I really wasn’t feeling the Eye of the Tiger this morning. So, what started out as a 1000m swim turned in to 3 x 200m freestyle then just turned in to random IM stuff, mostly butterfly. It’s cool though – I’d rather stay psyched than keep beating my head against the wall with distance freestyle.da… Continue reading first water, over easy
Month: December 2008
Déjà vu
More falls on Atreyu. I got to fall 3 more times at the crux. And since Phil forgot to bring the battery for his drill, I didn’t do any work on the new route either. All in all I’d say it was a pretty productive day. Micah, Andy and I went to Green Dome the… Continue reading Déjà vu
first water, IM
I thought I would mix things up by taking a break from freestyle to work on the other strokes, especially butterfly. It was rad. da numbers: 100m easy free 200m fly stroke drills 200m backstroke 200m 1/2 length fly then free 100m breaststroke 100m kick total distance: 900m crankenstein.com
first water, sprint
I just wanted to do 1 fast 100m today. da numbers: 400m easy free/zipperswitch/catch-up drill 3 x 50m free 100m free time: 1:17 150m easy free/zipperswitch/catch-up drill 200m kick total distance: 1000m crankenstein.com
first water, faster at a price
I repeated last weeks set of 12 x 100m @ 2:00, bettering my split times by about 3 seconds for most of the 100m intervals. And it wasn’t magical. I wasn’t faster because I implemented some new technique. I just pushed harder. And it hurt more. But I suppose if swimming hard felt good everyone… Continue reading first water, faster at a price
rad video of The End of the Affair E8
UKClimbing.com has this video (and more) of Alex Honnold, Kevin Jorgeson and Matt Segal on The End of the Affair (E8 6c): http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2352255&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 The End of the Affair from UKClimbing.com TV on Vimeo. from UKClimbing.com crankenstein.com
first water, subtlety
There’s a subtlety to good technique. Some training sessions are devoted entirely to technique, to developing the form in which you swim, run, lift, or otherwise contest your sport. For points-based sports like gymnastics or diving, I don’t know; but for those scored on indisputable metrics, such as time or distance, there is the concept… Continue reading first water, subtlety