Hammering it out

I just had to atleast pull out the strapless finis paddles today for an easy swim. I will be swimming the 1500 Free tomorrow in a USA meet in Charleston, SC. Hopefully it will go well.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

10x100@2:00 free w/strapless paddles & bouy 80% went 1:44, 1:40, 1:40, 1:40, 1:39, 1:38, 1:39, 1:35, 1:31 I could help myself on the descend at the end, goal was to just keep it loose and comfortable felt great

500 free kick w/zoomers
500 free

Total 3000 meters

Since this is a recovery day no paddles today. Oh how I miss my paddles. This was short and simple. Just hold pace today.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

30x50@:55 free holding between 46-44

500 free kick w/zoomers
500 free EZ w/snorkle

Total 3500 yards

I think I was off on my post yesterday by a week the pool is being closed May 7&8. Beside that I really am needing a recovery day so here it is just nice easy focus on stroke swimming.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

10x50@1:00 Back went 52, 52, 51, 51, 51, 51, 50, 49, 48, 48 another natural descend, it just kind of happens that I get faster later in the set
10x100@1:45 free w/strapless paddles, bouy & snorkle long and loose holding about 14 strokes per lap held 1:30's

500 free kick w/zoomers
500 EZ alternate 100 free/100 back good dolphin kick outs on all turns

total 3500 yards

Next week the main lap pool at the Aquatic Center will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. My two choices are swim in the HOT 87 degree therapy pool or swim at the Y. The Y would require me to cut my workout short and I wouldn't really be able to start until after 5 am, then have to fight traffic or just suck it up and do stroke drill at the CCAC.

I think I am leaning toward the warm pool for 2 days and use it as serious recovery days.

As for today had a great workout. I think I will be ready for the meet this weekend.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

8x200@3:00 free w/paddles & bouy went 2:47, 2:47, 2:46, 2:47, 2:46, 2:46, 2:45, 2:44
50 w/paddle & bouy in :40

350 free EZ
500 free kick w/zoomers
200 free EZ

Total 3700 yards

Today the chlorine levels were on the real high side so the guards did what they could, warned us and then let us do our thing.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

10x100@1:40 free w/strapless padles, bouy and snorkle went 1:30, 1:29 then held 1:26's toward the end my throat was starting to hurt
5x100@1:45 back w/zoomers odds swim/evens kick

500 free kick w/zoomers
500 free EZ

Total 3500 yards

Lately the Y has been great at 83 degrees. Managed a great distance pace workout.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

40x50@:50 free #1-20 w/strapless paddles, bouy & snorkel holding :45 #21-40 no equipment 21-30 held :44 31-38 held :43 then went :42 and :41

200 free EZ
200 fly w/monofin 50 rt arm/50 lt arm/50 kick/50 swim
200 fly kick streamline w/monofin
200 back
200 free

5x100@1:45 free EZ
500 free kick w/zoomers

Total 5000 yards

I have a LCM meet next weekend so this was a good time to try my hand at a strong 1500 swim this morning.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

1500 Free w/paddles & bouy for time went 23:45 I could tell by my splits I back halfed this swim and it felt good

500 free kick w/zoomers
500 free EZ w/snorkle

Total 3500 meters

Had to get gas this morning which always makes me late and cuts into my time.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

10x100@1:40 free w/strapless paddles & bouy holding 1:23's
5x100@1:45 back to free 4bk, 3bk/1fr, 2bk/2fr, 1bk/3fr, 4fr

500 free kick w/zoomers fast

200 free w/snorkle
100 scull drills w/snorkle alternate 25 front scull/25 reverse scull feet first (I float really well for this, most people have a problem feet first)
200 free w/snorkle

Total 3500 yards

As much as I can do in a 75 minute period of time.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

10x100 free w/paddles & bouy #1-4@1:30, #5-7@1:25, #8-9@1:20, #10@1:15 went 1:27, 1:27, 1:25, 1:25, 1:20, 1:20, 1:20, 1:18, 1:18, 1:18 only missed making the last on by .03

500 free EZ w/snorkle
500 free kick w/zoomers

the rest is w/zoomers
200 1 arm fly alternate by 50
200 fly kick streamline (worked my abs good today)
200 free
200 free kick
200 free

Total 4000yards

Since 400 IM will be one of my events to work on this year I need to work on my worst stroke, breaststroke.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

10x50@1:00 breast pull w/zoomers
5x100@1:45 free w/snorkles & strapless paddles held 1:30's relaxed
500 breast kick

5x100@2:00 odds EZ free evens breast

Total 3000 yards

Today the water was cold so it made it easy to do a long hard workout just to keep the blood moving and the body warm.

