What I did ... freestyle

150 at 1:50 and got a 15 sec rest ... left at 2:05
150 at 1:52 and got an 8 sec rest ... left at 2:00 Etcetera
125
125
125
100
100
75
75
75
50
50

total 1200 SCY over about 20 mins.

You can make it as challenging as you wish.

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Such a Bad Runner

Another morning in the pool. Really love my ocean swims. Wish I could do that every day.

ladder[500/400/300/200/100] w/100k between
6:21/4:54/3:38/2:18/1:07
3x[100IM/50k] 1:24/1:19/1:17
50 cool

2500 sc yardages

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

Good one this morning before school:
500ez
Fins on 500 drill/stroke
Fins off
Main Set (done as pull/pull/swim, desc 1-3)
3x400 on 6:00 (5:35, 5:33, 5:25)
3x300 on 4:30 (4:15, 4:08, 4:00)
3x200 on 3:00 (2:45, 2:43, 2:38)
3x100 on 1:30 (1:20, 1:20, 1:15)
Then did
4x25 kick
100 free overkick fast (1:09)
4x25 kick
100 free overkick fast (1:08)

100ez IM cd for 4500scy

I also have to run and lift later! I really liked this main set, I hadn't done it before. Went by pretty quickly, which usually doesn't happen on distance sets!

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"Don't you have to go be stupid somewhere else?"..."Not until 4!"

90 min stairmaster (babying achilles tendon)
3100 yd swim.

1000 w/u
100 kick
10 x 100 on 1:30
100 kick
400 swim
100 kick
300 swim
100 kick

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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

Another taper day.

2500m mostly easy with fast 25s and broken 50's interspersed throughout.

Finished up with a fast 50 fly. 30 flat from a push :-)

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Swimming Workout of the Day:

Favourite Swim Sets:

2020 National Masters Champion - M50-54 - 50m Butterfly

Standard boring aerobic day - 5,000 scy total.

1,000 warmup various
13x300 @ 4:00 w/ paddles (averaged 3:30)
100 easy cooldown

Short morning swim before school (trainer ride happening after school):

1200wu various
Main Set:
8x50 fast on :60
400 pull/paddles
6x50 fast on :60
300pull/paddles
4x50 fast on :60
200pull/paddles
2x50 fast on :60
100pull/paddles
100cd

Goal was to hold :33-:35 on fast, without straining (trying to stay smooth). Originally wanted to do :32-:33, but I was tired and it just wasn't happening.

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"Don't you have to go be stupid somewhere else?"..."Not until 4!"

Has anyone ever had anterior serratus pain? Feels like rib pain and is not too fun. Took a spill on my bike about 10 days ago and was fine until about a week ago. Did 2 swim workouts with no pain and then something flared up on the third swim. Any help would be appreciated.

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Coming back slowly:

800 W/U
5x100 on 1:35 (1:11-1:18) Short of planned 10 due to time constraints - Kid's daycare fines you for being late.
100 kick
4x50 on :45 (31-36) Cut short of planed 6 since I was tired.
400 C/D

2000 SCY

We're having 'Employee Appreciation' Luncheon today. All the top level managers, CEO, VPs, etc. are catering lunch to us working dogs. They're actually manning the BBQ out in the back, by the pool (but it's raining this morning). So, I won't be able to get a lunch workout in. To compensate, I went long in my morning swim and therefore, late to work. So fire me!

1050s 13:46 (miscounted again!!!?!?!)
50br k
10x100@1:20 1:10~1:14
4x100@2:00 alt bk/br
100IM 1:21
4x100 as 25k/50s/25k alt br/bk

3000 sc yardages

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

The interesting portions of today's workout were:

500 back stroke - who keeps a time for something like this? Not I...
3x100 pull descending: 1:08, 1:05, 1:02 - happy with that last one!
3x100 back descending: 1:20, 1:16, 1:13
1x100 free fast: 1:08 - not happy with that one, though. Blech.
1x100 back fast: 1:12 - not too bad

And a bunch of other piddly stuff.

Hi Fishies!

Non-fishie here to crash the party. I am assuming this thread goes with the monthly swim challenges?

I have been joining the swim challenges every month since the beginning of the year but not even coming close to the yardage until last month.
My goal this year is to really improve my swim!

This month - I am going for the yardage goal! So you fishies, need to keep me going!

I am working through a yet undiagnosed injury to my calf/peroneal tendon that is causing some nerve issues and the only thing I can do right now is swim.
So swim it is! My swim needs a ton of work so swimming almost everyday will help the swim issues and hopefully keep some aerobic conditioning while we figure out what is going on and how best to deal with it. Been swimming 2-3K scy/day which consists of repeats in the 25-200yd range - as many as I can squeeze in/as fast as I can go in the hour I have before work. Sometimes I play with pull/paddles/band, sometimes just band and sim shorts, but mostly just swim repeats int he 50-200 range. Have gotten noticeably faster/smoother over the past two months - but I have a LOONNNG way to go to be even close to you fishies!

