This evening’s pool session felt alright. Of note was the 4 x 100 of IM strokes I did, which started with my first 100m of fly in long course. Well, 2-kick fly, but that’s still progress. What by all indications should have been a flat swimming day turned in to a good workout. Just getting… Continue reading last water, IM progress
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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
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Felt good this morning. Finally. This week has been alternating days of good and bad. IMs had me breathing like a maniac but I stayed loose and kept good form; good for me, anyway. Even butterfly is starting to feel good. Not so good that I can finish two lengths with 1-to-1 kick, but better… Continue reading first water
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Today was hard.da numbers: 2 x 100yd free 10 x 100yd free @ 2:00 coming in between 1:20 – 1:25 300yd fly kick 3 x 100yd IM @ 3:00 coming in between 1:40 – 1:50 4 x 100yd pull w/ paddles @ 2:00 coming in between 1:20 – 1:25 200yd apnea drill w/ short fins… Continue reading first water
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I know my workouts are getting long when I dread having to type it out.da numbers: 2 x 100yd free 4 x 200yd free @ 4:00 coming in between 2:47 – 2:55 300yd fly kick 3 x 100 IM @ 3:00 coming in between 1:50 – 1:40 400yd pull w/ paddles 200dy fly kick 200yd… Continue reading first water
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IM is hard. Finishing this morning’s requisite yardage was hard. Not a super motivating day in the pool. But I did some butterfly for 100yd distances. Well, kinda. I pulled once for every 3 kicks and I paused between lengths. But no more one-arm stroke drills. That’s good, I suppose. Closer to good anyways. da… Continue reading first water
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I’ve been doing IM sets with 50yd for each stroke. Today I increased that to 100yd. And it was hard. My strokes are coming together though. Butterfly is even kinda working. After the IM sets I did tons of dolphin kick yardage. da numbers 2 x 100yd free/zipperswitch 100yd fly kick 8 x 100yd alternating… Continue reading first water
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Maybe it’s not me. Maybe the Carpinteria Community Pool is fast. I gotta say, the water feels thick. And my times are inexplicably quicker. Either that pool is fast or the GVAC pool is slow. I prefer to think GVAC is slow. Yesterday’s IM set at Carpinteria was actually enjoyable.da numbers: 2 x 100 free/zipperswitch… 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