SCY Warm up 4 x 100 1:45 6 x 25 :40 choice 4 x 100 1:30 6 x 25 :30 strong Kick set 6 x 50 1:10 6 x 25 :40 fast Stroke set 3x 2 x 25 :40 perfect stroke 1 x 100 2:00 IM [25s: RD1 fly, RD2 back, RD3 brst] [Desc IMs by round 1-3] Sprint set 2x 3 x 25 :20 4 x 25 :25 5 x 25 :30 [All swims choice] Free/pull set 3 x 200 3:00 long & strong 3 x 100 1:30 desc 1-3 3 x 50 :50 mod 3 x 100 1:20 desc 1-3 3 x 200 2:40 neg split Warm down 4 x 50 1:00 Total: 4750
It's been a long blogging hiatus. I hit another detour in my comeback in late December and January (vacation and post vacation flu-ish thing) that kept me out of the water for quite awhile. But I've been training pretty regularly since mid-January. In the pool that is; I've not been moved to return to the gym because of a wee treadmill addiction. Anyhoo, I took myself off to the Albatross meet with about 6 weeks training under my belt and a mini taper. After a 1.5 year racing hiatus, I had major racing rust and of course was way off my PRs. 50 back SCM, 32.1 I had an uncharacteristically mediocre start, which lacked explosiveness. I had a good first length and decent turn. I was a little deep on my underwater on the second length. The main issue though was that I couldn't really feel my arms/they didn't want to move the last 10 yards. I had a major glide at the end because I just couldn't summon the energy to take another stroke. That cost me going a 31. Still, I am content with a 32 after the VTOS debacle and given my still closed veins. That time would have been #1 in the world last year in my age group. 50 free SCM, 29.5 I had a pretty good start (feet not together tho) and first length. I botched the turn a bit with a half stroke and extra breath. I tried the Lochte turn off the wall. It went decently, but again I was a little too deep. Then I just staggered to the wall again with arm fatigue. Since all the youngsters scratched, I ended up winning the Fastest Woman on the Water award. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whew, it was good to survive my first meet back. I think it being SCM not SCY added a degree of difficulty for me. Aside from some limitations from the VTOS, I think my main problem in the pool right now is that I lack strength. I had a ton of muscle removed from my chest of course. But I'm also not getting as much DPK as before. So off to the gym I go! I plan to start in small 30 minute chunks.
Updated March 5th, 2018 at 02:43 PM by The Fortress
Monday, 3/5/2018 Pool Workout 200 fr/100 bk/200 k/200 p/100 IM dr 2x{2x150 smooth 2:15 4x25 FAST 1:00 2x150 smooth 2:15 4x50 FAST 1:30 2x150 smooth 2:15 100 FAST} (round 1 150 free, FAST free :11mid, :25mid, :56; round 2 150 fin k, FAST breast :14high, :31/:32, 1:06!) 200 warmdown 3600 First time I've actually felt like I could get myself moving fast in a bit. Good workout! Especially happy with that 1:06 breast at the end of everything and from a push.
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