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  1. #1
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    Catch a wave...Or the swimming thread

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    I'm on track for my 4 swims/week.

    We did 500m w/u then 200m kick. 4x50, 1x 100, 1x200 rest in btwn each then again. I can't remember the rest..

    I'm going to join the local Aussie Masters Swim group now that i can swim & kick. I also want to purchase a book I saw that details all different types of sets but can't remember the title. I'd have to wander to a few book shops.

    C

  2. #2
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    Over on Beginner Triathlete I've challenged myself to swim 16,000m in January. Today I swam the first 2000m:

    1000m in 20:47 (2:04.7/100m)
    400m in 8:25 (2:04.25/100)
    300m in 6:22 (2:07.33/100)
    200m in 4:06 (2:03/100)
    100m in 1:55

    I'm stoked that I did the last 100m in under 2min! Negative splits rock!

    Today's swim marks the first time I've done a workout with most of the swimming done as bilateral breathing: about 2-3 out of every 4 lengths during the first 1000m and the entire second 1000m. I felt faster and smoother stroking this way. I think I've passed the point of no return
    I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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  3. #3
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    CC - you are an inspiration!
    All the troubles and all the healing from 2007... the healing that continues this year... and here you are swimming like... well... like a really good swimming thing (I was never that hot on similies! )

    Just remember you love cycling! You have to make room for the bike when you can hop back on it - don't let swimming cheat you!

    (Oh no... I think we're losing CC! CC... come back... we love you and your bike!)

    MD... I have no idea what half your post means (I am not a swimmer or a triathelete) but it sounds like I should be well impressed, so I am) Spesh with 100m in under 2mins - that sounds fast (and a heckuva lot faster than me!!!)


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    "I will try again tomorrow".


  4. #4
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    Well starting next week I'll be swimming with a group Tuesday and Friday mornings.

    I have finally given in to the idea that I can't train for an Ironman and get all my workouts in, just training in the evening and on the weekends.

    So I'm going to buckle down and start getting up at 5:30 AM to swim at 6:00 AM. *Pained look on her face.*

    I keep reminding myself it's all for a good cause... to cross the finish line.

    Otherwise, my swimming is solid. I can't wait to see my times drop some more once I train twice a week.

    Last night I timed the following:

    2x400- Each 400 I completed in 6:30
    2x300- Each 300 I completed in 5:00
    4x100- Each 100 I completed in 1:35/38

    Please keep in mind though that I was a competitive swimmer in High School. Swimming is the ONLY thing I do right.
    "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside thoroughly used-up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW WHAT A RIDE!!!!"

  5. #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by MDHillSlug View Post

    1000m in 20:47 (2:04.7/100m)
    400m in 8:25 (2:04.25/100)
    300m in 6:22 (2:07.33/100)
    200m in 4:06 (2:03/100)
    100m in 1:55
    I can't seem to get myself over to the pool to save my life. Your workout looks good and I just might take it with me....one of these days.

  6. #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by KSH View Post
    2x400- Each 400 I completed in 6:30
    2x300- Each 300 I completed in 5:00
    4x100- Each 100 I completed in 1:35/38

    Wow.

    keep going...

    my gods, I really had to try to get a 100 in under 2:00
    It's a little secret you didn't know about us women. We're all closet Visigoths.

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  7. #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by alpinerabbit View Post
    Wow.

    keep going...

    my gods, I really had to try to get a 100 in under 2:00
    Well, I wouldn't consider myself a "normal" person in the pool since I have been a competitive swimmer. I have been swimming for a good 20 years... and I made sure to keep up with my skill after I was out of High School.

    Most people swim 100 in 2:00 minutes and if you can get it below that, you are doing great. Especially if you haven't had any personalized coaching.

    I personally think swimming is the hardest of the 3 disciplines to pick up. You can't fake form in swimming. I am amazed at people who can barely swim and who take up doing tri's. That's hard in my book!
    "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside thoroughly used-up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW WHAT A RIDE!!!!"

