I am beginning to get a nice golden brown tan from swimming in the day time as opposed to 6am or 7pm. Me likey!
I started off with the usual warm up of 400 swim, 300 pull, 200 kick and 100 swim. Then I put on my Finis Zoomers to do a warm up set. I decided to start using them
more this month. I noticed in my backstroke kick I was able to do the kick that helps me rotate as opposed to my usual flat kick. So I did 8x50's alternating kick / drill. I did 2 fly, 2 back, 2 free and then 2 breast. Did the breast at the end so I had time to take off the fins and not have to put them back on. That is 1,400 yards.
Main Set:
I found this set from a short time ago and just adjusted it just a bit.
200 Free Recovery on 2:50
2x75's Breaststroke on 1:20
1x100 Free on 1:20
4x50's Breaststroke on 55
Took a bit of a rest. Maybe a minute or so.
200 Free Recovery on 2:50
2x75's Backstroke on 1:15
1x100 Free on 1:20
4x50's Backstroke on 55
I really worked those 4x50's backstroke. I had my own lane so I decided to cruise the 50's at a good clip. After I took a quick pee break before moving on.
200 Free Recovery on 2:50
2x75's Butterfly on 1:20
1x100 Free on 1:20
4x50's Butterfly on 55.
55 sounded like a good interval for the 50's fly but even with the long rest I was getting winded and tired. Took another quick break before moving on.
200 Free Recovery on 2:50
2x75's Freestyle on 60
1x100 Free on 1:20
4x50's Freestyle on 40
The whole set was 2,600 yards. The freestyle was killing me. My body was hurting all over. I just kept going knowing I was pretty much down for the day (2,600/4,000)
I then warmed down with 4x25's backstroke kick. I tried to stay under water for as long as I could. Mostly I was trying to get some sun on my other side. So the workout was a total 4,100 yards. I can't believe I did that much breaststroke. I hate breaststroke. But not having someone on my feet allowed me to relax and work on my stroke. Not that I really have a clear concept on proper breaststroke technique. But at least I did it. I originally had written down a 400 IM at the end of this workout but felt it was time to go home. Another time...