Racing has started, and, of course I am majorly bummed that I can't be on the start line - but the May challenge will keep me motivated and hopefully distracted from being too bummed about not racing. I am focusing on swimming hard now to improve a weakness for long term racing success.

Thanks for hosting the challenge and posting your workouts - you all will definitely keep me motivated!

Sorry to hear about the injury but good on you for working on your swim!

Wednesday's swim was:
300 choice
200 pull paddles optional with 15s rest
4x50 build on 60s
6x300 as {
4x25 fast on 45s (:14-:15)
50 kick with 15s rest (~:60+)
100 T pace with 10s rest (1:17-1:18)
50 all out on 2:00} (all :30 except #5 was a :31)
300 choice


2700 SCM
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This morning was:

300 choice
4x25 all out on 60s (~:13s)
4x50 build on 60s (:37 down to :33)
30x50 on 1:01 (always back by the top)
100 ez
6 x 100 pull on 1:30 coming in on 1:13-1:14
200 choice

3000 SCM
For the 30 x 50 I started out doing :36 for the first 5 or 6 then dropped to :35 until about #20 then dropped to :34 for a few and then whatever I needed to do to make the time. Last one was a :30.

Nice job working on your swim!! The gains you'll make will pay dividends down the line.

This AM, aerobic and strength:
1200wu various
Main Set (done as pull, paddles, pull, paddles)
4x400 desc on 6:00 (5:35-5:21)
4x200 desc on 3:00 (2:45-2:37)
4x100 desc on 1:30 (1:22-1:15)
4x50 desc on :45 (:40-:36)
100ez cd

4300scy

I will lift later and maybe run.

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"Don't you have to go be stupid somewhere else?"..."Not until 4!"

500 warmup
5 x 100 IM
20 x 150 on 2:00 averaging 1:47
8 x 200 on 3:00 averaging 2:15
100 easy
5700 scy

Solid swim there. Felt good to get back in the pool the last few days. After an easy 2k yesterday, tested out the rib a little more this morning. Long course for fast Friday but went easier.

WU - 400fr, 300 buoy, 200fr, 100 10k/3strk, 4x100
MS - 400, 200ez, 2x200, 100ez, 3x100, 100ez

3200 LCM

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Did a little ows with the neoprene cap, thanks for the tip on getting an all neoprene one, the thing was tight as is, chafing would have sucked. But I was comfortably warm and the swim was a good moral boost for tomorrow, first race of the season!

Suffering from allergies, so I missed the masters workout but still made it to a pool. I did a simple workout alone...

300 swim
200 kick

30 x 50 @1:00 best average

100 warmdown

2100 scm

Glad it works for you. I've heard that the long standing rumor that you lose half your heat through your head is crap. But, considering most of the rest of your body is insulated, your head certainly would be where the heat escapes from.

Nearly 6 mile run followed by 4100 yards in the pool:
1000s
5x100 various kicks
10x100@1:45 alt IM/Fr. 1:24~1:10
5x100 various kicks
5x200@3:00 2:30~2:20
100k cool

Finally surpassed 200 miles in FLOG

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

I was short on time, and thought id be short on motivation, but:

600 warm-up
15x100 @1:35, holding 1:11-:12
200 kick
6x50 @ :55, holding :34-:35
100 kick
500 snorkel as 200 swim, 50 kick x 2
50 easy

3250 long course meters

Repeat of Friday's practice (I mean I did the workout again on Saturday. I'm not just repeating it here so people see it.)

300 swim warmup
200 kick warmup

30 x 50 @ 1:00 best average

100 warmdown

2100 scm

Friday's workout, simple and long

8 x 500

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

Not trying to one up you here, I promise ;)

Saturday morning, solo:

11x500 on 7:30
1 and 2 warmup
fins on 3 and 4 were mix of kick/drill/swim
fins off, did the next 6 as pull, paddles, swim neg split (my swim ones were 6:35 and 6:30)
11 was easy pull
then 100ez cd for 5600scy

Saturday afternoon, on the trainer:
2.5 hr ride with some tempo
very easy 3 mile/20min transition run

All in all a pretty good day, and a good way to begin a new swim focus - 25k this week!

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"Don't you have to go be stupid somewhere else?"..."Not until 4!"

I was gonna ocean swim this AM. Nobody showed up and I didn't feel right about swimming alone, although I have in the past. Went back home and jogged to the pool, swam, and jogged back.

ladder w/100k between
[500/400/300/200/100]
6:31/4:54/3:42/2:19/1:04
20x50@1:00 alt bk/br/fr
10x50 alt br/bk dolphin kick
100 cool

3600 sc yardages
2.6 miles jog

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

biked to pool, swam and biked home -bit windy, Houston humidity now at summer levels(95%), but still at spring temps with highs in 80's,

1000 wu
10 x 200 alt IM/fr @3:15/3:00 (~3:02/2:43)
100k
5x50 @1:00 (:32-:35)
50k

3400scy
22mi

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