Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]

Feb 6, 17 9:01

Post #26 of 124 (3220 views)

devashish_paul wrote:

Hi All....I have a sub challenge within the Feb swim challenge.....how far an you dolphin kick under water and still complete a sub 50 second 50m. If you are on short course meters, the second push off, just do a regular push off. The hard part of this is the longer you go underwater, the more hypoxic you are emerging so you are slowing completing your 50m. I have not tried this yet. I think I can come out at 10m but it's going to be tight hitting 50 seconds.

Be careful fishies. This is a recipe for dangerous shallow water blackout. Not allowed, as stated in the rules at my pool, and I got scolded for doing no-breath 25 yard dolphin kick with fins.

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

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]

Feb 6, 17 9:11

Post #27 of 124 (3219 views)

Quote:

Hi All....I have a sub challenge within the Feb swim challenge.....how far an you dolphin kick under water and still complete a sub 50 second 50m. If you are on short course meters, the second push off, just do a regular push off. The hard part of this is the longer you go underwater, the more hypoxic you are emerging so you are slowing completing your 50m. I have not tried this yet. I think I can come out at 10m but it's going to be tight hitting 50 seconds.
Be careful fishies. This is a recipe for dangerous shallow water blackout. Not allowed, as stated in the rules at my pool, and I got scolded for doing no-breath 25 yard dolphin kick with fins.

I second this.

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.
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Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [realAB] [ In reply to ]

Feb 6, 17 9:12

Post #28 of 124 (3219 views)

nice!

4.2 mi run w/ 2 mi @ 7:13 pace
2000 yd swim

5 x 100 on 1:30 w/u
100 kick
200 fast 2:24
2 x 100 on 1:30
100 as 50k/25s/25k
3 x [100 fast + 100 easy + 100 as 50k/25s/25k] 1:11, 1:10, 1:11

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.
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Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [tigerchik] [ In reply to ]

Feb 6, 17 9:35

Post #29 of 124 (3214 views)

3500scy
3x200
200k
13x200 on 3:15
100 cd

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [tigerchik] [ In reply to ]

Feb 6, 17 10:13

Post #30 of 124 (3211 views)

I'm a late joiner this month as our pool was closed for maintenance all last week, something about a leak.....ppppffff whatever.

No running on the books for me this month as I'm trying like hell to recover from an annular tear of my L5/S1. Thankfully swimming and cycling are still pain-free!

3400 yards in 52:20
w/u
400
4 x 150 (50 drill, 100 free)
8 x 50
1-2 KWF descend
3-4 free, no kick descend
5-6 KWF descend
7-8 free, no kick descend
m/s (all minimal rest)
2 x 25 cruise
2 x 75
2 x 125
2 x 400 (#2 w/buoy and paddles)
2 x 125 w/buoy and paddles
2 x 75 ""
2 x 25 ""
w/d
6 x 50 breath every 3rd

Planning :30 on the rollers this evening

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-Nobody

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [mck414] [ In reply to ]

Feb 7, 17 1:16

Post #31 of 124 (3187 views)

Still feeling very much like its a struggle but Guppy challenge Week 2 Swim 1 done yesterday afternoon.

Desperately trying to hold myself inline and not snake down the water especially doing the single arm drills and trying to hold my body position higher in the water with a slightly bigger kick than i'm used to. Times are creeping down though so I think its all helping.

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [chunkytfg] [ In reply to ]

Feb 7, 17 4:33

Post #32 of 124 (3181 views)

3000 SCM

MS of 10x200
odds - 100 IM, 100 T pace
evens - 100 breast, 50 kick, 50 all out

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Feb 7, 17 6:29

Post #33 of 124 (3166 views)

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [Anna s] [ In reply to ]

Feb 7, 17 8:27

Post #34 of 124 (3158 views)

Yesterday - 3400 sc yardages

1000s 12:54
1000IM kwf
10x100@1:45 alt FR/IM FR: 1:12~1:08 IM: 1:27~1:23
400 s/k cool

Today - 3000 sc yardages

10x100@1:45 alt fr/br fr 1:13~1:09 br 1:27~1:21
5x100 kick Alt strokes
10x50@1:00 Pulls[25 scull/25 fr]
10x50@1:00 alt hard/ez 3@:31 & 2@:30
5x100 s/k cool

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

Last edited by: HalfSpeed: Feb 7, 17 8:56

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]

Feb 7, 17 8:31

Post #35 of 124 (3157 views)

Another Guppy Challenge swim in the bank.

Week 2 swim 2 now done for 2200m.

Kicking is still terrible and feel like I am going nowhere but I appreciate it takes time and flexibility to kick well so i'm not too fussed at the moment.

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [Anna s] [ In reply to ]

Feb 7, 17 12:00

Post #36 of 124 (3146 views)

today 8.5 mi run, 550 yd swim (500 swim + 50 yd kick). Had an early meeting --> short swim.

