Did a straight 5000 for time. Heidi (gf) needed a time for Portland bridge swim entry. Anyway, I hit 4350 at 1 hour and 5000 in 1:09. 25 yard pool.

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

Feeling the effects of the previous two days of hard swimming.

3200 sc yardages

500s
1000 IM KWF
5x200 alt br@3:30/FR@3:00
5x100@1:20 1:09~1:14
200 s/k cool


Hopefully back to the ocean tomorrow.

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9 mi run w/ 5 @ 7:53 pace
2300 yd swim

500 w/u
50 kick
13 x 100 on 1:30
50 kick
16 x 25 alt fast fly, easy free

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"3300 SCM

main set 7 x
( 150 build by 50s
50 kick
100 non-free (did odds IM, evens Breast)
50 all out) "

I tried this today. As an old swimmer, used to sets of # x 50's on 1:00 or # x 200's on 3:00 (for example), this kind of motley set was weird and (in a good way) confusing. My most innovative sets in hs and college were 75s or fly/free/fly/free 100s. I bet I'll swap out the 50 kick for 50 drill at some point.

I literally never thought of doing a set like this...

Cool set. Thanks.

Andrew

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5005m (5470 yards) Turned at 59:52 / 5000m. Probably could have gone 5010 or maybe 5015 but the urge to puke ended that possibility.

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Canadian Record Holder 35-39M & 40-44M - 200 m Butterfly (LCM)

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2020 National Masters Champion - M40-44 - 400m IM
Canadian Record Holder 35-39M & 40-44M - 200 m Butterfly (LCM)

You would have lapped me, oh, I don't know... 20 times? Wicked!

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

Congrats on hitting that 5K goal!

ZOOM! Congrats.

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If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
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I think 5500 was realistic if I had swam SCY and not SCM. Not that I had a choice

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_palsy
2020 National Masters Champion - M40-44 - 400m IM
Canadian Record Holder 35-39M & 40-44M - 200 m Butterfly (LCM)

Really nice swim there Bo, but you would have gotten 3rd in the 50+ last year at USMS!!!

Of course you would have been 3rd overall all AG's too. (-; One of my old buddies Jeff Erwin still rocking 5500+ as a 50 year old man, and he barley beats 2nd place! Poor Mike Shaffer, world class swimmer since his olympic days, and he still cannot rest on his laurels in the 50+. Dudes have to shave and taper for every meet they swim together in.

Come on down sometime and we will get you into one of our nice outdoor salt water pools that are 25 yards. I too am sure you would do better than SCM...

Jeff was at worlds un Montreal if I remember. Its Sean Justice that will kill all of us.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/...eoesophageal_fistula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_palsy
2020 National Masters Champion - M40-44 - 400m IM
Canadian Record Holder 35-39M & 40-44M - 200 m Butterfly (LCM)

20 more turns at 6-7m / turn.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/...eoesophageal_fistula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_palsy
2020 National Masters Champion - M40-44 - 400m IM
Canadian Record Holder 35-39M & 40-44M - 200 m Butterfly (LCM)

No workouts over 4 k for the last 3 months. Trying to make 2500-3000 my normal and 3000-4000 my long sessions. Lots of high intensity and weights/med balls. Lighter and stronger helps.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_palsy
2020 National Masters Champion - M40-44 - 400m IM
Canadian Record Holder 35-39M & 40-44M - 200 m Butterfly (LCM)

3200 SC yardages this AM

1000s 13:15
1000IM kwf
5x50@1:00 pull scull down, br back
5x50@1:00 br alt hard/ez :40~:38
10x50@1:00 s alt hard/ez all :30~:31
200 s/k cool

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

5.5 mi run
1800 yd swim

5 x 100 on 1:30, extra :30 after the last one
200 fast on 2:45 ( 2:27 )
5 x 100 on 1:30, extra :30 after the last one
2 x 200 fast on 3:00, 2:45 (2:26, 2:25)
2 x 100 on 1:30 easy

dear people who try to save lanes: you are so first grade

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Oh let's hear the story!!

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I like to swim at the end of the pool that has starting blocks, because then the clock is on my right - this is more comfy. Most people start at the other end. So I walk to my block side and there is 1 person on the deck. I stand at the end of the land and he calls out "excuse me" and points to a pull buoy that he had put in the lane I wanted to get into. I just swam in a different lane because I didn't have much time and I wanted the yards more than I wanted an argument, but I was pissed. It would have been different, maybe, if he were doing a workout WITH someone, but then someone (presumably his wife) got in and they were just swimming laps. Instead I had to share with a preggo woman and kept worrying about kicking her. I almost moved over into his lane and said "I am swimming here since I don't want to kick the baby" but I didn't because it would have cost time.

Point is you shouldn't be able to save lanes, it is not 1st grade lunch.

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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.
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Oh noes! Pool closed. Broken water filtration system. Been swimming 5x a week, sometimes 6 times, all winter. Streak might break this week.

Now what? I can swim elsewhere but only if I either get up way early or be late for work.

Tried something new today:
3x200 pull on 3:00
3x200 paddle on 3:00
3x200 pull/paddle on 3:00
3x200 swim on 3:15 as I was fading.....
minute rest between the sets of 3.

Wouldn't it be fun to say, "No thanks, I have my own pull buoy." and jump in.

It's tradition at my pool to rush in as the gate unlocks and drop your gear bag to stake your lane claim. Not so much anymore as I usually get a lane to myself. I still drop my bag, out of habit, first thing.

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Saw this guy at the pool before I went downstairs to deck level. Also said hi to Dave (Johnson-former national team head)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/...eoesophageal_fistula
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_palsy
2020 National Masters Champion - M40-44 - 400m IM
Canadian Record Holder 35-39M & 40-44M - 200 m Butterfly (LCM)

 

I'll do that next time

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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

3200 sc yardages in 59 minutes

1000s
500 k various strokes
10x100@1:45 alt pull/free
10x50@1:00 alt scull/br
100 IM
100 cool

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

about 1000 yards in a hotel pool that actually seems to be close to 25 yards. I am in CA and it is an outdoor pool :-) this is such a treat for me.

Also 10k run w/ 5k @ 7:23.

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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