808
    surfbug808 Posts: 251 Member
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    Short ocean swim today. 1km. Choppy and cold. Always fun.
  • ElBence
    ElBence Posts: 291 Member
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    400 warmup

    8x25 fly
    200 fly kick
    250 back
    200 IM

    4x100 pull on 1:30 1 minute rest
    3x100 pull on 1:25 1 minute rest
    2x100 pull on 1:20 1 minute rest
    1x100 pull on 1:15
    50 recovery
    200 IM

    300 breaststroke
    300 breaststroke pull
    300 breaststroke kick
    150 breaststroke
    200 IM

    300 free
    300 pull
    300 kick
    150 free
    200 IM

  • Bruceapple
    Bruceapple Posts: 2,026 Member
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    Today; 1.5 mile @ 71 minutes

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