10 sessions of 10km.
our coach had that as a training week back when i was a swimmer. aussie guy. old school. would throw kickboards at you. got sent home from swim camp by the parents.
pity i was a lil overweight then, couldn’t handle it, and made only half the sessions.
you’re making me feel lazy
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not too dog anyone’s training, but if you are a multisport athlete swimming 100K per week, I have to wonder why?
this was as a pure swimmer. i don’t think it would be possible to do too much other training if you were doing 100km/week in the pool.
9k as of 12/02.
Folks who swim 100k weeks are nutters. Nutters with shoulder problems. Nutters with shoulder problems and ear infections. Nutters with shoulder problems and ear infections and chlorine cough…this could expand ad infinitum.
2,900 through 12/3
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Damn, it’s the 3rd already, and I’m only 5,000 in. Have to get ahead of schedule for the inevitable lost days during XMas and NYear.
Another 4000 today Sunday, 12/3. 13,500 so far. Hope my shoulders hold out!
Today my son wanted to go to the pool for public swim, so I managed to knock off 2000m (in the single lane that they put out amidst the frenzy of a zillion kids) . I now need to do 13,000m in Dec given my lame 15K target! Its nice when you set your bar low!
“Its nice when you set your bar low!”
Dev,
Can’t get much lower than my bar - zero metres! If I do any more, it’s a bonus.
Not sure if I can count the sessions of cannon-ball jumps and 20 trips down the water-silde this afternoon with my son Matt.
See, you are a better father…I passed up the 20 trips down the slide to cram in 2000m…I know my priorities are messed up!!!
Water slides!!! Awesome! We have two at our outdoor pool, but it closes in the winter. Maine gets cold, you know. They’d be ice slides 
62oo for me today. My stroke felt great; all nice and balanced - found a nice rythym with my kick.
1ooo w/u
1ooo - 12:17 (6:10/6:07)
3 x 1oo back
3 x 15o back
3 x 3oo free on 4- 3:55, 3:45, 3:40
3 x 2oo free on 3- 2:35, 2:30, 2:25
3 x 1oo free on 1:30- 1:19, 1:15, 1:11
15 x 5o free on :50 almost-fast
7 x 1oo IM fast! on 1:45 desc 1:30 - 1:25
2oo e a s y back c/d
put me down for 160k in meters (175k yards)
December 1st. Swm Meet - 50 breast stroke
100 breast stroke
Meet warmup = 400m choice
6 x 75 50drill 25 swim
6 x 50 kick
4 x 100 turn index (redzone sprint)
100 ez
2 x 50 pace 100
2 x 25m dive walkback
Event warm down after 50m breast
250 dps pull
2 x 50 200 pace (breaststroke)
100 easy swim
2 x 50 breast stroke progressive within 25
100 easy
Event warm down after 100 breast
400m choice easy
100 Meter breaststroke final
Evening finals session warmup:
300m choice
4 x 50 breaststroke with fly kick acceleration redzone
100m easy
4 x 50 kick breaststroke
100m easy
Evening finals session warmdown:
200 easy
total december 1st = 4200m
December 2nd swm meet day 2 - 200 breast
100 crawl
Meet warmup = 400m choice
6 x 75 50drill 25 swim
6 x 50 kick
4 x 100 turn index (redzone sprint)
100 ez
2 x 50 pace 100
2 x 25m dive walkback
(100 crawl followed the 200 breast, no warmdown)
Meet warmdown = 200 easy choice.
total december 2nd = 2300meters
DECEMBER Total to date 6500meters
sure. How did your races go in the meet?
they went ok, i did a best time in 200 breast and swam my other events controlled, first meet of the season and my coach and i can now guage how to train for upcoming important meets. One important thing will be gaining weight to have to lose again, im lacking power, i need more upper body strength, time to get back to 205-210lbs. and put the time into the pool again. this is also part of my 20 pound weight GAIN challenge. 
next events to come up are christmas training camp and thats it.
OOOOH best times are always good! Congrats 
thanks ^^ what are you swimming at your meet?
It’s not until Jan. 14 - but I will swim the 200, 500, and 1650 free… the 500 is the one I’m REALLY focused on. Maybe an IM event or two, and hopefully relays!
Did another 1750 today, so 2950 as of 12/4. The crazy masters program at my gym swims OUTSIDE. It couldn’t have been warmer than 15 degrees out there this morning. Sheesh!
It was snowing here this morning, and I wished I had an outdoor pool around so I could swim and have the snow fall down on me
1ooo w/u free
6 x - back, breast, free, kick, pull, free
4oo easy
8 x 5o on :5o
4oo medium
8 x 5o on :5o
4oo hard
3oo c/d back
6300 for the day.