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05.10.12 - Thursday workout

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USMS Memberpmccoy
, May 10th, 2012 at 09:47 AM (439 Views)
Swam w/ Dave, Dave, Roger and Kent. Had a "make it up as you go day". Water temp noticably cooler today. Didn't get a reading but it felt 82ish.

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450 Warm up

Dave B's Set
10 x 100 - 1:30 Odds IM, Evens Free
I went ahead and did them all IM. Started around 1:26 to 1:27 and dropped to 1:23 as I warmed up. Finished on 1:18.
50 Easy

Kent's set
20 x 50 Pull - :45 (Descend 5 50s 4 times)
50 Easy

My set
Despite Howard's warnings, we threw caution to the wind and modified my pace line to work like the Germans do it. Roger and Dave M went in one lane and Kent, Dave B and I went in the other. We did 1000 yards straight with the last person in line moving to the front every 100 yards. In our lane, that meant you had to pass two people when it was your turn to go to the front. To help with that, the other swimmers in the lane swam 25 backstroke while the last swimmer made the pass. Then everyone went back to drafting. Worked pretty well. I think we averaged a 1:17 pace for the 1000 yards. Passing was an adventure. There's a lot of pressure to get moving so that you don't create a traffic jam at the wall. Fun set and harder than my way of doing it.

Dave M's set
6 Times through:
* 50 Kick - 1:00
* 100 Stroke - 1:40
I did Fly/Bk/Br x 2. 1:23 on the last breaststroke.

200 Cool down

(4650 Total)

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  1. White Lightning's Avatar
    You guys rule.
    Even with the peer pressure, I think I would have chickened out.
    Did it ever take anyone more than 25 yards to make the pass? If so, tell me more about what happened at the wall.
    Did it feel safe at the 1:17 pace?
    Wish I could have seen it.
  2. pmccoy's Avatar
    We all made the passes with no troubles. I was the closest to missing mostly because Kent and Dave are good backstrokers. A couple times, I was dead even with Dave at the flags but pulled ahead enough for all of us to flip comfortably. 1:17 was definitely safe. Roger insisted on being on the 2 person lane but I think he was wishing he had been in our lane when it was over. I could see the gears turning in his head. MSA will likely see this set in some form fairly soon. Thanks for the idea. I really enjoyed this set and look forward to it again.