Catch a wave...Or the swimming thread

[rocknrollgirl]

That is awesome that you ended up the same place at the same time. You must be a fast swimmer. I don't even do the same sets as the swim team kids. they will do 10 x 100 on 1:20 (or if you are Dagny on 1:05 ) Me I am more like a 2:05

She is one of the younger kids on the team, only a freshmen, so not ridiculously fast yet. They try to get me to work out with them every day. Respectfully I decline. I do love to be there when they train. All girls, most of them my students of advisees..they are fun. Yesterday one of them asked my if she could do a tri with me. How cool is that!



I bring my 100's in around 1:30 , so my interval is usually go on the 1:45.

[eclectic]

She is one of the younger kids on the team, only a freshmen, so not ridiculously fast yet. They try to get me to work out with them every day. Respectfully I decline. I do love to be there when they train. All girls, most of them my students of advisees..they are fun. Yesterday one of them asked my if she could do a tri with me. How cool is that!



I bring my 100's in around 1:30 , so my interval is usually go on the 1:45.

That is what is fun about working w/ kids - they really do like their teachers for the most part and want to hang w/ them. Well anyway they like to tease me about how slow I run and are always pumped to see me at the Y.

1:30 is a very respectable time - I am trying to maybe someday get close to that again. If I could maintain my 50 time I would be pulling them in at 1:34 but alas - I can't maintain that pace for 100 and no way could pull off repeats. Oh well something to shoot for. I should be doing more dryland training.
I was content to bring in the 100's at 1:50 but now I need to really start pushing it because I can maintain that pace non-stop for 1100 yds. But then I guess that is what I need for tris - steady distance pace w/o wearing myself out.

[rocknrollgirl]

That is what is fun about working w/ kids - they really do like their teachers for the most part and want to hang w/ them. Well anyway they like to tease me about how slow I run and are always pumped to see me at the Y.

1:30 is a very respectable time - I am trying to maybe someday get close to that again. If I could maintain my 50 time I would be pulling them in at 1:34 but alas - I can't maintain that pace for 100 and no way could pull off repeats. Oh well something to shoot for. I should be doing more dryland training.
I was content to bring in the 100's at 1:50 but now I need to really start pushing it because I can maintain that pace non-stop for 1100 yds. But then I guess that is what I need for tris - steady distance pace w/o wearing myself out.

I try not to get too wound up about my times in the pool and I focus more on how I do OWS. Because I am pushing off the wall and timing myself, it is probably off...but it does not really matter. I really enjoy the pool workouts, and since I do not swim with a Master group, if I am a little off...who cares!!!!

[jesvetmed]

Did a fun workout this morning. We called it a "Cross Fit" swim.

WU 300yd (swim, pull, kick)
25 sprint, and did dips on the pool edge, then 25 basic recovery swim back.
25 sprint, push-ups on pool edge. 25 recovery.
25 sprint, squats on deck. 25 recovery
25 sprint, situps on deck (with a kick board under the tush), 25 recovery.
REPEAT.
Then 200 cool down.

I had to get to yoga, but would have gone a bit longer, as I'm trying to push up to 1000m or more each time I'm in the pool.

But this was a hard workout! My arms were burning part way through!
And it was fun, not just swimming back and forth. I think I'll throw this in once a week or so (only if I'm already getting two other swims in, though).

[eclectic]

Jesvetmed - that does sound like a fun and varying workout!

What are "dips" ? I can figure everything else out

[jesvetmed]

For dips we faced the pool wall at the deep end, and without pushing off the bottom pressed up to straight arms on the pool deck, and dipped back down into the water (as if you are getting out of the pool. OK.. I admit it, had to use my feet a bit! They are tough.

[HillSlugger]

Question to all the swimmers...

Do you ever have swim sessions that are way off your regular times???

I missed a couple swim sessions a couple weeks ago because school has been busy... and my run mileage increased a little (although still only around 25 mi/week). Ive been taking one rest day a week, and Im still off my regular swim times.. having a very hard time making regular intervals.

Anyone experience something similar?

Of course! The increase in running could be a factor. Sometimes some workouts will just be off.