500 Free every 4th lap drill
500 Free kick w/zomers

This next set is all free with paddles & bouy on a 1:30 base
100@1:30 went 1:23
200@3:00 went 2:49
300@4:30 went 4:12
400@6:00 went 5:37
500@7:30 went 6:48

200 free w/snorkle EZ
100 scull drill w/snorkle
100 free catch up drill at hips w/snorkle
100 free underwater recovery w/snorkle

500 free kick w/zoomer
200 free EZ w/zoomers

Total 3700 yards

The pool was actually a great temp today probably about 83. Felt good.

Topped off workout with a visit to the hot tub.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

5x200@3:00 free w/paddles & bouy went 2:47, 2:47, 2:45, 2:43, 2:36

8x25@1:00 shooters w/monofin
8x25@1:00 fly w/monofin
200 fly kick w/monofin
8x25@:45 1 arm fly w/monofin
8x25@:30 fly w/monofin

500 free kick w/zoomers
500 free w/snorkel every 4th lap scull

Total 4000 yards

This was a day to just feel my stroke in the water. That was for everything I did.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

10x100@2:00 free w/strapless paddles & bouy went 1:40, 1:36, 1:35, 1:35, 1:35, 1:35, 1:34, 1:34, 1:34 and don't know on last one since someone jumped in my lane going the wrong direction when I was clearly circle swimming.

500 free long and loose w/snorkle
500 free kick w/zoomers strong

Total 3000 meters

I wish I could go to Y Nationals but with Trying to get out of debt using Dave Ramsey's program, I had to make some tough decisions this year. I already have most of my national trip to California paid off, so that is the only major meet I will do this year.

Still swimming the local stuff with the kids.

Since this would be the day I would do the 1650 and the 1000 if I had gone, I decided to do a broken 1650 pull for time. Set my heart rate too high on this but did keep going since it was near the end.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

broken 1650 free w/paddles & bouy 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11 @:05RI final time 22:48
350 Free EZ w/snorkle

500 free kick w/zoomers

Total 3500 yards

This was a recovery day but I did push on one set of backstroke.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

5x100@1:40 free w/strapless paddles, bouy & snorkle long and strong held 1:32's

5x [1x100@2:00 back went 1:43, 1:41, 1:41, 1:40, 1:36
[1x200@3:30 free long and loose held 3:09's last one SLOW

400 free kick w/zoomers
100 free EZ w/zoomers

Total 3500 yards

A solid distance day today not so much focused on speed as distance per stroke

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

10x100@1:40 free w/snorkle, strapless paddles & bouy DPS about 14-15 holding 1:29-1:30
10x100@1:30 free w/paddles & bouy at 85% went 1:25, 1:25, 1:25, 1:24, 1:24, 1:24, 1:24, 1:25, 1:23, 1:22

500 free kick w/zoomers faster pace
500 free long and loose

Total 4000 yards

Today was an IM kind of day, just needed to do something a little different today. One of these days I might just do a 1000 IM, just to do it.

Muscles hurting on my left tricept toward the elbow, but still not enough to cause me to stop.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

500 free w/strapless paddles, bouy & snorkle went 7:13
400 IM went 6:46
300 breast kick
200 back w/strapless paddles just seeing if I could keep them on
100 fly drill
400 IM went 6:39

400 free EZ
200 free kick w/zoomers

Total 3500 yards

It was pouring today so I only dug out my swim bag, not the monofin that I wanted to use. Even so I just did my set on an easier interval.

500 free
500 Free kick w/zoomers

5x200@4:30 fly w/zoomers as 50 rt arm/50 lt arm/50 kick/50 swim went 3:58, 3:49, 3:43, 3:36, 3:29

500 free kick w/zoomers
500 free w/strapless paddles & snorkle

Total 3000 meters

Today was actually more of a stroke work day but turned into a good effort too.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

5x100@1:45 free w/snorkle, strapless paddles & bouy held 1:29's
5x100@1:45 free to back 4fr, 3fr/1bk, 2fr/2bk, 1fr/3bk, 4bk went 1:35, 1:36, 1:35, 1:37, 1:40
5x100@1:30 free w/paddles & bouy held 1:20's
500 free kick w/zoomers fast pace lapped 2 swimmers during this

300 w/snorkle 100 free, 100 free under water recovery, 100 scull drill front & back
200 free w/snorkle

Total 3500 yards

Today I started to barely hit some times I used to be able to do. I will have to do a test set next week to see where I am.

500 free
500 free kick w/zoomers

5x100@1:35 free w/strapless paddles & bouy held 1:22's
1 minute rest
5x100@1:30 free w/paddles & bouy held 1:19's

300 free kick w/zoomers
200 breast kick

200 Free for time went 2:45
100 free EZ
200 1 arm fly drill

Total 3000 yards