That right there is why I no longer feel like a swimmer. Awesome that you completed this set - been since HS I could do one like this

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This is my shocked face.



No way I could complete that set either. My yesterday swim was 30 minutes of 100y intervals at 1:40, and then a slower aerobic swim for 15 minutes. That was maybe 1:50/100y. I started swimming competitively just 3+ years ago so yeah I suck.

I am curious what you mean by "race pace." 500? Also, you were #1 AG at IMSG, nice job, but you were "only" 55:XX when there were a lot of pros under 53:00. Do you think you are swimming faster now than you were then? I don't think very many pros can make that set.

Warm up:
300 Swim
200 kick (IM Order)
3 x 100 5 breaths per length 1st 100, 7 the 2nd, 9 the 3rd

Set 1:
3 x 100 yd IM

Set 2
4 x 200 on 3:30
4 x 100 on 2:00
4 x 50 IM Order on 1:00

Set 3
3 x 200 on 3:30
4 x 100 on 2:00
4 x 50 on 1:00

3700 yds key to sets 2 and 3 was to swim consistent times.

Swam with the big kids at masters today. Well, they were still ahead of me by quite a bit but I tried their sendoff intervals.

950 w/u
16x100 alt 1:40/1:10. 1 at 1:09, 1 at 1:10, 3 at 1:11, 3 at 1:12, 1 at 1:13. Just missed them.
400 easy pull
100 all out in 1:09- yes my all out sprint isn't much faster than my repeat 100s
150 easy swim
300 kwf
100 c/d

3600 scy in the hour

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Ehh, I wasn't even close. I did a 1900 instead in 24:28. I didn't feel bad, but I had no gitty-up. I think I was at 19:04 at the 1500.

You were not that far off, cut yourself some slack. So at the 1500 you were 24 seconds shy of your goal, but it was part of a longer swim. I'm sure if you cut that 1900 short you could have forced it in at a little higher pace, so probably 1850+?? Not bad for a workout tt when you are not feeling it, us old dudes would kill to be in your ballpark..

Bike/run brick for me today, so no swim to report. I'm starting my panic training for the upcoming race in a week and a half..

Meet was cancelled due to a last minute fundraiser for the team. I'll do a 3000 for time in the next little bit... I will probably do T60 again this year, maybe I will submit my results this year!

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Canadian Record Holder 35-39M & 40-44M - 200 m Butterfly (LCM)

Did one of my friends birthday sets this morning. Not sure why, but I always enjoy them. Pool was set up LC and we did 26 200s.

6 warm up easy
2x(on 3:30, 3:20, 3:10, 3:20, 3:30) at 2.52-2.55
5 as (50k, 50s, 50k, 50s with fins)
5 on 3:00, 3:10, 3:20, 3:30, all out pull. Was 3:00-3:05. Pull was 2:42 100 c/d
100 c/d easy

5300 LCM in 1:30 or so. On top of the 5100m yesterday, I'm feeling it quite a bit. Hit 28k yards last week and am shooting for 30k this week.

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Once a week still hitting Mead. Yesterday afternoon was a nice day. About 75 and no wind. Water temp though is down to 64F. Used lard to ward off the chill. Will make it into December without a wetsuit. In the pic is my course. Center buoy 75 yards off shore directly out from the ramp is the start of the laps. Sprint the 75 out to the center, right turn one bouy then left around and back to the north past the start middle buoy then buoy left and back to the middle start. Lap 1. Repeat for lap 2. Then a half lap. To the south buoy and then back to the middle and then 75yards back in to the ramp. Figure about 1670. I get the splits and record so as to compare
to other swims, effort levels and sea conditions.

600 warm-up

2x (300 25fr/25bk on 5:00 + 3x100 25fr/25bk on 2:00 + 100 easy on 2:30)

(4:34-1:22-23-23, 4:30-1:25-23-22)

2000SCM

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4000 yds today in Longview, WA. Warm pool and 3.5 feet deep at one end; I kept thinking my arms would scrape the bottom.

4 x 125 last length kick
2 x [100 IM + 100 alt k/sw by 25]
10 x 100 on 1:40
10 x 100 on 1:35
500 just to see the time 6:38
5 x 100 c/d odds free, #2 sidestroke #4 breaststroke kick

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Put in two big bike weeks(100+miles a week) so swimming has taken a back seat. So did a good quality swim to get ready for the 1k swim in the tri next week;

3x(3x100swim@1;30/100IM@1;45) 1;18/17/16/19IM--1;17/15/14/18IM--1;15/15/14/18IM
5x200p@2;45-- 2;21/20/19/19/18
500 steady pull@6;30--6;11
5x100(50brst/50bk)@2;00- 1;38/36/34/32/29
500 steady pull- 6;16
100SD
3800SCY

those are some fast pulls - you use paddles and buoy? I'm curious why the pulls instead of swims?

