After yesterdays breaststroke day my right hip was aching into the evening. After a stint on the foam roller it was feeling much better. Have been working on relays for Pan Am games for our team but I will not be going. My swimcation is in California this year and we are doing it up right. More planning to do on that trip a little later on. Today was a good distance day, felt stronger than usual and noticed on my 1500 that I ended up negative splitting again. Now time to get the knots out of my back. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 1500 free w/paddles & bouy for time 23:41 500 free w/snorkle 300 free kick w/zoomers 4x50 20m dolphin kick outs w/zoomers then EZ free total 3500 meters
This was a recovery/breaststroke day. Recovery for my shoulders and elbows, but major leg work. I'll be walking funny today. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 20x50@:10RI Breast drills and skills #1-4 pull w/paddles & zoomers #5-8 scull drill w/snorkle #9-12 Pull w/zoomers get the dolphin motion #13-16 accordian drill w/snorkle #17-20 swim 400 breast kick 200 free EZ Total 2600 meters
Just felt so good on my main set today. Could really feel the water and had alot more strength than I expected especially as I got further into the set. As I get older I find myself needing longer warmups and warm downs. Wish I were still young. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 10x100@2:00 as 50free/50back w/paddles went 1:52, 1:48, 1:46, 1:46, 1:45, 1:45, 1:43, 1:42, 1:43, 1:42 500 free ez w/snorkle 400 free kick w/zoomers 100 free w/zoomers Total 3000 meters
Saturday morning I get to the Y ready to swim and get paged, my system had crashed and I needed to get it back up. Had my laptop in the car so I just sat in my car for 2 hours working remotely. Finally get to a point where the critical sysems are back up and the ones down no one would notice till monday so I could address those later. I also had a vendor handling another one. So I get out of the car to go swim and here come the guards "Someone pooped in the pool, we are closed". I thought of driving to Savannah but then remembered they were going to be closed at noon for Make a Splash. So Disappointed! I could have gone to swim yesterday but after poop in there I would rather not yet. Today became make up the yardage day. 500 free 5x100@2:00 free w/snorkle 5x400@7:00 free w/paddles & bouy went 6:25, 6:27, 6:26, 6:27, 6:16 500 free kick w/zoomers 500 drills w/zoomers EZ Total 4000 meters
I must say I am getting faster and better with my pacing. Todays times were much closer to what I did back in 2008 than here recently. Tomorrow will be stroke work over a longer period of time. The shoulders have calmed down, the left elbow is still a problem but if I remain diligent with the trigger point therapy, it should resolve as well. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 3 times thru 4x100@1:45 free w/paddles & bouy 200@5:00 back w/paddles & bouy Round 1 went 1:35, 1:33, 1:32, 1:30, 3:01 Round 2 went 1:34, 1:32, 1:30, 1:28, 3:06 Round 3 went 1:30, 1:31, 1:30, 1:28, 3:16 500 free EZ Total 3300 meters
I thought this would be my recovery day doing breast, not so. I used muscles in ways that I think I actually worked harder today. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 20x50@:10RI #1-4 Breast pull w/paddles & board(rather than bouy) #5-8 accordian drill w/snorkle #9-12 scull drill #13-16 breast pull w/zoomers #17-20 breaststroke 8x100@1:45 free relaxed w/paddles & bouy holding 1:40's 200 free EZ Total 3000 meters
I was going to just work on stroke and getting a complete follow thru but to my surprise I did so well that I just started pushing a little bit more. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 15x100@1:45 free w/paddles & bouy went 1:37, 1:36, 1:36, 1:37, 1:35, 1:35, 1:35, 1:35, 1:34, 1:33, 1:33, 1:32, 1:32, 1:31, 1:30 I didn't plan it that way it just sort of happened and felt good all the way 500 free kick w/zoomers 500 free w/snorkle EZ Total 3500 meters
I am reserecting workouts from back in 2008 but I am not as fast as I was so this will be interesting. Another interesting note, the difference in speed between my right arm and left arm is even greater than before. 500 free 6x50@1:20 free right arm only w/paddle on right hand just made these 200 free kick w/zoomers 6x50@1:15 free left arm only w/paddle on left hand made these with 6 seconds to spare there used to be only a 5 second difference between right and left but this was more like 11 seconds 500 free kick w/zoomers 6x50@1:00 free w/paddle on right hand 4 kicks on the paddle hand 200 free kick w/zoomers 6x50@1:00 free w/paddle on left hand 4 kicks on the paddle hand 400 free EZ Total 3000 meters
I am not forgetting what I learned about my stroke Saturday. Going to apply it in my training. 1000 as 200swim/200pull/200swim/200kick/200swim 5x200@3:30 free w/paddles & bouy 4x200@:05RI kick w/zoomers #1&3 fly #2&4 free 200 IM w/zoomers breast w/fly kick 300 free w/snorkel & 4 beat kick 200 EZ Total 3500 meters
New lighting, a cold pool at 83, cold for them. 2 hours of excellence. On my 3rd round of free I kept a comfortable pace and worked the underwater pull which was much stronger. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 3 times thru 5x100@1:30 free descending w/paddles & bouy 200 back EZ Round 1 went 1:23,1:22,1:21,1:19,1:17 Round 2 went 1:24,1:23,1:20,1:17,1:17 Round 3 went 1:20,1:19,1:18,1:17,1:17 4x100 back kick w/zoomers #1 fashion model #2 partial recovery #3 arms perpendicular #4 streamline 8x25@:45 fly scull w/monofin 200 1 arm fly alt rt arm/lt arm w/monofin 8x25@:45 fly 6 kicks then stroke w/monofin 200 fly kick w/monofin 8x25@:45 fly w/monofin 500 alt by 100 free/back Total 5000 yards
