November swimmies!

[Reesha]

I'm not real sure how far I could swim if I just kept going. I can swim past 2000 yards comfortably but time constraints keep me from doing so... it's always before work and if I spend too much time in the pool I'll be late for work! So, I suppose I just want to work on speed. I don't have an official coach, but considering what a poor swimmer I was at the start and how well the pool lady has coached me so far, I'd say it's been a success!

[tribogota]

Good job on the quick learning flip turns, I swim five days a week, average 3000 meters for 2 years and still can't do the turn at the wall, oh well.

Swam 4200 meters on thursday, most I have ever done in one swim. I had finished my work out (2000 in and out, 50 fast, 50 slow) and one of my swim buddies arrived late and begged me to do 10 x 100 on the 2 mins with her, (I with pull and paddles, she without, to make us even) and I DID. It was pretty cool.

New workout we did last week. 4 x 50 (10secs rest between each one) and then 30 secs after the four. 10 times. (2000m total of 50s)

and on Friday 10 x 150, 50 slow, 50 medium, 50 fast, 30 secs rest.

If I did the Michael Phelps work out I would be in the pool for almost 4 hours.

[tribogota]

swam three days last week in a 25m pool, so had to do double the flip turns, it really helped!
had a 'fun' workout yesterday that was different and included a bit of everything potpourri style.
500 wu
500 kickboard

500 butterfly in one direction, 50, (this means 3 butterfly, three ondulation for me)
return, free with fist and zipper

500 50 in 11 drill, this means returning to straight ahead, like superman or an eleven, no body turning, breathing out front not side, every 2, bringing the arm through the water like scooping icecream from a barrel, emphasizes shoulder, return free with fist and zipper
2x 25 medium
4 x 25 (on the minute) sprinting
4 x 50 (on the 1:30) fast as possible
and to end the work out, 5 x 30 second water "treading", with arms above head, body straight and kicking quickly , not regular treading. we pretended we were synchronized swimmers, kind of fun.

[zia]

You're so lucky, tribogota. I wish my master's group did more technique-type sets! But maybe I can sneak some in during my wu. I am still not 100% convinced that these longer masters workouts will make me a faster swimmer. I hope so. I guess I'll find out in the spring when I rejoin my training mates who have been swimming alone all winter.

I do love that feeling in the middle of a workout where I feel like I'm gliding: no pain, no effort, just the water slipping past me. I wish I could feel like that all the time.

Here's what we did today. I like the IMs -- they keep things interesting. And we had a new dude in our slow lane. Unlike some of the other men who seem almost huffy if a woman is faster than they are, he was very funny about his slowness and had everyone laughing between sets.

200 warm up
8X75 IM (ODDS: butter, back, breast EVENS: back, breast, free)

100 stroke, 500 free
200 IM, 400 free
300 kick, 300 free
400 IM, 200 free
500 pull, 100 free

100 cool down

3900 total

[Susan Otcenas]

I do love that feeling in the middle of a workout where I feel like I'm gliding: no pain, no effort, just the water slipping past me. I wish I could feel like that all the time.

Ha! I wish I could feel like that *any* time.

I had a great swim this morning. My workouts are still much shorter than what most of you are doing (1700 meters this morning) but I feel like I'm accomplishing alot.

This morning one of my sets was 5x100 like this:
EEEE
HEEE
HHEE
HHHE
HHHH
(H=Hard, E=Easy)

I rested about 30 seconds between each 100. Was pleased with how much my time came down from EEEE to HHHH.

My shoulders are pleasantly tired at the moment. :-)

[Reesha]

I should definitely try that one, Susan. Looks like it might be just the trick

[Pax]

I like that set a lot Susan, I'm going to give it a go and see if my shoulders are up for it.

[Pax]

Hi Susan!

that means.... leave ON the minute. So I swim a 50 faster (for me its anywhere from 40-48 secs), but leave the wall every time on the top.

So, if you swim it faster, you get more recovery time. If you're slower, less recovery time.

I understand this (thanks for the clear explanation). Can you tell me what Zia meant by 8 x 25 @ :30, ascending? The "ascending" has me stumped.

[tribogota]

Pax, negative split is usually going faster towards the end, so maybe ascending means starting out fast, and going slower at the end


OK, I have been really committed to the flip turns, 4 days in a 25 meter pool that forces me to do more. My lower back hurts, is this from the turns? Does that just mean I am learning and it will stop hurting when I get it, or am I doing something wrong.