300s/200p/100d w/u
4 x 50 kick @ 1:05 (~:55)
100 pull @ 1:45 (1:23)
4 x 50 swim @ :45 (:35,:35,:35,:33)
2 x {3 x 100 pull @ 1:40 (1:17,1:20,1:19 - 1:16,1:18,1:19), 200 IM @ 3:30 (2:58 - 2:54), 4 x 50 descend @ :50 (:38,:37,:34,:32 - :35, :35, :34, :32), 100 IM @ 1:45 (1:17, 1:20)} 100 ez @ 2:00 between
200 w/d

3000 scy

bummer... between realAlbertan's root canal, you not feeling good and me catching some virus or food poisoning last night we're in rough shape. bad things come in threes so maybe we're done.

I hope you are right, in that the 3 bad things have happened and the rest of us are safe. I drove down the mountain this morning and stopped at my pool on the way to see how i felt, not great it turns out.. But ground out a big distance type workout, actually was fun. I will do it again later when i feel better;

2000 straight swim, every 5th 100 hard--100's--1;14/1;15/1;11/1;11- took it easy in-between, 1;26 to 1;22 pace
1000IM kick@20;00- 18+
5x200p@2;45 easy-- mid 2;30's
4000SCY in just about 1 hour

Started swimming again, almost 20 years after "retiring" and 5 years since my last comeback attempt with a masters group. This time, a little better since the pool is more convenient (on my commute). It is a really nice, brand new 25m pool.

So far, 3 sessions this week, nothing really structured, just a bunch of splashing around. about 1500m on Monday, 2500 Wednesday, and about the same on Thursday. I'd like to get in 2 more swims this week.

I am so unfit it is scary. Did a flat out 50 at the end and couldn't break 30, and was working really hard on a 5x100 set - leaving on 2:00 and coming in at 1:18. A far cry from what I could do in college.

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Swimming Workout of the Day:

Favourite Swim Sets:

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

You know this, but:


In college you swam twice a day, every day. Don't compare :-)


I predict it will come back very quickly and within a few days you are <30 and <1:10.

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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

WU: 400, 200 pull, 400 kwf
6x{25 underwater dolphin, 25 easy kick}
Main: 12x75 fr w/ fins @ 1:10
100 fast,100 easy,200 fast,200 easy,300 pull,200 fast,200 easy,100 fast,100 easy
CD: 500 pull
4200 scy

I got to the gym later than usual, so 9.8 miles with 4 x 1 mile (avg. 6:19), then 1000 yds before I had to go to work. Darn work gets in the way of training :P

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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

you're hauling arse with that pace, nice! work is such a four letter word ;-)

200 swim
4x50 kick
200 dr
4x75 fl/bk/br
4x75 fr
3x200@3:30 (2:56, 2:54, 2:55)

16x50@:50 (~:42avg)
12x50@:55 (~:40avg)
8x50@1:00 alt fr, fl/fr (fr ~:40, fl/fr~:43)
4X50@1:00 fl/fl, fl/bk, fl/br, fl/fr (:42, :44, :49, :45)

100 kick
100 mix

4000scy

Yes it is. I like work but it needs to start later than 7:30. The only thing I should be required to do at 7:30 is churn out fast laps of freestyle

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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

The wife went out of town and I took over Mr. Mom's taxi service duties in addition to work so I've been out of it a bit. The regional meet is tomorrow. I'm swimming 50/100 br and fly along with 100/200 IM (unless I signed up for 200 breast instead of 100 fly, don't remember my final decision on that one.)

I haven't done any race paced swims here, but I have been monkeying with all four of my strokes -- hopefully that works out.

Went over the 30 mile mark today. Probably my biggest swim month since I stopped swimming competitively in 8th grade!

500 w/u
4 x 100 kwf @ 1:30
3 x 200 IM d/s @ 3:30 (~3:05)
2 x 300 pull @ 5:00 (4:25, 4:28)
1 x 400 100 hard/ 200 swim/ 100 hard (1:10, 2:55, 1:12 = 5:17)
200 w/d

2700 scy

Finish the month off tomorrow with a birthday set!

