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Re: July Swim Challenge [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]
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HalfSpeed wrote:
If anyone is interested in tracking me during my 11 mile Willamette River Swim (aka: Portland Bridge Swim), they've made an app available to do so. Go to your App store, whatever device you have, and locate/install RaceJoy. See the tutorial how to start tracking me (Steve Sponagle). There's a way you can cheer me on, but my phone, which is doing the tracking, will be stuffed into my drybag deep in the hull of my escort's kayak. I know I won't hear it and I doubt my kayaker will, either. But, thanks in advance! It's sure to be full of thrills, tension and high drama as 80 of us duke it out on the river. Meh... more like "Steve has just passed the OMSI."
There ya go.

WTF? 11 mile swim. Most people never even run that far in their entire life! Best of luck!!!
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Re: July Swim Challenge [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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HS and I started the race a few years ago and got pulled out due to thunder and lightning :-(

7.5 mi run 1:01:07
1000 yd swim, very stiff from yesterday

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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Re: July Swim Challenge [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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Doing a 10k ows ( maybe 2) later in the summer. Ergo....

7/2- 3300 meters pool
7/4- 8000 ows
7/6- 3200 pool
7/7(projected) 4000 pool
7/8(projected) 1500 pool
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Re: July Swim Challenge [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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I'll have tough competition from the GF. She's in the same wave...
Her scy swim times lately;
50 free - 26.02
100 free - 56.40
200 free 2:04.37
500 free 5:44.37
1650 free 19:56.12
100 IM 1:08.36

Gonna be tough!

1400 yards in the ocean last night, just screwing around. Went to the Giggle Crack which was a blast getting sloshed around... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dBsvPnxqwc

Proud member of FISHTWITCH: doing a bit more than fish exercise now.
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Re: July Swim Challenge [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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Sooooooooooooooooooo you want a July challenge in the log?

-E
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Re: July Swim Challenge [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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Managed 4x500 descend 1-4 today. With 1500 Monday (2x500, 4x100 descend 1-4, 100 easy), that's halfway there for week 1 lol. Good news was I felt pretty decent in the water by the end of the swim today.
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Re: July Swim Challenge [EricTheBiking] [ In reply to ]
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Eric, that'd be great. Thanks!

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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Re: July Swim Challenge [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]
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wow, she is fast!

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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Re: July Swim Challenge [Sean H] [ In reply to ]
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8+ mi hike Thursday afternoon up Mt. Washington. My favourite mountain.
Friday 4 mi easy walk w/ a friend's dog
Today 10 mi run 1:30:40 ... legs sore from the hike! and 700 yd 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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Re: July Swim Challenge [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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In just a few minutes, I'm about to start the Portland Bridge Swim – an 11 mile swim on the Willamette River. Water is 70 degrees and current is about .25 mph.

Proud member of FISHTWITCH: doing a bit more than fish exercise now.
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Re: July Swim Challenge [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]
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I can't find the athlete tracker but I am thinking of you!

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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Re: July Swim Challenge [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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I made it! 4:34 for 11.4 miles. I was in the second wave - about 20 swimmers each. When I came in I was given popsicle stick #13.

Proud member of FISHTWITCH: doing a bit more than fish exercise now.
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Re: July Swim Challenge [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]
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That's phenomenal. Congrats on the finish. How did the GF do?
What did you do for mid-race nutrition?
Psyched for you!!!

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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Re: July Swim Challenge [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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Heidi got chilled around 3 miles and dropped out. Very disappointed. I started the race on a fig bar and 24oz of coconut water. Every 45 minutes, I had a caffeinated gel (20-30 mg) and a few gulps of efuel. So I had 4 stops and ran out of efuel on the 3rd (18 oz), so switched to water. But saved the best gel for last with just 45 minutes to the finish – a double espresso with 100mg caffeine. It sparked me up enough to pass 3 more before the finish. My kayaker said I was even paced, kept form, and swam straight.
Highlights: some dude in third wave rocketed past me at 4 miles. He won overall under 4 hours. I passed a dude that swam the whole distance doing fly. One of the San Diego based California SwimRun promoters swam it. They had Jambalaya for post-race feed. It was fantastic. Marissa remembered me! Was happy I came back.

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Re: July Swim Challenge [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]
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Heidi got chilled around 3 miles and dropped out. Very disappointed.

I'm so sorry. The water temps they had on the website did seem cold.

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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Re: July Swim Challenge [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]
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Nice job steve, all that cold OW training did you well. At to the GF, were wetsuits not allowed? Seems if that is a problem for her that she would have gone that division, if they had one..