My Monday-Friday pool at the CCAC will be Long Course thru the beginning of August and since I am only doing LC Nats this year I am getting excited. I tend to do better in Long course than short course because my alergies are not in play in August but they are in the spring. I may have found a great solution for the spring. This year I am taking local honey 3 times a day and I have not had to use any allergy meds this year!!! Next year will show me if that is true or this year was just a fluke. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 800 IM each 200 is 50 rt arm/50 lt arm/50 kick/50 swim except breast which was 100 pull/50 kick/50 swim w/zoomers took them off for the breast kick and swim only 400 free w/paddles and bouy in 6:12 300 alternate accordian drill/streamline free kick w/snorkle 5x100@2:00 Free Relaxed Total 3000 meters
Wonderful to be back in the cold water again. The other good news is next week we start LONG COURE every day. I am ready to prep for LC Nationals. Good luck to those doing SC Nationals this week! Also played a game on deck with coach Walt we were trying to figure where in the 1976 mens olympic team photo was Bill Forrester. Bill had to tell us we would have never guessed. Since I am resurecting my 400 IM and 200 Back this year I have to work on both. Especially my nonexistant breaststroke. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 10x100@1:30 free w/strapless paddles & bouy went 1:23, 1:23, 1:24, 1:23, 1:24, 1:23, 1:22, 1:22, 1:21, 1:20 felt good and loose 5x100@:05RI w/snorkle odds breaststroke accordian drill/evens streamline free kick (no fins) 8x25@:40 breast 300 free EASY Total 3000 yards
I look forward to the cold lap pool opening back up. I don't know how floating on your back can be exercise. I guess it is like my mom thinking that playing golf is exercise, I tell her not if your in a cart riding around. Walk it! Today was just another easy day. Too hot to really swim hard. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 5x100@2:00 back w/zoomers as 25 rt arm/25 lt arm/25 kick/25 swim 300 breast kick 2x100@2:15 breast 5x100@2:00 1 arm fly w/zoomers alt lt/rt 500 free kick w/zoomers 400 free w/strapless paddles maintain 4 beat kick 100 free EZ Total 3500 yards
This was a hot day today. Most of the hot pool swimmers said it was on the cool side. Ha! I swam somewhat slower and found the snorkle was hard to use in this temperature. Other than that I was surprised that I was able to get as much in as I did. I had to tell the lady at the desk the hot pool was warmer than the showers today! The showers were ice cold. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 10x100@2:00 free w/snorkle held 1:32's 500 free kick w/zoomers 4x200@4:00 free w/strapless paddles and maintain min. 4 beat kick 200 EZ Total 3500 yards
They are clossing the lap pool for the next 2 days and I hope they will use the vacume on the bottom. I am tired of looking at white globs of junk on the bottom that floats once people get in and start churning up the water. Since tomorrow I will be warm pooling it I had to get a good one in today. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 15x100 free w/paddles & bouy #1-5@1:35 held 1:27's, #6-9@1:30 held 1:23, #10-12@1:25 held 1:21, #13-14@1:20 went 1:17, 1:18 #20@1:15 went 1:17 200 back EZ 500 free kick w/zoomers 500 free w/snorkle maintain 4 beat kick 100 fre EZ Total 3800 yards
Had the whole pool to myself the first hour. Got to love that. It was a little on the warm side 83-84ish. Had a great free set, almost back to my old speed. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 10x100@1:30 free w/paddles & bouy Went 1:23,1:23,1:23,1:22,1:21,1:21,1:20,1:18,1:18,1:17 8x25@:05ri fly scull drill w/snorkel & monofin 8x25@:45 shooters w/monofin 200 1 arm fly alt rt/lt w/monofin 200 dolphin kick on back w/monofin 8x25@:45 fly w/monofin 500 free kick w/zoomers 500 free EZ Total 4000 yards
We all showed up expecting the usual Friday Long Course but it was set up for Short Course. After I got over my disappointment I had to change my workout. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 10x200@3:00 free w/paddles & bouy descend 1-10 went 2:52, 2:51, 2:50, 2:49, 2:46, 2:46, 2:42, 2:42, 2:39, 2:36 500 free kick w/zoomers 500 free EZ & slow total 4000 yards
Somewhat sore today and just not rested. Still managed a decent amount of quality drill work on fly. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 200 fly scull drill w/snorkle & zoomers 200 fly torque drill w/snorkle & paddles 8x25@:45 fly w/paddles & zoomers by #4 I had my rythm back 200 1 arm fly alt rt arm/lt arm 8x25@:45 fly 200 free kick w/zoomers 5x100@1:30 free w/paddles & bouy perfect pull but easy pace held 1:22's 100 free 100 back 100 free 200 free w/snorkle EZ Total 3200 yards
I don't know where this came from but it is refreshing to actually feel somewhat fast today. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 10x100@1:30 free w/strapless paddles & bouy went 1:21, 1:21, 1:22, 1:22, 1:21, 1:21, 1:21, 1:20, 1:21, 1:21 very fast for not having my red Tyr catalist paddles 500 back kick drills w/zoomers as 100 streamline, 100 fashion model, 100 arms perpendicular, 100 partial recovery, 100 streamline 10x50@1:00 back held :50's 300 free w/snorkle 200 free EZ Total 3500 Yards
Yes today was a chance to work on my breaststroke some. I thought I was going to have a problem with my left knee but it settled down and worked out fine. 500 free 500 free kick w/zoomers 200 breast pull w/zoomers 200 breast scull 200 breast kick 200 breast accordian drill w/snorkle 200 breast 500 free kick w/zoomers 5x100@2:00 odds EZ free evens breast strong Total 3000 yards
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