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

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [tigerchik] [ In reply to ]

Feb 8, 17 6:47

Post #37 of 124 (3124 views)

5000 SCM - been a while since I did a full 5k!

300 w/u
5 x (4 x 50 fast w/ 30s rest, 60s between) - odds free, evens IM order.
200 ez
10 x 100 on 1:30
100 ez
4 x 50 fast
10 x 100 on 1:25
200 ez
16x50 on :45
200 CD

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [tigerchik] [ In reply to ]

Feb 8, 17 6:47

Post #38 of 124 (3124 views)

Swim 2 of 4 this week, 3700 yard in 59:49, felt like I was dragging an anchor behind me, had an absolutely rotten night's sleep. Planning 30 minutes on the rollers tonight.

w/u
3 x 300
1-easy
2-DPS
3-build x 100
6 x 100 (25L, 25R, 50 free)
m/s
800 build x 200
8 x 50
-odds SC
-evens descending
600 @ 85% (completely ran out of gas here)
8 x 25
-odd w/ankle bad (couldn't hold legs up)
-evens cruise
w/d
200 (back/free x 25)

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The secret of a long life is you try not to shorten it.
-Nobody

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]

Feb 8, 17 7:38

Post #39 of 124 (3115 views)

Dev, you had asked in January about my thoughts on snorkels. Here's a piece I wrote for SwimSwam. Part II is coming up soon!

https://swimswam.com/7-reasons-swim-symmetric-snorkel/

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

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [mck414] [ In reply to ]

Feb 8, 17 8:54

Post #40 of 124 (3108 views)

3000 sc yardages this AM

5x200@3:00 2:36~2:25
500 kwf
500 brk
10x50@1:00 pull alt scull/free
5x100@1:45 alt IM/fr IM: 1:26~1:21 fr: 1:11~1:07
100 k cool

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

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]

Feb 9, 17 4:23

Post #41 of 124 (3086 views)

4500 SCM this morning.

8 x (
100 long and strong
100 non free (odds breast, evens IM)
100 pull fast
100 fast)

Fast didn't end up being very fast.

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [Zenmaster28] [ In reply to ]

Feb 9, 17 4:57

Post #42 of 124 (3082 views)

Traveling today but a good one yesterday.
WU- 400fr, 400 dolphin kick with fins hands at side, 400pull
MS- 3x (6x100@1:05/1:15, 6x50@1:00, 100pull 12 breaths)
300 mix cool down for 4500 scy

The 100s were alternating and got very tough by number 5. The 50s were fly, back, breast by round.

https://twitter.com/mungub

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [mungub50] [ In reply to ]

Feb 9, 17 13:39

Post #43 of 124 (3065 views)

Guppy challenge Week 2 Swim 3 this afternoon for 2400m

Got some times to work from also now doing the 400/300/200/100.

Managed 7.14 for the 400m but think if I was doing it as a CSS type test i'd have probably got nearer 7 flat and 1.42 for the last 100.

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Feb 10, 17 5:38

Post #44 of 124 (3052 views)

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [Anna s] [ In reply to ]

Feb 10, 17 7:36

Post #45 of 124 (3038 views)

Swim 3 of 4 this week. 3500 SCY. Felt waaaaaay better than Wednesday, but still sluggish.

w/u
3x(200 free,100 non-free)
12x50
-odss 25 fist, 25 SC
-evens descending
m/s
5 x 300
1- 6 x 50 cruise +:05
2- 3x100 cruise
3- 300 DPS
4/5 - 300 @ 90-95%
6 x 50 free golf
w/d
200 DPS

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The secret of a long life is you try not to shorten it.
-Nobody

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [mck414] [ In reply to ]

Feb 10, 17 12:04

Post #46 of 124 (3029 views)

Back into the ocean this AM. Would have liked to go longer but temperature was RFC - 53F 12C. Plus it was foggy and windy, so fighting a lot of surface texture. Just 2689 yards in 37:48,

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

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [tigerchik] [ In reply to ]

Feb 12, 17 21:43

Post #47 of 124 (3002 views)

My first time doing a swimrun. Well, in practice, only. Met up with the guys putting on the California swimrun in San Diego - the 12 k in May. So we ran together and swam together. I asked them a lot of questions and they had great answers. I didn't want to use any of my current shoes, so I whipped out some very old and very battered Nike Mayflys. Man, I wish they still made them. Though coming apart, they felt great and drained well, and ran well. It was a lot of fun. Anyway, it went like this (in miles):

Run Swim
1.26 0.79
0.78 0.04
0.03 0.39
0.36 0.16
0.52 0.22
0.27 0.20
1.07

The first swim was around the pier and the waves were pounding 8-10 feet. I loved it! The rest was in Mission Bay.
https://www.facebook.com/...os/1034387163339920/

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

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]

Feb 13, 17 8:44

Post #48 of 124 (2980 views)

That looks awesome!

4000 SCM this morning.
MS:
7 x (
100 IM - 20s RI
100 kick - 20s RI
100 breast - 20s RI
100 Free) - 30s RI

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [Zenmaster28] [ In reply to ]

Feb 13, 17 9:37

Post #49 of 124 (2974 views)

First swim this week, 3000 SCY, felt pretty good. Threw the ankle band in the mix, first time in a loooong time. I think I'll be keeping the band handy for a while as it seems to have highlighted a flaw.

w/u
600
3 x 200
1-buoy & band (felt like I was fish tailing quite a bit)
2-Buoy & paddles
3- build x 50
m/s
2 x 800
1- easy
2- build x 200
w/d
200 back/free x 25

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The secret of a long life is you try not to shorten it.
-Nobody

Re: February Fish Challenge: Swim 4x a week [Zenmaster28] [ In reply to ]

Feb 13, 17 9:40

Post #50 of 124 (2973 views)

Back in Oregon after traveling last week.
9 mi run even splits 25:20, 25:35, 25:13
2000 yd swim

600 swim on 8:30
100 kick
6 x 100 on 1:30 desc 1-3
100 kick
2 x [100 fast on 1:30 + 100 easy on 2:30] 1:12s
50 kick
150 swim

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

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