Monday swim sessions are brutal. This is my long day. Long, anyways, for me. 400m is about all I can will myself to attempt. Sets of distances longer than this would probably cause my form to fall apart or me to pass out. And honestly, I probably could pass out. Even 400m without a lifeguard… Continue reading first water
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IM-athon. Did a bunch of IM stuff today in an effort to mix it up. IM stuff hammers my breathing. I was panting like a dog after a couple cycles. And it came to my attention my butterfly form needs some work. There’s definately a rythm to the fly and I definately don’t have it.… Continue reading first water
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Swam again this morning. I had big plans for my 100m times today, only to massively disappoint myself. Maybe I didn’t mention this in writing but I’ve been entertaining the idea of my birthday challenge involving a 300m freestyle under 3 minutes. Needless to say, that does not look like an option any time soon.… Continue reading first water
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Swam some longer sets today, felt like good training. da numbers: 200m free/zipperswitch 400m free came in at 6:50 50m zipperswitch drill 300m free came in at 5:00 50m zipperswitch drill 200m free came in at 3:15 50m zipperswitch 100m free came in at 1:25 250m short fin kick These times are not good. But… Continue reading first water
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Was not feeling the eye of the tiger this morning. But I dragged myself to the pool, focusing once again on my pitiful stroke technique. Lots of zipperswitch, freestyle, IM drills and fin work. I’m starting to realize my years in the weight room have not done me any favors in the pool. It’s been… Continue reading first water
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Morning swim, again. I’ve been focusing on stroke mechanics a lot. If not for my hospital incident I would be more focused on increasing yardage. But I feel now like my limiting factor is my lungs. And they’re just going to take time to heal. In the meantime, maybe as long as a year, it… Continue reading first water
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Swam early at GVAC this morning before work. Focused today on stroke technique, alternating zipperswitch drills and crawl, and threw in some IMs. da numbers: 200m free 4 x 200m zipperswitch/free alternating 100’s @ 6:00 coming in between 4:05 – 4:20 2 x 200m IM @ 6:00 coming in around 4:15 300m short fin kick… Continue reading first water
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Was a little tired from a bunch of training this week, as is typical of Fridays, but got myself in to the gym for a good session with the weights. Today’s focus: arms and abdominals.da numbers: DB bench press 3 x 12 @ 65 lbs on 2:00 DB flys 3 x 12 @ 25 on… Continue reading first iron
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Had a good session in the GVAC pool this morning. After warming up I got in to some alternating zipperswitch and crawl 100s. Zipperswitch is great – the second 50 of each 100, when I went to regular freestyle, felt smooth and stretched out.da numbers: 2 x 100m free 10 x 100m alternating zipperswitch drill… Continue reading first water