the17thman

December & 2011 Rearview Mirror - Swimming

It's been a month of not much swimming it seems.  In December I've swum 30,950 yards.  Past Months To Compare -

In November I swam 51,550

In October I swam 37,550

In September I swam 41,150

In August I swam 42,900 yards.

In July I swam 29,550 yards.

June I swam 42,000 yards

May I swam 47,950 yards.

April I swam 44,950 yards.

March I swam 62,125 yards.

February I swam 41,750 yards.

January I swam 42,300 yards.

In 2011 I've swum 461,625  yards.  Not too bad.  It's a bit more then what I swam in 2010 which was 351,750 yards.  Of course I took almost two months off in 2010 but whose counting?

Almost Swimming Nekid!

What a morning!  I forgot my bathing suit and one fin.  The fin is no big deal as it fell out of my bag but no bathing suit?  Normally in the morning I put on my suit and then my pants/shorts over it.  So how I forgot to put on a swimming suit is baffling.  Luckily I was able to borrow one from a mate.  I was going to skip swimming but no such luck.

Warm Up
400 SWim
4x50's Kick on 1:10
4x50's Kick/Swim on 1:10 (800)

10x100's on 1:40 - 3 Rounds 1 IM / 1 FRee / 1 Back and the very last one all fly.  (1000/1800)

Not a bad workout.  Didn't feel great in the water but I did it.  One last swim for 2011 with 1,800 yards.  Sometime this weekend I'll add my totals up for the month and the year.   Yesterday at the gym I got in one hour of Group Ride.  So more time on the bike!

How To Make A Frozen Swimmer In 30 Minutes or Less!

Wahoo!  46F!  A Heatwave!  Headed to the pool for a quick swim.  Gotta be at work early today!  Well earlier then normal.  So early for me.

Warm Up
200 SWim / 200 Pull / 200 Kick / 200 Swim (800)

2x400's on 6 minutes. Negative Split and Descending.  So I did that.  For my 200 splits  I was 2:40/2:35 for 5:15 for the first 400.  Then I was 2:30/2:19 for a 4:49.  Was trying to push the last 200 a bit faster but that didn't happen.  (800/1600)

Warmed down a 100.  (100/1700)  I only had like 30 minutes to swim so I'm glad I did squeeze in the morning swim.  Felt good in the water today.

Donuts Sunday!

One of our neighbors dropped off donuts last night so guess my breakfast was an easy choice!  And yes I ate the pink one!  I was shocked that we got into the pool a bit early today with everything else being closed.  But we did!

Warm Up
Mixed 500 Then 200 Kick.  (700)

3x100's on 2 Minutes (Swim/Kick/Pull/Build) (300/1000)

Main Set:
4 Rounds -
200 Breathing every 3 on 3 minutes
100 Catch Up on 1:45
100 Fast on 1:15

Descending the 100's Fast.  I was 1:12, 1:09, 1:07 and a 1:04.  (1600/2600)

4x50's on 1:10 fly/free, back/free, breast/ free and free.  (200/2800)

An nice an easy 2,800 yard workout.  I got to admit after I was done I had really bad stomach cramps.  I should have been drinking more water!  Grrrr.....

12 Days of Christmas For Swimmers! Day 11: Splish Equipment Bag

On the 11th day I wished for a Splish Equipment Bag from splish.com!  Yeah, maybe if I had one I wouldn't have lost all those goggles this year and a pull buoy (which i later found!)  They even have a pink flamingo one...
Even if Santa forgets to bring me one I am gonna break down and finally get an equipment bag for all my swim toys!  check out splish.com