Sunday, Sept. 1
8 mi run
3000 yd swim

300 swim
300 kick
4 x 75 kds
6 x 50 on :50
5 x [100 fast + 25k/25s easy] 1:13, 1:13, 1:13, 1:15, 1:15
2 x [200 fast + 25k/25s easy] 2:33, 2:33 (this one was split 1:12 / 1:21...)
250 c/d alt k s by 25

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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

1300 Wu

6 x 150@2:15 odds breathe 3 (2:12s), evens descend 2:10, 2:08, 2:01

4 x 50 sprint kick 53,53,52,50

This was really tough:

4 x (50 fly @ 1:00, 50 BK @ 0:55, 50 br @ 0:50, 50 fr @ 0:45)

That's 4x 200 Im @ 3:30

12 x 50 alt ez fast last uw w fins 31 high

100 ez

3900 lcm

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Oh yeah!

i think IM workouts are great for getting back into swim shape, yesterday's

500 wu
6 x 200 @ 3:00, desc x3 (2:47-39)
10 x 100 alt fr/im @ 1:30/1:45 (17,28)
5 x 100k @ 2:00, im order (i.e. 100fly, 100bk, ...)
200im cd

3400scy

followed immediately by,
5 x 0.68mi run, continuous, desc, (5:20,5:05,5:04,5:06,4:48)

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some days you're the windshield some days the bug

Why not September Sailfish? Swordfish? Sea lions?

Because you didn't start the thread. :P

Two loops at CdM Beach. They said it was still cold at 61-63 deg, but it was warmer and I wore my wetsuit and I was hot. This is a good sign as I really do not want to wear a wetsuit at Pacific Coast Tri next weekend. Yeah, yeah, I know I'd be faster, but I think the heat I generate that won't dissipate will wear on me later in the other two legs of the race. Followed up my (roughly) 2200 yard swim with a 3.3 mile run.

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

Halfspeed started the challenge on the training log and I just copied it. I kinda like it; makes me feel like a pizza topping.

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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

lol! Sounds like we need a "What Pizza Topping Are You?" thread. I'm pretty much a mushroom - kind of mushy and somewhat tasteless. Insert the obligatory "why doesn't anybody like me? I'm a fungi..." joke here.

OK, so the new guppy has tentatively arrived on the deck of the big fish pool, hoping to take what he learned from the guppy challenge and keep it going, in the hopes of becoming a... umm... sardine? Are sardines faster than guppies?

I had my first ever 40,000 yard month last month, so I'm hoping 50,000 is attainable. My swim today was actually a rare Sunday swim for me, but I'm working to get in more yards in more regularly. Today really was 2,000 yards of drill randomness, where I'm learning to treat my swim as "practice" rather than "training" so I can keep tearing down my swim and improve all the pieces - 100 yards of kicking, 100 yards of pull buoy, 100 yards of one-arm stuff, 100 yards of focusing on the catch, 300 yards of "putting it together", etc. I really just had fun, so I won't bore anybody with the details. lol!

I really just wanted to drop in and say thanks for inviting us guppies to join the challenge!

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Travis Rassat
Vector Cycle Works
Noblesville, IN
BikeFit Instructor | FMS | F.I.S.T. | IBFI
Toughman Triathlon Series Ambassador

Another guppy trying to move-on-up

Sunday Sep 1st. All distance LCM. This set nearly killed me.

Warmup
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300 Free easy
2x100 Kicking Drills
4x50 Breathe every 5 - 7 strokes
300 Free w/Pull Buoy
2x100 IM

Main Set
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1x500 @ 80%
4x200 w/ Pull Buoy and Paddles on 3:45
2x500 (150 @ 75%, 300 @ 85%, 50 @ 95%)
200 Pull Buoy
100 Pull Buoy and Paddles

300 Cool Down
(4100 Total)

I can barely lift my arms.

28 km run in 2:15
4 km openwater swim in 1:00
Sore legs and shoulders now...

Btw...what's next? October Orcas?

Won $100 posting the fastest swim split in the Olympic I did today! Thank you Adrian cameron for doing that race in austin instead...

Congrats!

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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

Did an outdoor swim as the Y is on shutdown.
15 x 100 @ 1:30 av 1:18
12x25 @ 40 , 4 kick, 4 fly, 4 free
4 x 75 easy
4x50 3 in 33-34, 1 easy
2300 scm... nice easy post Ironman workout.

FYI swim split was 48:59 and I was talking it pretty easy.

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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)

whoa, when was your IM?!

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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

Last week... Whistler... IT band pain/tightness lead to a slow lap 2 on the run, but 11:28 was still a decent first go on a supposedly hard IM course.

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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)

well! Very nice! Is there a race report I missed?

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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

Have not put it together yet...

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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)

It looks like you beat out Owen. Do you know the guy with the top amateur swim?

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Bruce
ALBOPADS XTERRAWETSUITS NEWTON OAKLEY FIZIK GARMIN ROTOR COMPUTRAINER QUARQ HONEYSTINGER

Someone who can't swim straight.

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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)

nice job. no such reward from the TriRock folks for the swim prime.

19:30 swim split from TriRock Austin yesterday. Probably the worst conditions I have ever experienced with excessive plant life in the water. Multiple times I was trailing yards of crap that wrapped around my head and shoulders, and it even went over my head at times, making breathing an interesting affair. Hope I cleaned it out a bit for everyone else. Still seemed long despite the slowdowns from the plants.

the rest of my race was terrible, but I knew it would be (7 minutes slower than last year). 4 trips to the bathroom in the 2 hrs leading up to the race will do that =/. So i was more like half-ironman pace (or slower) than olympic distance pace.

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My final workout in the pasta cooker! My normal pool opens tomorrow AM... YAY!
The company president swam in the pool, as well, and made comment on the temperature. How much you bet the temp goes down by next week?

1000s 12:50
5x100 various kicks
5x100@1:45 1:15 ~ 1:10

2000 sc yardages

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

The swim is in Lady Bird, same as CapTex, right? Was thinking of making that my A race next year. Now I am thinking otherwise. The conditions of the lake just seem to be deteriorating every year.

Yep, same venue. It's still a good race, and the bike course is way way better than CapTex. However, next year Auditorium shores is closing for renovations for the whole year, which will move the transition area I think across the street for a loooong run in T1, and city officials are considering making that lake a variable level lake due to the ongoing drought conditions. I'm not sure how exactly that will affect the lake, but I can't see how it will help swim conditions any.

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What we be really cool is a race that starts in Lake Austin, right under the 360 bridge. Forget about town lake. Then ride out 360 somewhere. Probably wishful thinking.

I'm tapering now for Vegas. Swam a few this am though

2 x (4 x 50 dr, 3 x 100 IM)
500 k
600 p/paddles
100 easy

2200 lcm

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Oh yeah!

I'm tapering, too (rolls eyes), for Pacific Coast Triathlon - a sprint tri this upcoming weekend. It's the only tri I'm doing this season.

500s
3x100 various kicks
2x[50/100/150/200]@:45/100
3x100 various kicks

2100 sc yardages

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