Ok camp done, kids back in school, and it looks like I will be swimming in my first meet in a year this weekend. It is a spring pentathlon, so not really my wheel house, but good to do some speed stuff that trickles up. SO with that in mind, this week will be less than 3k workouts, all focused on swimming faster than I have been. So more rest and focused swims:

3x(3x100swiw/buoy/pull@1;40100frog@2;00)swims(1;25/23/19+)buoy(1;19/17/14+)pulls(1;11+/09/06)frogs(1;53/49/47)
6x75@1;30, evens easy back or buoy, odds IM fast back(1;06/07)buoy(59) IM's(1;01/58+/58)
16x50 as 2x(3buoy@1;00/3kick@1;30/50fly or back all out)buoys(40/39/37/38/37/36)dolphin(64/60/61)frogs(54/53's) fly(32)back(37+) 50frog easy(55)50free all out(31)
2450SCY in 53 minutes

Ordered a new Finis race suit, hope to have it for the weekend, as that should take my 50's about a second faster...

So determined to get some speed into these slow arms, got in about 7all out 50's during the sets. Also did a few on shorter rest, so perhaps helping my 200 IM also:

2x(2x100buoy@1;40/100back@1;40/2x100frog@2;00)buoys(1;25/23/20/18)backs(1;27/24)frogs(1;55 to 47)
4x(100p@2;00/50stroke hard@1;00/2x100frog@2;00)pulls(1;11/11/14/13)fly/bk(37+/35+)brst/free(36+/34+)
2x(3x50buoy@;50/1;00/1;10/50free fast@1;00/50frog@1;00)buoys(39/38/37/38/37/36)free(30flat/30flat) buoys(55/54)
50frog(56)50breast hard(39)50buoy easy
3050SCY in 58 minutes

3:56.08 Mcintosh 🤯

https://www.cbc.ca/...-freestyle-1.6794221

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

Ya I saw that time she swam earlier, adds a new wrinkle to the 400m womens free. And 3 second drop, pretty insane for that much at that level. We may not know who wins 400's now until the final 5 meters!!!!

yesterday 12.5 mi run (.2 w/u, 7.06 mi @ 6.2 mph, couple tenths easy, 4.1 @ 6.3 mph)
today 1650m swim, 26.31 mi bike

10 x 100 fist drill on 2
12 x 50 swim on 1
50 kick c/d

didn't have pain swimming :-)

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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 sprint day, hope this all works short term:

2x(3x100buoy/pyll@1;40/1;30/100frog@2;00/100back@2;00)buoys(1;23/21/19)pulls(1;13/12/11)backs(1;27/1;25+)
200IM kick(3;50)100buoy(1;20)
8x75@1;30, odds hard IM/evens recovery--IM's(59+/59/57+/57)
3x(frog@2;30/100p@2;30/50 stroke all out)frogs(1;50's/pulls-1;14/12/11)fly from blocks(31)back(38) ran out of time for breast
2650SCY in 58 minutes

Kind of a get through day, setting up for the meet on Saturday. Pool really hot, but ok as most was moderate paces with a couple hard breast 50's:

4x500 as 1 buoy@7;30(7;11)IM kick@10;00(9;30)pull@7;00(6;14)frog@10;00(8;56)
18x50 as 4back@1;10(45/44/42/40)4frog@1;10(52/51/50/49)4 odds buoy/evens breast@1;00(38/40/36/40)4pull@;50(35+/34/33/32)50buoy(39/37)
2900SCY in 55 minutes

Hi TC!
Glad to hear that your swim was pain free…and well done on finishing that chilly duathlon!
I went 31/31 for March, so 90/90 days ytd. 211,000 scy. This current streak goes back to December 26th, so I’m hoping to hit the swim version of 100/100 on Tuesday.

Match totals
35 swims in 31 days
112,300 yards

2023 totals so far
109 swims in 90 days
382,400 yards

awesome! I thought I might hear from you today. Thanks for the kind words.
Will Easter kill your streak?

today 1600m swim w/o pain!, 5.9 mi run (mostly easy)

5 x 100 fist on 2
20 x 50 swim on 1
100 fist cd

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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

My most-used pool will be open 7am-1pm on Easter, so I’ll be set. I’ll just run it out until a race travel day or some other life event happens. I’m averaging about 2400 a day at “almost” age 67 and that seems to be just about right…decent fitness without breaking down.
I’m always a little envious when I see you’ve been biking. I haven’t been outdoors on a bike in 5 months! Hopefully soon!

30/31 days in the pool. 65,775 yards swam. All-time monthly record for me.

nice!

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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

nice having it open on Easter; OK is so religious I expect our Y will be closed. I don't tend to swim Sundays anyway as the pool is only open in the PM.

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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