Catch a wave...Or the swimming thread

[HillSlugger]

Over on Beginner Triathlete I've challenged myself to swim 16,000m in January. Today I swam the first 2000m:

1000m in 20:47 (2:04.7/100m)
400m in 8:25 (2:04.25/100)
300m in 6:22 (2:07.33/100)
200m in 4:06 (2:03/100)
100m in 1:55

I'm stoked that I did the last 100m in under 2min! Negative splits rock!

Today's swim marks the first time I've done a workout with most of the swimming done as bilateral breathing: about 2-3 out of every 4 lengths during the first 1000m and the entire second 1000m. I felt faster and smoother stroking this way. I think I've passed the point of no return

[RoadRaven]

CC - you are an inspiration!
All the troubles and all the healing from 2007... the healing that continues this year... and here you are swimming like... well... like a really good swimming thing (I was never that hot on similies! )

Just remember you love cycling! You have to make room for the bike when you can hop back on it - don't let swimming cheat you!

(Oh no... I think we're losing CC! CC... come back... we love you and your bike!)

MD... I have no idea what half your post means (I am not a swimmer or a triathelete) but it sounds like I should be well impressed, so I am) Spesh with 100m in under 2mins - that sounds fast (and a heckuva lot faster than me!!!)

[KSH]

Well starting next week I'll be swimming with a group Tuesday and Friday mornings.

I have finally given in to the idea that I can't train for an Ironman and get all my workouts in, just training in the evening and on the weekends.

So I'm going to buckle down and start getting up at 5:30 AM to swim at 6:00 AM. *Pained look on her face.*

I keep reminding myself it's all for a good cause... to cross the finish line.

Otherwise, my swimming is solid. I can't wait to see my times drop some more once I train twice a week.

Last night I timed the following:

2x400- Each 400 I completed in 6:30
2x300- Each 300 I completed in 5:00
4x100- Each 100 I completed in 1:35/38

Please keep in mind though that I was a competitive swimmer in High School. Swimming is the ONLY thing I do right.

[alpinerabbit]

2x400- Each 400 I completed in 6:30
2x300- Each 300 I completed in 5:00
4x100- Each 100 I completed in 1:35/38

Wow.

keep going...

my gods, I really had to try to get a 100 in under 2:00

[KSH]

Wow.

keep going...

my gods, I really had to try to get a 100 in under 2:00

Well, I wouldn't consider myself a "normal" person in the pool since I have been a competitive swimmer. I have been swimming for a good 20 years... and I made sure to keep up with my skill after I was out of High School.

Most people swim 100 in 2:00 minutes and if you can get it below that, you are doing great. Especially if you haven't had any personalized coaching.

I personally think swimming is the hardest of the 3 disciplines to pick up. You can't fake form in swimming. I am amazed at people who can barely swim and who take up doing tri's. That's hard in my book!

[wemoon]

I'm doing a swimming challenge on Beginner Athlete as well this month with a goal of 10,000 yards. I'm at 5,700 yards so far and have almost 3 weeks left this month. I made a modest goal because at the beginning of the month I was still not feeling like I was a "swimmer," but something just happened in one of my sessions (OK, the something was my GF who is a coach, not for swimming, but still the coach mentality, who pushed me to do 150 more which pushed me past what I had ever swam in a workout before). Something just clicked and I can just swim now. I'm not sure what happened, but I found a rhythm which allowed me to just keep going and going. Now I just love swimming and have to force myself to stop so I don't injure myself!

[alpinerabbit]

I really drew the joker today.

back to practice after skipping for 6 weeks and he does a 1K TT. Yikes. I almost got sick to the stomach.

This is in the 25 meter pool: 1:45 for the first 100, 9 someting for 500 and 20 something for 1000.

Not so bad after all eh?

[TriMom217]

1000m in 20:47 (2:04.7/100m)
400m in 8:25 (2:04.25/100)
300m in 6:22 (2:07.33/100)
200m in 4:06 (2:03/100)
100m in 1:55

I can't seem to get myself over to the pool to save my life. Your workout looks good and I just might take it with me....one of these days.