no swim today because we got back too late from cycling :-( maybe I can talk Brian into letting me swim first thing tomorrow AM.

but, 12.5 mi run and 27.5 mi bike.

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
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Yo, when is the showdown?

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Thanks. The 100 was on about 1:04 (for which I was chastised by my lanemate). The 50 was on a 0:26 or 0:27.

Wow, that 50 was smokin! You must have a solid swim background.

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Probably toward the end of camp. He's still got a bunch of wetsuits to test.

Do email and bug him a bit about it though if you feel like it ;-)

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
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Thanks. Ya, I started swimming age group when I was 6.

Here's today's set:

Monday, 12/29 (3,300 LCM)

Warm-up (1,200 m)
2 x through:
200 swim
100 kick

3 x through:
2 x 50 on 0:50
1 x 100 on 1:40
(goal was to build the 50s and decend the 100s each round)

Main Set (2,100 m)
300 on 4:30
4 x 150 (2:10, 2:00, 2:10, 1:50)
300 on 4:30
4 x 100 (1:25, 1:20, 1:25, 1:15)
300 on 4:30
4 x 50 (0:45, 0:40, 0:45, 0:35)
(coming in around 4:00 on the 300s)

Cool Down (0m)

1,600 Yards:

250 Warm Up Mixed
5x50 Easy (form)
5x100 on 2:00
5x50 on 1:00
5x50 25 Fist / 25 Form
100 Cool Down

I'm stealing your set today. Thanks

Warm-up (1,200 m)
2 x through:
100 swim
100 kick
150 Pull
2*50 d/s

3 x through:
2 x 50 on 0:50
1 x 100 on 1:40

Main Set (2,100 m)
300 Kick
50 @ :30
4 x 150 (2:10) 1:59 avg
300 on Pull w/paddles
4 x 100 (1:30, 1:25, 1:20, 1:15) 1:10avg
100 Cruise
4 x 50 (0:45, 0:40, 0;40, 0:35) 0:30 avg

300 Mixed cool down

3500

The 150s hurt.

Anyone have a serious year end/new year's swim workout planned? Mine is unspeakably huge (for me), so I won't even describe it here until it's in the books...

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Since New Years Eve will be my last taste of alcohol until IM CDA (giving it up till after race) I plan on being so hung over on Jan 1st that I will most likely be splashing around in the round porcelain pool in the morning ;)

swim: 3200 scy

10 x 100 continuous alt drill swim

2x
300 on 4:30 (3:45, 3:35)
500 on 7:00 (5:58, 5:59)

4 x 150 on 2:10 c/d

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
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My last swim of the year will be tomorrow because the pools here are closed on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Hmmm we'll have to think of something cool.

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December 29 (3000 yards)
Is it still lap swim if they don't put the lane lines in? Or would indoor open water be a better term? Pool's only open for an hour and a half on New Year's Eve so I can't go too epic. Will have to give it some thought.

Warmup (1000 yards)
200 free
200 kick with fins
200 pull
200 drills (rotation, one-arm, fist, fingertip drag)
200 free

Main Set (2000 yards)
400 free
2x200 free
400 free
4x100 free
400 free

Anyone else looking forward to the holidays to end? Its throwing off my schedules ha. All though New Years is going to be
of epic porportions this year.

We are going to the pool. Brian told me we've got a lot of cycling coming up over the next two days so "don't kill yourself in the pool even though it's the last swim of the year for you." I'm pretty hypoglycemic so I'm not expecting anything spectacular anyway.

Ran 65 min this morning and rode 2:20. Plus half an hour or so walking, around to some shops and grocery-getting.

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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

Yep. I haven't been in a pool since December 19. Can't find one open anywhere that allows day-passes. Looks like I'll have to wait until the 5th to get in the water again....

After tonight I'm alcohol free until after Timberman. I have a ton of weight to drop between now and then, and that is the easiest (although least fun) way to do it.

Happy New Years everyone, and I'll be back next Monday with a vengance.

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Eat right. Get lots of sleep. Drink plenty of fluids. Go like Hell.

Foiled! Brian's car wouldn't start :-(

now I need to add up my swim total yards for the year. any guesses?

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875,000 yards (guessing ~70-75K/mo avg -- would've been 1,000,000 but I recall some off time from injury).

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Pretty close, I bet you added up stuff from the spreadsheets ;-)

He guessed 1,248,025. I think he estimated an average per day and multiplied by 365.

Actual: 885,000 yds.

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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.
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Hey Tigerchik,

Thanks for hosting the challenge. I do not have a swimming background, but have really been enjoying it this year. I set the goal at 80,000, which is well beyond anything I've ever done. I only needed 3,500 this morning to get there, but our masters group did 10,050 today! This has been fun.

Happy New Year!

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Wed 12/31 (3,100 LCM)

Warmup (1,100m)
1 x 200 free
3 x 200 (50 kick, 100 IM, 50 kick)

3 x 100 (1:35, 1:25, 1:15)

Main Set (2,000m)
4 x 100 on 1:20
100 easy
3 x 100 on 1:25
100 easy
2 x 100 on 1:30
100 easy
1 x 100 on 1:35
100 easy
Goal of the first part of the main set was to hold at least 1:15s on the first round and then drop a couple of seconds off of each of the folling rounds as the bases are getting easier and you are getting more rest.

4 x 50 fly on 0:50
50 easy on 1:00
3 x 50 fly on 1:00
50 easy on 1:00
2 x 50 fly on 1:10
50 easy on 1:00
1 x 50 fly on 1:20
50 easy on 1:00
Goal is similar to the first part of the main set. Descend as the bases get easier and you are getting more rest.

fly fly fly, nice job.

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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.
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12*500 with old team
One for each of the months

Jan 500 easy
Feb 500 as 150 KPS 50 easy
March 500 something dont remember
april 50 hard 450 steady
May 450 hard 50 easy
June 10 * 50 Underover :50
July 500 something
August 10*50 :43, :47 send off
Sept labor day no 500
oct 500 something
nov 5*100 paddles 50 br w/ dolphin kick 50 fr cruise
dec- no 500 150 warm down as a git

5150

1,500 Yards

250 Warm up Mixed
5x50 Easy Form
5x100 Tempo
5x50 on 1:00
250 Cool Down

I swam directly after an hour long spin class and I definitely felt the effect of it. I just kind of put my head down and got the yardage in.