I'm gonna stick a goosneck LED light to my forehead and put in vampire teeth to become a scary fish from the abyss.

Today's swim...
1000 swim
5x100 various kicks
500 hard swim 5:46
5x100 various kicks
4x[25fl/50bk/75br/100fr]@10sRI
5x100 various kicks
100 cool

4100 sc yardages

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

I had a Magic School Bus 'ocean' computer game when I was little. You could go down to the bottom of the ocean and see the really scary deep dark fish/eels. Lots of them have their own little "lights."

30 mile ride, a little time goofing around petting the cat, then 5.2 mile run with speedwork (1-2-3-4 min @ 6:40, 4 min @ 6:31, 4 min @ 6:23 pace with 1 min recoveries), 45 min yoga. Now I'm working on my thesis.

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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 only remember the Magic School Bus episode traveling through the digestive system. They got as far as the colon, watching the poop dry out and make its way out the poop hole. I don't think they exited that way... not sure.

Anyway, back to swimming...
500 swim
5x100 various kicks
10x100 alt free/IM@1:45
free: 1:06/:/09/:08/:09/:05
IM: 1:19/:19/:18/:19/:15
5x100 various kicks
10x50 free@1:00 :34 to :30
200 cool

3200 sc yardages

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100 swim
200 kick
2 x 200 pull w/paddle @2;45 (2:25, 2;23)
4x50 off order IM @ 55
100 kick w/fins
5 x 200 w/fins @ 3;00 odds IM/even free (IMs 2;30, free 2:20) - min 5 dolphin kicks per turn
100 fly kick w/fins
4 x 25 fly @ 30 w/fins
300 easy

2500 scm

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Yesterday's masters....

400 wu
200 drill swim
4 x 50 desc on 1:00
4 x 400 pull with paddles desc
5:05, 5:02, 5:00, 4:55
100 ez
200 kick
4 x 25 kick fast
400 swim on 6:00
5:20
2 x 200 same pace on 3:00
2:40, 2:40
4 x 100 same pace on 1:30
1:18, 1:19, 1:19, 1:19
8 x 50 same pace on :50
all :39-:40
50ez

4500 SCY

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200 swim/100kick
10x50 IM order@1:00
50 ez
5x100 breaths- 9/7/5/3 @2:15
5x100@2:00 1:04/:06/:06/:03/02
100 cool

1850 sc yardages

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400wu
100k
100drill
4 x 50 desc on 1:00
:44, :42, :38, :35
4 x (3 x 100 as technique + neg split + fast)
on 1:30
fasts were 1:14, 1:12, 1:10, 1:09
50ez
8 x 50 kickboard and fins on 1:00
4 x 225 pull with paddles (last one no paddles) on 3:10....came in just under 3:00 for each
100 cd

3450 this morning.

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Remember how I complained the last time I swam at lunch that it's really hard for me to swim if I haven't run beforehand (ie I need a good pre swim warmup)? Today I just started in my wetsuit. It was fun. I wore it for about 1800 yds then took it off.

8.5 mi run this AM
lunch swim - 2500 yds - just goofing off since I haven't been in the pool in 7 days.

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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

Yesterday, it was easy to swim fast. Today was the opposite.

SUNDAY
1000 w/up
4x (200 on 2:50 + 150 on 2:10 + 100 on 1:25 + 50 on 1:05) descend efforts within each set. Averaged (2:41, 2:00, 1:17.5, 37)
3x400 pull cruise on 5:50 (5:40, 40, 44)
200 c/d

4400 scm

MONDAY
1000 w/up
1800 pull 25:48
4x50 cruise on 60
3x400 pull on 6:00 (5:34, 28, 26)
4x50 c/d on 55

4400 scm

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Bruce
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When I get in the pool without having done anything else, the first thing that fatigues are my legs. Within 200 yards, they feel like I'd be better off cutting them off. By 500 yards, they feel fine and I can start picking the effort up. Yesterday, I walked to the pool - about a mile, and got right into swimming and my legs felt great. Knowing this, before the tiki swim, I jogged on the beach about a mile before I got in to warm-up swim.

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It's the cold water that makes swimming without prior w/u hard for me. My body just can't generate enough heat to be able to swim fast.
re : legs - I usually foam roll after I run. If I don't do that, my legs are worthless in the pool.

back to schoolwork

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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

Yesterday: Finished 3rd in M 30-34 at the Toyota Cup in Dallas. Today it was back to work. Lots of toys and breath control.

