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  1. #1
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    Feb 2007
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    wow! Good work KG!- Your swimming is coming along great!
    The cure for anything is salt water;
    sweat, tears or the sea

    Isak Dinesen

  2. #2
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    flip

    I'd like to ask how one can do a flip turn without wooziness..Moons ago we were taught how but the wooziness caused me to stop.

    Any suggestions??

    I had a great swim this mornin! I think i mis counted on a few of my sets and did more than i had planned in my head. 1hr..

  3. #3
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    Apr 2006
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    I've never tried one - not ready to go there yet but here's an interesting video I watched about the various stages of learning to do a flip turn.

    http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cm...articleid=1388
    It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Elliot


    My podcast about being a rookie triathlete:Kelownagurl Tris Podcast

  4. #4
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    ta

    Ta KG

  5. #5
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    Jul 2006
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    Open turns, instead

    I'm not even going to attempt to learn a flip turn. Instead, I've been working on learning a fast open turn:

    Lesson 1
    Lesson 2
    Lesson 3
    Lesson 4
    I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
    --===--

    2008 Cervelo P2C Tri bike
    2011 Trek Madone 5.5/Cobb V-Flow Max
    2007 Jamis Coda/Terry Liberator
    2011 Trek Mamba 29er

  6. #6
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    Apr 2006
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    Kelowna, BC, Canada
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    Cool links MDHS - thanks! I'm going to try that when I'm finally ready to speed up.

    I went for my last swim for the next 2-3 weeks. Tomorrow I get laser eye surgery and won't be allowed to swim for 2 weeks, and then I'll be away for a week so may not get in the pool again until the end of the month.

    Anyhoo - I am happy to say I swam 1000m without stopping today. I think I've finally 'got it". I'm sure my technique needs work etc but I am feeling much more comfortable and confident in the water now. I did 400m warm up then the 1000m in about 25 minutes, which is pretty steadily 2.5 min per 100m. I'm good with that for now. It means I could theoretically do the 750m tri in under 20 minutes. Theoretically... Maybe I can learn to swim faster now??

    1600m altogether today.
    It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Elliot


    My podcast about being a rookie triathlete:Kelownagurl Tris Podcast

  7. #7
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    Listen to you casually mentioning your first 1000 m straight like it's nooooooo big deal. That's HUGE!!
    Living life like there's no tomorrow.

    http://gorgebikefitter.com/


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    2010 Custom Tonic cross with discs, SRAM
    2012 Moots YBB 2 x 10 Shimano XTR
    2014 Soma B-Side SS

 

 

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