I'll start my swim routine again tomorrow after 3 days "off" from swimming. I'm in, target 4x-7x depending on the week. Congrats on your 11 mile run

I'm in. Did my January 1st timed 1,500 meter swim yesterday. Clocked a 0:27:16. Oy. I have work to do. Goal: 0:26:00 by 2/1/17.

Today's workout will be (gym doesn't open until 8 today):

600 warm up
6x100 drill/kick/drill repeat
6x100 on 2:00 #3 and #6 fast
3x200
2x400 IM
100 cool down
+100 jogging/egg beater (for the ol hips and knees)

3,100 meters

+ 3 mile recovery run (10 mile trail run yesterday)

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Hillary Trout
San Luis Obispo, CA

Your trip is short. Make the most of it.
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Count me in. 1800 yards yesterday, 2100 yards due today.

#World'sWorstSwimmer

Ok, I have never done a ST challenge and have no idea how it works with the logs, but I have a swim goal this year, so I am in, as a first-timer. Please be kind! :)

I was driving home from the pool today and I realized that I have swam exactly 4 times since July :-( !!

One was the practice swim in Kona where I went 1:14....about 10 min slower than my slowest IM.

I'm in! Goal is sub 1 hour IM with a wetsuit in 8 months or so.

Today:
Easy 15 W/U with some back/breast

6X50 free building to all out after the second T. 30 sec rec.
800m TT pull LC at 13:35

Maurice

Jan 2
1 HR trainer AM (2 x 20)

2500 SCY lunch Swim
W/U
1 x 100 free
1 x 100 back
Build
8 x 25 free on :30
8 x 50 free on :50
Core
1 x 500 free pull
1 x 400 IM w/ fins
1 x 300 free
1 x 200 free neg. split
1 x 100 free
C/D
2 x 100 choice (50 back, 25 breast, 25 free)

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"As for "xxxxxx"...what can I say? You sound like a dick. If you don't want to answer the question, just shut up." AllezPappa

Count me in!

Coming off the flu so just an EZ 1500 sprinkling some kick, pull & 1-arm drills to get my feel for the water back.

My goal - 5x/wk! You guys & gals will keep me motivated!

I always swim 3x/week but for some reason it's hard for me to get that fourth swim in, especially in the winter. The pools are all outdoors and it's in the 40s here - UGH. But I'll try to make it happen this month.

Today I felt great for the first time since the summer. I was starting to lose hope...

4200 LCM

600 warm-up

All freestyle holding 1:25 base pace:
400
300
200
100
100
200
300
400

10 x 100 on 1:30
10 x 50 on 45

100 cool-down

I'll join. 4 days a week is what I said I'd aim for at a minimum during this off season. Got a swim in this morning, but drank too much bourbon last night so there was no rhyme or reason to what I was doing other than trying to swim some form of a straight line. Still managed 2250 yards, though.

Jan 1-Quick 1000
Jan 2-2800

I'm in shooting for 4-5x /week. 4100 SCM this morning.

Hoping to get to a masters meet on the 21st and putting down some decent times.

4x(100sw-50Kick)
8x50 banded ankles
5x100 on 1:35
50k
4x100 on 1:35
50k
Was supposed to do 3x100, 2x 100 but forgot something at home I needed for an early appointment. Cut it short.

100 cd

I'm thrilled to have so many participants!
7 mi run, 2750 yd swim today.



RUN .6 mi w/u, 1.25 mi @ 8:00, 2 mi @ 7:57, 2.5 mi @ 7:53 (a couple minutes walking between the intervals)
SWIM


500 w/u
50 kick
6 x 100 on 1:30 odds fast 1:14, 1:12, 1:13
50 kick
200 fast on 3:00 (2:30)
200 easy on 4:00
200 fast on 3:00 (2:28)
100 easy on 2:00
200 fast 2:28
50 kick
50 easy c/d

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

Thanks TC
This is finally a swim challenge I hope I can do. Some of those yardages are just too high for me. But I am trying to get to the pool more often. so this is perfect.
Thanks for the challenge and just being an inspiration.

N

Swim no 2 for this week.

2800scy w/Masters. Today's swim was an easy aerobic swim w/technique focus. Lots of 25s, 50s, 75s & 100s with drills mixed in ex: 75 drill, swim, drill. Good way to ease back after the flu. Unfortunately, that means tomorrow's Masters wo will be the kind that will have our tongues scrapping the bottom of the pool by the end but all in good fun!

Swim #2 of the week - 3200 SCM

Main set:
8 x (
100 T pace, 15s rest - 1:15ish
50 kick, 15s rest
100 IM fast, 60s rest - 1:20ish
)

I'm in, if it were there. Yeah, no idea how to make a new challenge. And good idea in frequency since that is the only way challenges seem sorted.

Today was my first swim of the new year. Got in 3,011 yards at Shaw's Cove in 55 deg water. Took me 39 minutes.

Preparing more for the Winter Trail Running Race series at this time. My first race is a 12k on very technical single track this weekend, then roughly every two weeks with increasing distances - 15k, 18k, 21k & 30k.

Next weekend is party in Vegas, oh and a SCY swim meet.

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Proud member of FISHTWITCH: doing a bit more than fish exercise now.

EricTheBiking, the Training Log person, is going to make the challenge.

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

That Training Log is far from being ready for prime time - implemented way too soon, in my opinion.

But, as a Frequency Challenge, you probably need to implement a few rules, hopefully not as crazy or involved as the 100/100 challenge, but dipping my big toe in the water should not count as a swim.

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Proud member of FISHTWITCH: doing a bit more than fish exercise now.

Like water running doesn't count as swimming?

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

We're trying to catch more fish here. I don't want to set too many "rules" because for some, a 500 yard swim might be all they can do, and that's great. I guess I don't see this becoming the sort of challenge where people purposefully swim 50 yards per day, each day of the month, to "win." The real winning is the improvement in swim fitness. While one can run from anywhere, getting to the pool typically involves some time commitment, so I guess I don't see people doing 50 yard swims. It should be obvious that swimming involves forward progress with your feet not touching the bottom (water walking and showering do not count). Perhaps I have too much faith in ST'ers :-)

Lets see how it works and we can always go back to a yard goal next month.

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

good timing!

my plan is to end March swimming 15000m per week. to get there, i'm planning to start January at 6000m per week. that'll put me at 3x a week, at first, but doing too much too soon usually gets me a tired shoulder. i'll aim for 4x a week by the end of January. :)

Jan 3
:45 Tempo run w/ 12 x 25yd striders AM

2500 SCM Lunch Swim
W/U
1 x 100 free
1 x 100 back
Build
2 x 100 back w/ fins
4 x 100 free
Core
1 x 400 IM w/ fins
1 x 200 free neg. split
2 x 200 IM
1 x 400 free pull
1 x 200 free neg. split
C/D
1 x 100 Choice (50 back, 25 breast, 25 free)

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"As for "xxxxxx"...what can I say? You sound like a dick. If you don't want to answer the question, just shut up." AllezPappa

This challenge is created! Have fun, Fishtwitchers!

-Eric