Warmup: 2 x (125 free/75 kick/100 free/100 IM)

Main:
3 x (25 fast w/fins on 0:30, 50 k w/fins on 1:00, 75 w/1, 2, 3 breaths/length, 100 fast w/fins (did a 0:58), 400 free negative split w/4 dolphin kicks off wall)
3 x (400 pull, 4 x 25 stroke IM order fast)
100 easy

4350 scy

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Oh yeah!

5 mi run (easy 44 min) 3100 yd swim (main set 4 x 100 on 1:45, 4 x 100 on 1:35, 300 easy, 4 x 100 on 1:35, 4 x 100 on 1:25)

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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

1000 swim
100 br kick
5x100@1:30 1:10/:10/:08/:07/:07
100 br kick
5x100@1:20 1:08/:10/:08/:06/:05

2200 sc yardages

Would have had a little more but the power went out and they kicked us out.

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It's still monsooning here in the afternoons so going to the pool anytime after 3 (the only time I can go) is pretty much a crapshoot whether there will be lightning or not. Got in a sold workout yesterday though

250 fr
200 bk/br by 25
3X50 build/ez by 25

10X200 @ 2:15 with paddles
coming in on 2:08-2:10, last one 2:02

100 easy

6X100 IM @ 1:30 cruise

200 easy

Total 3500 yds

I jumped in, have not been swimming AT ALL. Did 1500 yesterday and it was way harder than I imagined it would be. Hopefully by Dec/Jan I will get some form back.

need power in an outdoor pool?!

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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

It's still a little dark at 6:30 AM here. Plus, the pumps are off and they have no backup lighting in the locker rooms/showers. ... and any excuse the guards can muster up to not really have to work, as if it's a hard working job as it is!!

Plus, you never know how widespread the outage might be. Last time it was a huge part of Southern California and it took me nearly an hour and a half to go 12 miles to home. Fortunately, it seems to be just the pool surroundings.

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

run: 4.9 mi with 3 x 0.25 mi and 1 mi @ 6:40 pace
swim: 3500 scy

300 w/u
4 x 50 on :50
4 x 100 on 1:35 (1:20s)
500 on 7:00 (6:42)
3 x 150 easy on 2:40
4 x 50 on :50
10 x 100 on 1:30 (1:20-1:17)
3 x 150 on 2:40 easy, scull any four of the 50s



I had planned to ride after I ran, so I got all kitted up, got my bike, flat on the rear wheel. That happened Sunday - I fixed it (well, I tried to patch the tube but apparently it didn't work). So back to the gym, realized I only had half of my swimsuit (there's an argument against two pieces), back to get swimsuit, finally ready to swim. Glad I wound up in the pool because my lats were completely in charge of that water this morning. My palms were and are sore from the powerful catches.

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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'd never consider a two piece swimsuit!
Great swim set you had.
I pulled something in my back this AM. Shortened my w/o:

500 swim
5x100 various kicks
2x[25fl/50bk/75br/100fr]@10sRI

1500 sc yardages

Now I'm sitting at my work desk, tilting to the left... owwww.

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

well I hope not :P

Sorry about your back. I hope it feels better soon.

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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

IM Wednesday. A big set!

warmup: 500 as 5 x (75 free/25 underwater one breath), 300 kick w/fins on stomach, 100 pull in 10 breaths

main (all on 15 seconds rest):
25 fly
2 x 50 back
3 x 75 breast
4 x 100 free descend (1:20 to 1:10)
8 x 100 IM/25 fly
7 x 150 pull descend first three and hold (~1:50)
6 x 100 kick/25 fly/25 back/25 breast w/fins
2 x 200 descend (2nd @2:32)
50 easy

5200 scy

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Oh yeah!

Whoa! Nice set. I'd love to do more like that, but I only have 40 minutes max in the AM and that's pretty much my only swim opportunity if I plan to bike and run some, as well.

4x75@5sRI
5x100 kick/swim@10sRI
8x100free@1:20 1:06 - :09
5x100 various kicks

2100 sc yardages

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

(starting to get back into swimming a bit)

500 w/u
4x50 on :45 extended warmup (they call it)
3x(200 on 3:00, 4x150 on 2:15/2:10/2:05 by set)

3200scy

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