the17thman

February's RearView Mirror: Swimming

For the month of February I swam 53,250 short course yards.  Making my YTD SCY total at 100,000.  So odd that came it out so even!  As for LCM I've only done one swim back in January for a total of 3,150.

Long Day But 1 More Swim For The Month!

Swimming may not have been such a great idea.  After hitting the gym and then running going to swim was just painful!  I cycled the 2 miles to the pool and was just exhausted before even getting in the water.

warmed up about a 300.  really did a 50 at a time with some wall time in between.

warm up set:

200 IM kick

200 IM Pull

200 IM 25 drill / 25 swim

I don't remember the intervals.

Main Set:

3x50's choice on 50.  did them backstroke.

3x100's IM on 1:40

3x150's 100 back / 50 free.  i think on 2:30

then some extra rest

3x50's back on 50

1x200 IM on 3:40

3x150's 100 breast/50 free on 2:45

them some extra rest.  damn lot's of breaststroke

3x50's breast on 55

2x100's im on 1:40

2x150's 100 fly / 50 free

doh...i was cramping up! and we ran out of time so that was it for me.  3,400 yards!

One 2 Many - Friday Morning Workout

I really should have stayed in bed this morning.  I woke up sore but hoped that once I got in the water I'd be up to speed.  I pretty much knew during the general warm up that this was not going to be the case.  During the kick part of warm up I was struggling more then usual but kept telling myself to hold on.  By the time we started the main set I was discouraged enough to give up.  I figured that I did weights and swimming yesterday and my body was telling me it needed rest.  So I ended up giving up and getting out early.  After I did get out while in the shower I sorta did feel that I cheated myself and that even if it was tough I should have stuck it out.  Oh well, what done is done.  I needed to get up early this morning anyways.

Warm Up

400 Swim

300 Pull

50 Kick (750)

Warm Up Set:

Two Rounds - 

4x50's fly kick

2x100's easy free swim working the turns

4x75's free kick

I took a pee break and missed a 50 kick so instead of it being 1400 yards it was 1350 yards for me (1350/2,100)

Up next was the main set.  I barely even made it past the beginning.  

4x100's free on 1:15 just making the interval

then...in theory a 200 fast on 3 mins.  I gave up after the 1st 100.  I had nothing.  I didn't make the last 100 and was just feeling the pain.  No gas and all pain.  So I got out.  So I only did 500 yards for a total of 2,600 yards for the workout.  At least I tried even though I should have tried harder.  

3,700 Yard Morning Workout

I swam this morning as I didn't make it to swim practice last night.  I didn't even make the gym.  Since I was left waiting for UPS to come I missed the 7pm workout.  But I did go to bed early last night so I was wide awake damn early this morning.  A bit too early as I woke up without an alarm a little past 4am.  I stayed in bed and watched a Law & Order episode then got my act together.

Luckily for today's workout I had the whole lane to myself.  The bad news I was doing intervals on my own.  It's hard to be motivated when you have no one to push you.  But I kept at it and due to my own stupidity did push myself on faster intervals then I was given.  The workout was written up on the board and well I kept reading the faster column of times.

Warm Up

I did a mixed 500 with some free, stroke and drills.  We then did two warm up sets.  Both were on somewhat fast intervals.  I had to push myself during the first portion to make the intervals.

Four Rounds - 75 IM Drill on 1:15, 75 Free on 1:00 (middle 25 trying to only take 3 breathes.  ha!) and 75 kick on 1:20.  (900/1400)  

3x50 Descend on 55 / 3x50's Switches (fly/back, back/breast, breast/free) on 50/ 3x50's Back on 50 There was something in between each set of 3x50's but I can't remember what it was.  Doh! Or maybe not.  Oh well so that was it.  (450/1850)

Main Set:

200 IM on 3 minutes

200 Free on 2:40

150 IM on 2:40

200 Free on 2:40

100 Stroke on 1:40

200 Free I had to look a the board to see what was next so I got a bit more rest here.

50 Stroke on 60

200 Free I screwed up but think I did this on 2:30.  I know I was keeping at a good pace. 

150 IM I think I did this on 2:40 

200 Free  I think I did it on 2:40

200 IM.

Doh!  Luckily I had my own lane so it was only me to complain about fucking up the intervals.  This is why sometimes it's nice to share the lane as you can ask your lane mate the intervals.  At least I finished the workout and main set.   I didn't skip anything and just kept swimming.  The set was 1,850 yards.  I did backstroke for my stroke.

Total yardage for today was 3,700. I really did push myself so I'm glad I decided to swim this morning.  It's a shame I screwed up the intervals.  Oh well!  Hopefully if I swim on Friday I'll have a lane mate to keep track of intervals for me.

Monday Morning Swimming

After yesterday's run I woke up with sore legs.  Last week my calves were burning but this week it was all about my quads and hip flexers.  I think I called them reflexers but was correct by a swim mate.  I contemplated staying in bed but decided to swim bright well dark and early.  I rode the bicycle with the thought if I am too sore to ride then I'd swing on back home and skip swimming.  But the ride felt okay and in fact helped my legs wake up.

Today we had our choice of a free workout or a stroke workout.  Since I did the stroke workout on last Thursday I decided to do freestyle  Plus I figured free was easier on the legs then butterfly.  

Warm Up On Our Own:

500 Swim

Then I got in a 100 pull. (600)

Warm Up Set:

3 Rounds

100 free kick / 50 drill / 50 swim

The drills were one arm, finger tip drag and catch up.  I tink.  (600/1200)

Then we did a 500 pull (300 DPS / 200 breathing 3/5/7/9)  (500/1700)

Main Set:

125 Free on 1:35

125 Free on 1:45

250 Free on 3:50

The 250 had to be faster then the combined 2x125's.  Since everyone seemed to have a problem with the interval the coached changed the interval.  Honestly I thought the first round interval was perfect for the set.  The way I looked at it was a negative split 500.  Having 5 seconds or less rest between the first 125 and second made sense.  Remember this is me who loves to rest and easy intervals.  

125 Free on 1:40

125 Free on 1:50

250 Free on 4 mins

125 Free on 1:40

125 Free on 1:50

250 Free on 4 mins

My first 250 I did on about 3 mins.  My second one about 2:50 and the last about a 2:51.  I felt faster in the 3rd one so I am hoping I just am screwing up on the math and actually went faster then I think.  (1500/3200)

Then we did a 50 easy before moving on to a stroke mini -warmup.  200 (25 kick / 25 drill) IM.  I only did a 150 of the IM.  (200/3400)

Finishing up with 4x25's and a 100 IM.  The 1st and 3rd 25 was off the block as well as the 100 IM.  (200/3600)

And that was it.  3600 SCY.  Not bad for a Monday.  My legs felt like crap so I really had to use my arms.  I felt pretty damn strong in the freestyle.  Glad I woke up and swam this morning.