Category: sprint swim sets

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

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

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

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