I swam 3000m today, my longest routine in recent memory. It took less than 1.5 hours, which is kinda good, I think. And it went surprisingly smooth – no problems until after 2500m when everything started to cramp. This maybe is not a distance I can maintain every day. My typical 2000m in 1 hour… Continue reading lunch water, keeps going and going…
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last water, good distance
I increased my workout distance significantly today. There was no real coherent plan – a lot of pull, pull w/ paddles, a 200 IM, and a bunch of zipperswitch drill interspersed – for a total of 2000m. That distance was the true goal. And it was no joke considering the pool is only available from… Continue reading last water, good distance
last water, back in the high life again
Today is my first day back in the pool for a couple weeks, and a few weeks since I’ve noted a swim routine here. Things weren’t going so well with my back for a while there. This nervous condition, I guess, was sending sharp pains down the back of my left leg and I believe… Continue reading last water, back in the high life again
last water, IM be good
My butterfly is coming together. I did a 200m IM today without passing out. Amazingly. da numbers: 400m easy free/pull 3 x 100m free @ 2:00 100m fly kick drill 200m IM 200m pull 200m kick total distance: 1400m crankenstein.com
last water, IM progress
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
last water, slow lane
I took another hit of Albuterol before getting in the pool last night. It made a little bit of a difference. My 100m free times were a touch faster than usual, but any good feelings I may have experienced from that were eclipsed by the level of talent of the human fishes next to me.… Continue reading last water, slow lane
last water, kick or treat
Lots of kicking last night. After a quick 1000m of freestyle, zipperswitch, zipperswitch with fly kick, and butterfly, I kicked for 500m. That’s probably more kicking than I’ve done for quite some time. It felt good, and kept feeling better the longer I went. Note to self: do more kick work. By about 200m my… Continue reading last water, kick or treat
last water, good times
Last night’s pool session was pretty good. Butterfly feels good, my freestyle is all stretched out from zipperswitch drills, my legs are hammered from lots of kicking, and I’m feeling pretty comfortable throughout the duration of my routine. I did 1300m. Good times. crankenstein.com
last water, better every time
Wednesday night’s pool session felt good. And it’s about time. I wasn’t too psyched on swimming for a couple months there. What with winter weather and reduced sunlight hours, I was contemplating leaving the water indefinitely. But after a few positive sessions I’m glad I stuck it out. Wednesday’s focus was on freestyle, stretching out… Continue reading last water, better every time