Take Me To Your Pool (March Swim Challenge)

Former_User · March 1, 2009, 11:22pm

As per the past two years, March is the last month of the Swim Challenge (which continued covertly all of last summer anyway).

I swam 63.5k last month, got busy with school the last week of Feb and found the following reasons not to swim: too busy with schoolwork, too busy with schoolwork, exam to study for + too tired. I promise to set a better example this month

Rules:
-Make a yardage goal for the month, or a frequency goal (x swims per week), or a time goal… whatever…
-Post your workouts on this thread (if you feel like it)
-Post your yards either on the spreadsheet, the ST log, or both
-Stay out of the divers’ hot tub

Have at it!

Former_User · March 1, 2009, 11:23pm

My goal: 5 swims a week and 75k
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jellyfish1 · March 1, 2009, 11:44pm

I’m in for this month

March goals:
50,000 yards4 swims per weeksub 1:00 100 from a push
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Pickles · March 2, 2009, 12:27am

So i tanked with last months challenge. I am trying for just 3 swims a week with averaging sub 1:30 for my interval sets.

QuadsofFURY · March 2, 2009, 1:12am

Back in the pool after a 3 month absence from this challenge.

3x wk.
3,000 yds. / w/o
36,000 yds/mth.

Our diver’s hot tub, a cattle water tub w/ a hose running into the men’s locker room, attached to a hot water spicket in the janitor’s closet.

christian1 · March 2, 2009, 1:28am

My goals-

Minimum of 3 times per week
20,000 for the month
Keep up on my dryland including a bunch of swim band workouts

I have been working with a swim coach and really feel some improvement. I really feel like I am getting a much stronger and longer stroke. I am very excited to keep this up and see the improvements in races this summer.

chris

A–made a nice pot of turkey soup for the family this afternoon. I thought of you ;0

chris

KeepOnGrinding · March 2, 2009, 1:42am

I’m finally swimming again. This month: 70k. 4x a week. Should be doable.

ianpeace · March 2, 2009, 2:15am

Okay Alyie, I’m in! Perfect timing I might add too. My wife, Alexandra, has just selected our “big swim” for this season: an 18K island to island solo in Fiji in August. I’ve been out of the water since October and need to get it together now that the 100/100 run challenge is winding down and get my arms ready for Oceanside on April 4th and everything this season!!

Goal: 32k for the month
4x week minimum of 2k per swim
all at 1:30 pace or faster.

Ian

Former_User · March 2, 2009, 12:53pm

Yeah we’re not going to talk about the food cravings I’ve had lately… you would think I’m a vampire.

March 2 and Maine is getting SNOWWWWWWW like crazy, which means I have: run, cycled, made homemade biscuits for breakfast (me and the Pillsbury doughboy!), and probably will not get to swim today my “Setting A Good Example For My Swim Team” is not off to a good start!

Axles_of_Evil · March 2, 2009, 1:04pm

Here’s the link to the spreadsheet, for those who want to use it:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pU-bz1VCoBnuwygvppkKCPw&hl=en
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CPT_Chaos · March 2, 2009, 1:28pm

I am in again…goal is to get in 55,000 yds along with two races (half mary and a duathlon)…Tri season starts in April so this month needs quality!!! (note to myself…)

Tri-love · March 2, 2009, 1:49pm

I bailed on last month’s challenge, so I’m in this month.

Goals:
4 swims per weekMinimum 2k per swim1:40-1:45 threshold pace32k for the whole monthYay swimming!

jgp · March 2, 2009, 2:05pm

Same old, same old for me. swim 24,000m for the month, and a Dive competition on weekend of the 21st.

Former_User · March 2, 2009, 2:09pm

Diving, well, (smirk I guess you are allowed in the hot tub

Which dives do you think you’ll do?

desert_dude · March 2, 2009, 3:30pm

wow 63.5k? Holy crap that is almost half a year of swimming for me. just kidding it’s more like 3 months.

Since tri race season kicks off at the end of this month, I commit to 10050 yds per week in the pool.

burnman · March 2, 2009, 3:59pm

After 3 months in the pool, I finally found my stroke. Ironically, my swim “coach” (who also happens to be a graduate student) was sleeping on the deck throughout the session. Her hard work is paying off.

So, count me in for 3 x 3k per week, roughly 40k on the month. I envy all of you that have access to a pool more than 3 days a week. I’ve contemplated bribing maintenance workers at the college to get more access.

jgp · March 2, 2009, 4:19pm

As a masters diver I only need to do 6 dives, so I’ll probably go with …

1 meter board…

Front dive layout
Front dive half twist layout
Reverse dive pike
Front 1 1/2 somersault pike
Reverse 1 1/2 somersault with a half twist free position
Back 1 1/2 somersault with half twist free position

3 meter board…

Front dive layout
Front dive half twist layout
Reverse dive pike
Front 1 1/2 somersault with a full twist free position
Reverse 1 1/2 somersault with a half twist free position
Back 1 1/2 somersault layout

Not doing tower my shoulders, body, can’t take the impact anymore.

Former_User · March 2, 2009, 5:05pm

That’s right, you were going to swim 2-3x per week you said (posts 30 and 31)

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=2215142;search_string=;#2215142

Just so you know I’m 2/2 on cycling.

Former_User · March 2, 2009, 5:11pm

JGP - last year, my school hosted America Easts - D1 championships. It was like hosting a party! Posters all over the place with “Go Maine S’Women” etc etc. But the best sign was by the 1 m boards… it read simply, “ELEVEN!”

If I were close enough to come to your meet I’d TOTALLY bring a sign like that for you.

orangeglow · March 2, 2009, 7:23pm

I have to be in. Coming back from a small ski accident with a bum arm. (need that hot tub)

Goal for March:
3 x week
7500 a week
Work on times next month

Montana Championships at the end of month also!

Orangeglow

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