5x M-F @ 1 mile at 50 minutes each

Yea to pool being open again Bruceapple, and great consistency on the swims.
Ouchy mtaratoot. Wearing a hole in your foot doesn't sound great! But glad to hear you're back in now.
I've been swimming fairly consistently since Christmas 4 times a week. Following a training program for a charity swim I'm doing at the end of this month. So today was 'swim for 3x 20 mins with 3 min rest between sets'. Got 2k in so very happy with that.

Really wasn't feeling it today. So a paltry 20 minutes.

mtaratoot wrote: »

I need to leave the fins off for a while; they're starting to wear a hole in my foot again. It was nice to be back in the pool.

I suspect you may have the wrong size of fins. I used to have the same issue until I went to SwimCo and tried on what felt like every model/size they had until I found a pair that had no tight spots.
I agree - nice to be back in the water.

September every year is pool closure for annual maintenance.
This year they had a second follow up closure in January as they had proven that multiple Water Circulation lines had cracked inside the cement foundation ( the joys of Northern Climates where the ground freezes and moves ) and were either pulling cement/sand particles into the filter/pump room or dumping them in the pool and then circulating back to the filter/pump room.

Sand/Cement are really hard on the pumps, heat ex-changer's and plug the filters in a hurry.

So they had to jack hammer/cut the cement foundations, replace the bad pipes - test them and them pour new cement. $$$$$$ just in cleaning after all the work to remove all cement/sand particles from the interior of the building.

Former collegiate/trials swimmer here… back in the pool for the first time in a long time. Took it easy to protect my shoulders until I get some strength. Love being able to swim outdoors in socal.

500 warm-up
300 reverse IM order, 50 drill /25 kick
300 casual kick
8x50 kick, 25 sprint/ 25 EZ on 1:00
4x100 free, build each 100 on 1:30
200 cool down

2,100 SCY

Our pool has started a monthly challenge and yearly distance challenge board, ie out do your previous years total distance.
May was 750m Sprint Triathlon distance: with the idea of slowly improving your 750m time.
Best was 18:35, average was around 20:26.

June is 400m - one of the distances Life Guards are required to complete in less than 10 minutes to get their qualification. Did a hard 750m yesterday and today attempted the 400m, was so close but so far away, 10:29. Actually happy with it considering the hard push yesterday.

Followed up with an easy 600m Back/Free mixed and a few drills.

A cold water swim today - and that was in the pool



This would mirror the temperatures in the local lakes and rivers right now.
A lot of people dipped their toes in the water and headed to the steam room.
I knocked off a nice 40 length - 1km set of front and back mixed.

In the pool again last night. Timed 750m ( Sprint Triathlon distance ) 20:21 so getting closer to my PB which was 18:35. Followed by 500m of backstroke - alternate Hard / Easy on the 25m. 1.25km total for the 45 minutes. Could of got a little more but I don't want to be " that person" who is always holding up the staff from getting out of the building at the end of the day.

Yes - another wee session in the pool which felt good (faster - or rather less slow!, and I went a bit further)… rebuilding the habit.

Getting higher in yardage over the last few months so I don’t bust up my shoulders.

Todays workout (short course yards)

Warm up and Drills:
600 warm up
200 EZ kick
600 pull - breathing every 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 5th, 3rd by 100
400 reverse IM - 25 kick, 50 drill, 25 swim

Main Set:
4x50 moderate effort (HR 120-130)
2x100 build effort each 100
200 EZ
2x100 (HR 130-140)
4x50 max effort (HR 150-170)
8x25 25 EZ/25 sprint

200 cool down

3,200 yards total