The FAF AFAP Digest

Today I went to the Pitt Labor Day practice. It was distance free day, but I skipped some yards and modified to kick. Pitt was set up long course bc the college kids were in before us.


Swim/LCM @ Pitt

Warmup:

400 various
300 kick

Main sets:

4 x 100 back kick w/fins @ 1:45
-- descended to 1:13

800 free (with paddles & some breathing pattern)
-- Instead, I did
8 x 50
odds = stroke @ 100 pace
evens = EZ back kick
50 EZ

8 x 100 back kick w/fins @ 1:45
-- 1-4 = 1:14-15
-- 5-8 = 1:13, 1:13, 1:12, 1:12, 1:09-10
100 EZ

400 free + 100 EZ
-- no, did 5 x 50 EZ various

4 x 100 back kick @ 1:45
-- descended to 1:09-10
50 EZ

200 free
-- did 150 EZ

4 x 50 back kick w/fins @ 1:00
-- 33, 33, 31, 31
100 EZ

Total: 3600 m


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That was a ton of long course kicking and my quads are a bit sore. I was actually pleasantly surprised with my times on the aerobic kick sets. I'm not usually a descender, and I was not in great distress. I was especially surprised to crank out a couple pretty fast 50 kicks at the very end of practice. I guess I am in better shape than usual with all the long course training. Although I definitely just have more leg endurance than swim endurance. Hope everyone is having a great day!