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1 hour swim workout, SCAQ Sunday, 10-10-21

I finally got back in and swam with SCAQ this morning. We only had three in our lane today, although I think there were more signed up. I led. Somehow, I actually swam an extra 50, so the total is 3600 (or 2 miles). I managed to descend the 200s, but not the 300s....

55-minute swim workout, Friday sprint, 10-8-21

Back on track for my theme day. The focus is really on the 100s in the main set. For set 1, you really shouldn't have more than 5 seconds rest for those 50s. This fatigues you so that when you turn around to sprint, it's not easy. The first round should feel pretty...

55-minute swim workout, random swim workout, 10-7-21

Thursdays are usually stroke technique workout, but I wasn't feeling it. Instead, I went with random. Basically, whatever I felt like doing at that moment, besides getting out--because I did consider it. LOL That's how I ended up with the last 4 x 200 set. Yes, I...

55-minute swim workout, distance Wednesday, 10-6-21

No, I didn't swim yesterday. However, I did today. It was lovely. The goal was to swim all of set 1 at 1:25 100 pace or better. I managed that for all but the 500, which was on 1:26. So, pretty good. I'm happy with it. My goal for the last 200 and 100 of the set was...

55-minute swim workout, fly emphasis day, 10-4-21

A number of the usual lap swimmer suspects are out of town today. However, they generally don't swim my workouts. I just miss the camaraderie before the workouts. 🙂 Why am I not talking about the workout? It was fly. It was pain. What more do I need to say? LOL...

55-minute swim workout, Friday sprint, 10-1-21

Ah, there's nothing like sprint day. I gave myself more rest so that i could rest and really push. Interesting, though, when I got to Set 3, I relaxed into the strong and focused on breathing. I swam all of the 25s sub :20. The 100s were all 1:20-1:21. The last 100...

55-minute swim workout, freestyle stroke technique, 9-30-21

The goal for this workout is to really focus on your stroke technique. After each 25, the idea is to apply what you were working on with the drill and apply it to your stroke. The final 100 is a test. While I didn't swim the fastest I've done in recent months, I did...

55-minute swim workout, Monday IM, 9-27-21

The last Monday of the month is IM day. It always beats my butt...in a good way. I did a little something different for set 1 in the main set. It's what I'm now calling "build an IM". You start with a 100 on a set interval. The first 100 is 25 fly/75 free. The second...

60-minute swim workout, SCAQ Sunday long course, 9-26-21

This was a tough workout. Coach Bill has more faith in my speed and abilities than I do. We were supposed to descend these sets, but, honestly, after the first round, I had nothing for the second and just made the first couple on the 1:40. From there, I decided to...

55-minute swim workout, sprint day, 9-24-21

This is a little different workout than I normally swim. I gave myself a lot of time on the sprint 50s and 25s, but the 75s preceding them are meant to be hard. Whatever interval you come in on that first 75 is the pace you aim to keep through the rest of those 75s....