4x500 @ 8:00 (~7:05 -6:35)
10x100@1:30 (~1:20-1:15) - really dragging on these
200im cd

3200 scy
all times approx, forgot the contacts again, clock got blurrier as it got darker. was feeling kinda tired and out of breath for no apparent reason, then woke up with sore throat and headache - seems i caught some kinda oobleck.

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I like to pull a lot and hard the closer it gets to race day. For OW and especially wetsuit swimming, it seems to be a better workout and more sport specific. I also like to throw in a little more fly too, that also helps my speed. And i use medium paddles and the new eney buoy. I just got it and it really bumps me up to where the wetsuit feels like. Not as high overall of course, but i think in a wetsuit you get raised more in the rear, so using a buoy that gets me on that plane, and forces me to drag my legs, is a good simulator for that type of swimming.

And pay attention to sore throats, unless you were at a concert the night before... (-;

that is beautiful - the brown of the mountains and the deep blue of the lake. wow.

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Also the water clarity. Along the buoy line, depth around 15 feet, one can see every rock! Still problems from the birds, the Coots! Swimmer itch! Just 4 spots, 4 bites. Can live with that. I had thought that with the cold water now, the parasites would be gone. Not yet.

ick. We have agua mala here but it isn't parasitical, instead a bloom of baby jellies. :) I think I'd prefer the jellies. :)

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2x 100sw/100k
40x50@:50 (avg :42)
6x150 paddles ~:15RI
100bk
100br

3500scy

I remember Fountain Valley High School pool which was so shallow at one end you really had to take caution on your flip turns. During Water Polo season, they had a special goal at that end that was maybe 7 ft tall because when the goalie stood up, the water was only half way up his thigh. It was nearly impossible for the field players to stay off the bottom.

5x[200s/100br k]@~4:30 2:30/:25/:20/:16/:15
5x100 various kicks
10x50 fist/open@1:00 ~:34 - :36
100k
5x100@1:30 1:09/:07/:10/:09/:06
4x100 s/k cool

3500 sc yardages

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TC, Longview seems a long way from Corvallis... Nice country out there (during the summer, somewhat depressing this time of year, though. Our summer home is a little up the road in Ocean Park, WA.) While you're there try to visit the Maritime Museum in Astoria, OR - it's really something to see...

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I'm up here with family for Thanksgiving.


4000 yds today, maybe a bit more.
8 x 125 last length kick
4 x 50 on :50
100 kick
4 x 100 on 1:40
100 kick
2 x 400
4 x 75 k/d/sw
1000-1500 yds of sidestroke/kicking with a friend who showed up


I donated blood after - never done so before - am interested to see how I feel tomorrow.

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If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

Warm Up:
750 easy swim

Kick set:
8 x 100 on 1:20 w/ fins (50 kick/50 swim)

Build set:
20 x 25 on :25

Main set:
1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 1 x 100 on 1:15 @ HIM pace ... 1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 1 x 100 FAST on 1:15
1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 2 x 100 on 1:15 @ HIM pace ... 1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 1 x 100 FAST on 1:15
1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 3 x 100 on 1:15 @ HIM pace ... 1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 1 x 100 FAST on 1:15
1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 4 x 100 on 1:15 @ HIM pace ... 1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 1 x 100 FAST on 1:15
1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 5 x 100 on 1:15 @ HIM pace ... 1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 1 x 100 FAST on 1:15
1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 6 x 100 on 1:15 @ HIM pace ... 1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 1 x 100 FAST on 1:15
1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 7 x 100 on 1:15 @ HIM pace ... 1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 1 x 100 FAST on 1:15
1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 8 x 100 on 1:15 @ HIM pace ... 1 x 100 easy on 1:30 ... 1 x 100 FAST on 1:15

Cool down:
50 easy

Total: 8100 SCY

Session was courtesy of Gerry Rodrigues at Tower 26. Perfect way to kick off ThxGvng!

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11/25:

500 w/u

10x100 on 1:30 (all 1:12-14)
easy 200 (I don't know why they wanted to do that)
6x75 on 1:15/1:10/1:05/1:00/:55 (all ~:53)
easy 50
3x(3x50 on :50/45/40), easy 50
easy 100
100 for time (wall start): :30.0/:30.x for 1:00.x (Nancy got my split)

Could probably go 56.x with a block start and rested.

3000scy

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That's some fast/intense stuff... period

2x[200s/100k]
3x100br@2:00 1:25/:25/:23
3x100bk@2:00 1:24/:24/:25
3x100fr @1:30 1:07/:08/:08
3x100k whatever...
2x[25/50/75/100]@:05RI worked on all sorts of breathing patterns
200 s/k cool

2500 sc yardages

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