I have been floundering the past couple months, but either surfing or doing a pool workout at my clubhouse pool. Not the best venue, but some targets and lines on the bottom for a legit 25 yards. Kind of like OW there too!!!

So got in with Dan today at the Palmdale pool and the smooth water was delightful, and I even swam some decent swims.

5x100s@1;40 (1;26/25/24/23/22) 2x100IM kick@2;10(1;58/55)
4x250s@4;00 (3;29/27/27/26) 2x100IM kick
100IM broken@;30 (15/19/20/16) 1;10 100IM kick
400p-(5;11)
2500SCY

And Steve, you doing any of the upcoming local OW swims, like hermosa pier to pier, or those Orange County ones?
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Re: July Swim Challenge [monty] [ In reply to ]
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Wetsuits are allowed & a separate division. She thought 70 deg water would be tolerable. She's a lean mean machine. I suggested she put her wetsuit in the kayak then wear it if/when necessary. The race is casual enough it wouldn't have mattered & they would have just moved her into the wetsuit division.
I missed Newport P2P and can't swim Naples (love that race). I've never done the Hermosa race. I'm signed up forTiki Swim, though. And, I can possibly do Don Burns. Mark Moore's poor luck with the Salt Creek Roughwater (two consecutive cancellations), has him moving it to Lake Mission Viejo and just a mile. I might do that one.
My big race though is Casco Bay SwimRun, mid August.

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Re: July Swim Challenge [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]
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Wetsuits are allowed & a separate division. She thought 70 deg water would be tolerable. She's a lean mean machine. I suggested she put her wetsuit in the kayak then wear it if/when necessary. The race is casual enough it wouldn't have mattered & they would have just moved her into the wetsuit division.

That's what I had for a plan a few years ago. It is very likely I would have put the wetsuit on if we hadn't gotten pulled out. I was getting cold.

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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Re: July Swim Challenge [monty] [ In reply to ]
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yesterday 10.1 mi run, 7 mi bike
today 8.5 mi run, 1425 yd swim

5 x 100 on 1:30
50 kick
100 fast 1:14
100 easy
100 fast 1:15
100 easy
200 fast 2:32
50 kick
200 fast 2:30
25 c/d

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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Re: July Swim Challenge [HalfSpeed] [ In reply to ]
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Great job! Congrats!!
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Re: July Swim Challenge [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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5.7 mi run w/ 3.25 mi @ 7:08 pace
1450 yd swim

5 x 100 on 1:30
50 kick
3 x [200 fast on 3:00 + 100 easy on 2:00] 2:31, 2:30, 2:28

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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Re: July Swim Challenge [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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Well, I only managed the two swims last week. :( I'm blaming missing Friday on my wife (sometimes it's good to show her that she's more important than my training lol), then after I knew I wouldn't get to 4 I didn't have motivation to get to the pool on the weekend. I did spend several hours in a pool at a friends house drinking beer Saturday afternoon though. Does that count?

Off to a good start this week on the swim in addition to crushing 2 run workouts and a bike workout.

Monday
400 warm up
4x100 pull steady
4x50 kick
3x(100 pull, 4x50 hard) all 20s rest
100 cd
2000 total

Tuesday
200 easy swim
400 pull
600 kick down, swim back
8x200 @css 30s rest
200 cd
3000 total
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Re: July Swim Challenge [Dr. Tigerchik] [ In reply to ]
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I just got a GoPro, thanks to slowman who had one to give away. I'll probably use it to make some tweaks to my stroke and record the toddler in the pool.

I might even get inspired to go for a bike ride...

Swimming Workout of the Day:

Favourite Swim Sets:

2020 National Masters Champion - M50-54 - 50m Butterfly
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Re: July Swim Challenge [Sean H] [ In reply to ]
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Got 2000 in a lunch today. Glad I didn't plan on a longer one today as right after I got out they said the pool was closed until further notice and wouldn't tell me why. Maybe I should go get some antibiotics?!?!

200 easy swim
200 paddles/pull buoy
200 swim
10x50 alternating Steady down fast back, fast down steady back
300 paddles/pull buoy strong
300 swim @css. Surprised myself on this one and swam it a couple seconds per 100 faster than css. 3:48
300 fins kick down, swim back easy cool down
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Re: July Swim Challenge [JasoninHalifax] [ In reply to ]
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cool about the gopro.

5.7 mi run w/ 3.68 @ 7:53 pace
1600 yd swim

300 w/u
50 kick
2 x [200 fast on 2:45 + 2 x 100 on 1:30 easy] 2:31, 2:28
300 fast 3:46
25 kick
125 c/d

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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