I did my monthly swim today.Warm up was 200 S - K - P. Then I swam 1,000 yards. It was suppose to be a time trial but I wanted to see what the time would be the way I plan to swim in my race. I was pretty happy with it - 18 minutes at about 5 - 6 effort level on a ten point scale. I wish running was so easy.
Did a 100 to cool down for a total of 1700.
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04-19-2010, 03:55 PM #1
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04-20-2010, 01:59 PM #2
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My workout called for a total of 1300 yds, with the main set being 5 X 100 fast. Somehow, I managed to do the first one in 1:35. That's 5 seconds faster than I've ever done it before, even at a lower altitude! I thought it might have been a fluke, but the second one was 1:36. I slowed a bit after that, but my 5th, and slowest, was still only 1:40. I'm thrilled!
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04-20-2010, 04:24 PM #3
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That's terrific! Are you still working with the swim coach?
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04-21-2010, 05:52 AM #4
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Yes, although I haven't been able to get together with him for a few weeks. I'm also having him coach me for my tri season.
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04-21-2010, 10:02 PM #5
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I've been swimming regularly with a Masters group for 10 years, and tonight a lightbulb went off. Honestly, TEN YEARS, and I finally figured out how to do freestyle stroke properly.
I've never been a good puller, and whenever we used pull buoys my shoulders would kill me. And I mean it felt like someone was sticking a knife into the joint on both sides.
It wasn't busy tonight so I had attention from both coaches on how to correct my stroke. The zipper drill came in very handy to get my elbows high and to engage my chest muscles as opposed to just using my shoulders. And to let the tension out of the arms and reach under the water as opposed to over as I was erroneously instructed a few years back.
And what a difference that made! it was actually relaxing, and got my stroke count down to 15 in the 25 yards section of the pool.
I learned more tonight in 30 minutes than I have in the last 10 years...
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04-22-2010, 05:56 AM #6
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Badger, that's great! Isn't it amazing when it suddenly works?
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04-22-2010, 07:41 AM #7
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Thursdays are "endurance/tempo" days for me. This morning's 2200 meter workout included my longest continuous swim so far this season - 1000 meters. It came in at 25:15. I did it at a pace that I could maintain without breathing hard, and a pace at which I would have been able to extend for additional distance.
So, based on that, I'm feeling pretty good that my HIM swim should come in sub-50 minutes. My goal is 45 minutes. I swam 36:01 for the 1500 meters on the same course for the Olympic last year, which would be a 48 minute 2000m.
2 weeks to the 1st tri of the season, and 9 weeks to the HIM!
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