Of Swimming Bondage

I can't consider my 6 workouts this week totaling 9,425 yards equivalents as really worthy of me cuing up Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger," but I will exit this week tomorrow with about the highest level of motivation I've had this entire year. Call it baby tiger motivation.

I did variations of Monday's workout on each of Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, but had to cut Wednesday's workout short due to a day trip to San Francisco. This morning, though, I did a 'mega' workout at home in SCM ...

• 1 x 400: IM, kick-drill by 25
• 4 x 100: on 1:40, free descend w/snorkel (#1-#3) and swim #4, 1:22 - 1:21 - 1:19 - 1:17
• 8 x 50: on 0:55, w/monofin doing SDKs going 10 AFAP kicks off each wall and then easy the rest of the way; odd laps on belly into flip turn to even laps on back
• Breaststroke set:
  
  • 1 x 100 on 2:15 going odd laps doing the Rebecca Soni / Race Club drill using snorkel and band kick, with even laps pull only
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  • 2 x 25: on 0:45, breast swim using Finis band
  • 1 x 100: same as above
  • 2 x 25: on 0:45, breast swim without band
  • 1 x 100: same as above
  
  
• 8 x 50: on 0:55, backstroke descend swim

TOTAL: 2,000 SCM

Comments:

• I have been bad this week about both running and PT, but will focus on that tomorrow.
• A big reason for my increased motivation is that my shoulder feels super-fine and I am looking forward to getting back into competition mode. In September, I have signed up for
  
  • One super-fun looking event - a surf & sprint challenge in a local wave pool - https://azopenwater.com/september-10...urf-challenge/
  • Our annual Jamina Winston meet in Mesa on Sep 23rd - https://www.clubassistant.com/club/m...2202&smid=9372 - where I have entered the 50 free and breast, as well as the 100, 200 and 400 IMs. I doubt I will be able to race all of those, but I plan to at least swim all of them.