The GVAC pool is not especially fast. In fact, it may be the slowest pool I’ve ever swam in. Maybe this is because it’s 3.5 deep the entire length, or because it’s cold or the lanes are narrow. Whatever, it’s slow and it sucks. And this morning’s pool session was brutal.da numbers: 2 x 100… Continue reading first water
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I was tired this morning, forgot my watch and almost just went home. But I went through my stretches, dunked, and worked on butterfly. Yardage was a little short today, 1200 yd, with the focus on fly and a few fast free 100s. Today produced my first lengths of real fly. No more stroke drills… Continue reading first water
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After yesterday’s 200 yd times, I thought today’s 100s would be a little faster. Perhaps this is why I swam the 500 and not sprints. With 200s at 2:50, 100s should be better than 1:35. That makes my splits in the 200 faster than a straight 100. Who knows, sets aren’t races. And today’s 10… Continue reading first water
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Swam some IM at GVAC this morning. IM’s are tough, man. I try to stay relaxed as I get tired, resist tightening up, which is good for my stroke but hammers my lungs. I’m just panting like a dog during sets. Gotta be good for me, I suppose. da numbers: 2 x 100m free/zipperswitch 16… Continue reading first water
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As I’m still not over my cold, swimming this week has not been stellar. I took all last week off – no climbing, no swimming, no anything not conducive to recovery. And I can’t take it any more. My symptoms now are confined to my head and sinuses but I can’t stand not training for… Continue reading first water
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today’s swimming routine: 200m free/zipperswitch 5 x 100m free @ 2:00 coming in between 1:30 – 1:35 5 x 100m free/zipperswitch alternating 25m @ 2:30 100m free w/ dolphin kick 100m pull w/ paddles 200m kick drill w/ short fins crankenstein.com
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Went super easy today, lots of stroke drill stuff, working on form. I was feeling run down from training earlier this week, I think. Which is what I wanted. da numbers: 2 x 100m free 10 x 100m alternating 50’s stroke drill (zipperswitch or free w/ dolphin kick) & freestyle @ 3:00 4 x 50m… Continue reading first water
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Today was an easy pool session, IM sets mostly, and at a slow pace. This worked out because I could tell I was a little flat to begin with. da numbers: 200m free/zipperswitch/dolphin drill 20 x 50m alternating IM strokes @ 1:30 4 x 50m free w/ dolphin kick drill 200m dynamic apnea drill w/… Continue reading first water
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It’s been a while since pushing back the inside of that envelope felt good in a pool. This morning’s session was both punishing and smooth. This has got to be the first time in years I felt that groove where a smooth stroke lives, letting me autopilot through a nearly respectable set: 10 x 100m… Continue reading first water never felt so good