  8. #8
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    I'm doing a swimming challenge on Beginner Athlete as well this month with a goal of 10,000 yards. I'm at 5,700 yards so far and have almost 3 weeks left this month. I made a modest goal because at the beginning of the month I was still not feeling like I was a "swimmer," but something just happened in one of my sessions (OK, the something was my GF who is a coach, not for swimming, but still the coach mentality, who pushed me to do 150 more which pushed me past what I had ever swam in a workout before). Something just clicked and I can just swim now. I'm not sure what happened, but I found a rhythm which allowed me to just keep going and going. Now I just love swimming and have to force myself to stop so I don't injure myself!

  9. #9
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    I really drew the joker today.

    back to practice after skipping for 6 weeks and he does a 1K TT. Yikes. I almost got sick to the stomach.

    This is in the 25 meter pool: 1:45 for the first 100, 9 someting for 500 and 20 something for 1000.

    Not so bad after all eh?
    It's a little secret you didn't know about us women. We're all closet Visigoths.

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    2009 Cube Axial WLS - Selle SMP Glider
    2007 Gary Fisher HiFi Plus - Specialized Alias

  10. #10
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    I actually woke up at 5:30 AM to swim this morning. Shocking for me!

    I joined a tri team and they swim Tues and Fri AM 6-7.

    So we did around 2100 meters. It was nice to swim in a group, and to get my workout done early... I just hate not being able to get 3000+ meters in, in the morning. Not enough time. Since we have to stop and wait for the group, etc.
    "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside thoroughly used-up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW WHAT A RIDE!!!!"

  11. #11
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    We did a threshold/pacing set today. Eeeeeeek
    W-up
    11 x 100 @ 1:38 to 1:40 on 1:55 interval
    100 easy
    4 x 200 on 3:50 interval, first two were 3:23, 3rd was 3:32, 4th 3:27.
    Looks like the wheels kinda of fell off the bus towards the end there.

    I swear my arms are about to fall off.

    We're getting ready for a masters club 1 hour challenge. As many club members as we can enlist swim for 1 hour each and we add up all the mileage. Then I don't know how they compare clubs but it's a state wide thing.
    Living life like there's no tomorrow.

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  12. #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wahine View Post
    We did a threshold/pacing set today. Eeeeeeek
    W-up
    11 x 100 @ 1:38 to 1:40 on 1:55 interval
    100 easy
    4 x 200 on 3:50 interval, first two were 3:23, 3rd was 3:32, 4th 3:27.
    Looks like the wheels kinda of fell off the bus towards the end there.

    I swear my arms are about to fall off.

    We're getting ready for a masters club 1 hour challenge. As many club members as we can enlist swim for 1 hour each and we add up all the mileage. Then I don't know how they compare clubs but it's a state wide thing.
    What does the "on X:XX interval" mean? I can't swim that fast!
    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

  13. #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by MDHillSlug View Post
    What does the "on X:XX interval" mean? I can't swim that fast!
    That means that if I'm swimming 100m on 1:55, and I started to swim at 0:00 on the clock, I would have to start my next 100 at 1:55 on the clock, the next send off would be 3:50 and so on, regardless of what my actual swim time was. So the faster you swim, the more rest you get. Because I was swimming 1:40 ish pace, I was getting about 15 seconds rest between intervals. It's a good way to encourage people to keep the effort level up.
    Living life like there's no tomorrow.

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

  14. #14
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    Hey Wahine, our Masters team is doing the 1-hr Postal Challenge too! I'm not a registered member of USMS but I'll probably do it just the same, only my distance won't count towards the club total. I'll try and remember to post my distance!

    K.

  15. #15
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    Oooooooooo, FUN!! Can't wait to see how you do!
    Living life like there's no tomorrow.

    http://gorgebikefitter.com/


    2007 Look Dura Ace
    2010 Custom Tonic cross with discs, SRAM
    2012 Moots YBB 2 x 10 Shimano XTR
    2014 Soma B-Side SS

 

 

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