full = 1 person, but they are typically doing a kind of weird back-breast-flop stroke, or veering wildly back and forth, or completely unacquainted with the idea of sharing a lane.. ha.
at the cold pool it's mostly serious swimmers, at the closer warm pool it's mostly old folks getting some exercise in the water.. honestly I'm one of them.

there are 3 lap pools in the area but after covid only 2 of them are regularly open, seems to be a shortage of lifeguards. Current day rate is $20/hr so that may be my retirement job..

Sucks Doug that the entire pool are floating lily pads, I hate that when it occasionally happens. But if it does, I will ask them to team up in the same lanes, especially the water walkers. So far have gotten no real push back and folks are obliging..

This NCAA meet is getting me all psyched up, so trying to feel the water and hit turns more than usual. Since I cannot generate any type of speed I'm watching, will settle for a good feel, even though I didnt..Had 57 minutes today so did a little of both distance and 50's:

3x(500buoy or pull@7;30/7;00/200frog@4;00)buoys(7;11/6;58)pull(6;29)frogs(3;47/40/36)
10x50@1;00as 2x(3x50buoy/50back/50frog) buoys(41 to 38+'s) back(41's)frog(55/54)
2x200p@3;00(2;37/34)100frog@2;00(1;50)
5x50@1;00-3buoy(41/40/40)1 swim(33)1kick
3350SCY in 57 minutes

Monty,

how many. times a week are you swimming?

I have only been doing 2x and both are freaking hard. I am gonna work to get one more super easy swim in each week. Like... 1k super easy... just to help my feel. just curious how many times youre getting in.

daved

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I try and always get in 3, usually get 4, and on great weeks where I'm home and not sick, even get 5.

But like you have been traveling lately so do get stuck with the 2 a week sometimes. I find that at 3 I can still improve, unless I had to take a week or two off, then I improve on the first one!!! Currently sitting at 4, but also getting two really small runs in and the occasional once a week bike ride. I have settled on 4 to 6 hours a week of training, wish it was more, hope for it to be more, but the logs dont lie...)-;

Happy Zombie Jesus, everyone.

I did a gentle 2500m (48:58) today - my first longer one in a while. It was good to "just swim". Some might use "mindless" to describe this kind of swimming. I prefer "mindful". And "therapeutic".

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I only swim.
I used to run. (31:09 10k)
I never did Triathlon.
Sue me.

finally getting around to adding up my full month
freestyle total: 31,950 yds
kick total: 30,475 yds



month for my purposes
Fri Mar 1 - 3200 kick
Sat Mar 2 - 3200 kick
Sun Mar 3 - 600 swim, 1700 kick
Th Mar 7 - 1200 swim, 1200 kick
Fri Mar 8 - 2700 kick/one arm free
Sun Mar 10 - 2000 swim, 1000 kick
Tu Mar 12 - 2000 yd swim, 400 kick
W Mar 13 - 4200 yd kick
Th Mar 14 - 2000 fr, 1000 kick
Fr Mar 15 - 2700 free, 1800 kick
Mon Mar 18 - 2300 yd free, 2150 kick
W Mar 20 - 3100 free, 1600 kick
F Mar 22 - 3100 free, 2050 kick
Sun Mar 24 - 3100 free, 900 kick
Tu Mar 26 - 2850 free, 700 kick
W Mar 27 - 3500 free, 1475 kick
Fri Mar 29 - 3500 free, 1200 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