Nice work! Enjoy the birthday set tmw.

SH - hope you have a great meet this weekend. Love to hear a meet report!

I think this is the first month I hit the mark this year and did it today with one of my best ever swim workouts considering time & distance,,,,,, for this old man.

1h 11m 11s 3500.00 yards 02m 02s /100 yards


SCY
250 wu
15x100 on 1:55
300 5:19
10x50 on 1:03
7x100 on 2
250 cd

I think it's official, I do have AOSD :)

I managed a pb of 1:32 100 scy and 42 sec 50 scy this month as well.

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#WeAreTheForge #BlackGunsMatter

"Look, will you guys at leats accept that you are a bunch of dumb asses and just trust me on this one? Please?" BarryP 7/30/2012

That darn work is my recovery. If I didn't have that, I'd probably be pulling the training hours Dara is, but at my age, it'd kill me.
Swam in the company pool at lunch. The cleanest pool water ever, but no gutters or wall targets. It gets very much ocean-like and flip turns are scary - can miss either too close (OWWWW!) or too far away (OOOOPS!).

1000s 12:36
5x100 various kicks
10x50@:45 :36~:33
5x100 bk/br/fr/bk/br@2:00
500s

3000 sc yardages

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

i'm still asleep at 730

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36 kona qualifiers 2006-'23 - 3 Kona Podiums - 4 OA IM AG wins - 5 IM AG wins - 18 70.3 AG wins
I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
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Thanks for rubbing it in.

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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

but you are getting faster

so thanks for rubbing THAT in.

:-p

;)

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36 kona qualifiers 2006-'23 - 3 Kona Podiums - 4 OA IM AG wins - 5 IM AG wins - 18 70.3 AG wins
I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

xoxo

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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

next year I am going to PhD school. It has a 50 m pool. I have never swum in one!

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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

I'm sure you'll love it you are a fish!!!!

For me the long course is a love hate thing, I love it because I know it is good for me but hate it as it seems sooooooooooo much harder and I feel so much slower in the 50 MLC compared to the scy 25.

Have fun with the new pool

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"Look, will you guys at leats accept that you are a bunch of dumb asses and just trust me on this one? Please?" BarryP 7/30/2012

Yahooo, cograts woman! I think you're going to dig long course. I hope you dig your program too.

congrats! :)

all pools should be lcm

where will you be going?

this is really exciting!

doctor mrs bubbles ass kicker exciting!

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36 kona qualifiers 2006-'23 - 3 Kona Podiums - 4 OA IM AG wins - 5 IM AG wins - 18 70.3 AG wins
I ka nana no a 'ike -- by observing, one learns | Kulia i ka nu'u -- strive for excellence
Garmin Glycogen Use App | Garmin Fat Use App

Long course is great, but it probably won't be set up that way often if U Texas was any indication. Maryland is it? If so that's a great school. And impressive run set.

I'm still trying to rehab, but swimming seems ok. Trying to keep the intensity down build back some strength to lower abs. No running. Everyone seems to be having health issues.

wu: 100 scull/k, 100 k, 4 x 50 sw, 400 kwf
main: 200 sw, 200 k, 150 sw, 150 k, 100 sw, 100 k, 50 sw, 50 k
400 kwf
100 ez

2300 scy

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Oh yeah!

400 wup
5x100 alternate swim/kick
100 easy
3x200 on 3:45 build - easy first 125, moderate 25, hard last 50- coming in at 2:50
400 kick w/ board.
2x(3x100) on 2:00 - coming in between 1:15 and 1:20 - easy 50 between sets of 3
2x(3x50) on 1:00 - coming in at 35 - 38 - easy 50 between sets of 3

2900 scm...

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Swimming Workout of the Day:

Favourite Swim Sets:

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