Catch a wave...Or the swimming thread

[kelownagirl]

Thanks Chick. I'll ask my hair dresser when I finally get in there to get this shaggy mop cut...

I went for a swim today. 1600m in about 50 minutes.

Warm up
• 4 x 50m Freestyle Swim (even pace), rest 0:15 / 50m

Build up (repeat 6 times)
• 1 x 25m Streamline Kicking with fins, rest 0:10 / 25m
• 1 x 25m Single Arm with fins (arm out front) 6 x left, 6 x right, 6 x full stroke, rest 0:10 / 25m

Core
• 4 x 50m Freestyle Bilateral Breathing, rest 0:15 / 50m
• 4 x 50m Freestyle DPS, rest 0:15 / 50m
• 4 x 50m Freestyle Push & Glide, rest 0:15 / 50m
• 4 x 50m Freestyle DPS, rest 0:15 / 50m

Warm down
• 4 x 50m Easy Any Stroke, rest 0:15 / 50m

Plus another 100m

[teigyr]

I need to start working on defined workouts. Today I was in a small pool (20') and the dogpaddlers were wayward. I was tired anyway so I just warmed up, did some open water laps (no lane dividers so I just swam in circles), then worked on bilateral breathing. For a while, also, I practiced just breathing on my weak side.

It isn't as good as a structured workout but it was all I had the energy for And, it was 40 minutes of practice.

[alpinerabbit]

We had another 1K time trial last night.

I moaned because the coach had said we did not have to do it if we did the one in January but then obliged.

I did 18:40.
The first 100 in 1:43
500 in 9:30 -

That means
a) a negative split (if one can talk about this in swimming)
b) I took off 2:10 from the January TT
c) all of that on the second 500!

I feel much stronger on the catch these days, have improved the push-through phase although I am sure that could be improved.

[Wahine]

3100 m this morning. I nearly didn't go. There was a trange beeping sound in my house last night that I have yet to diagnose. I would wake up to the beep, then it would stop so I couldn't figure out what it was. I'd fall asleep and wake up again to the beep... Anyway, we're trying to up the speed and we're doing 200's, 100's and 50's. I was holding 44 to 45 on my 50s. I have a goal of breaking a 1:30 100. I think I'm getting close.

[chickwhorips]

I would wake up to the beep, then it would stop so I couldn't figure out what it was.

If you have CO detector check that. We changed out all the smoke alarms one day and we still heard a beep. It was the CO detector. Who knew.

Good job for getting up and going!

[Wahine]

Thanks Chick. I think that all of our smoke detectors etc are hard wired into the house. But I'm wondering if they still have batteries for back up that might be the problem?

[Pika]

We did 3000m today, great breakthru for DH as I had made a comment that the guy in the next lane sounded like a whale when he breathed- I think he sings or ??? actually I don't know what he does but I can hear him a lane over- anyway DH then realized that he gets concentrating on a skill and starts holding his breath so by the time he gets to the end he can't catch his breath at all!
I was very very happy for DH and Mr whale who inadvertantly helped DH
Also an older woman joined us- she said we were setting a good pace- by older I mean late 70's - guilted DH into finishing all the sets instead of slacking- was good allround day at the pool

[KSH]

I got up at 5:30 AM and went to swimming this morning.

We had some basic speed sets... and then we did some mass start race simulation.

The pool that we swim at has a shallow end that is like a beach. The concrete starts very shallow and gradually gets deeper.

So we lined up... and ran into the water and then started swimming when it got too deep. It was fun! I loved pushing people out of my way.

Although, one big guy was not moving. By accident I put my hand flat on his butt and shoved. Ooopsss! I bet he felt all molested after that.

Otherwise, when we turned around and swam down the lane... I was behind a couple of guys and I just played with their feet the whole time. What fun!

I like getting aggressive in the water.

[chickwhorips]

I got up and was in the pool by 5:30 this morning! It was nice, until the older water aerobic crowd pushed me out of my lane.

250 m warm up
500 m free
500 m free w/fins
I only got in a 150 m cool down before they kicked me out.

It felt good to get up and accomplish something that early. Good swim, but my brain wanted to go faster than the rest of me did.

[kelownagirl]

Running at 5:30 I can do. Swimming? Too cold that early in the morning....

[crazycanuck]

I normally swim at 5:45 am with our group. That means waking up at 4:15am as it takes me 1/2hr to drive to the pool.

I can't run in the mornings as my stomach does wacky things ..I won't be running for a while..

Great session this morning . I'll try and repeat some of what we did today tomorrow on my own.

[Pika]

Wow! to be at the pool at 545- that is impressive! Actually maybe if it was just me I could get there- but DH is NOT a morning person so I start the waking process at 5.30 and we have yet to get to the pool by 700 usually manage by 7.15-7.30- oh well neither of us have to be at work early so we can still get our workout in.

[kelownagirl]

I went swimmin' this afternoon. I didn't think I was going slow, in fact, I thought I was swimming more steadily than normal, but I ran out of time and didn't finish my swim plan. I wonder if I lost count and did more lengths than I thought - I do that a lot. How do you keep track of how many lengths you've done? I must be so distractible...

[alpinerabbit]

Alphabet soup.

I swim either one or two lanes with the letter "a" rotating in my mind. Then b... and I calculate ahead of time where I will end up.
It's easier to keep track of letters than numbers. Like this, I can remember my lanes even in a 25m pool.

[Wahine]

I do something similiar except with digits. Right hand first: Thumb, index, middle... You get the idea.