A Quick 4,050 Yard Morning Workout. Despite The Chilly Morning Air!

Someone needs to show Mother Nature that it's almost spring time here in Los Angeles.  It's clear that winter still has a strangled hold over the weather here the last couple of days.  Yesterday when running it was a bit chilly in the shade.  I kept trying to run on the sunny side of the streets.  After my run my shirt wasn't even really wet due to the cold windy winter day.  This morning when I got up to go swimming it was even colder.  I am so glad that I decided to run yesterday and swim today.  I was going to swim last night and then run early this morning but damn I would never have ran in this cold.  

Since I was freezing on deck I jumped in the pool right away.  I did about a 450 warm up.  The first few laps I spent more time underwater then swimming as the water was toasty.  After that we did 7x100's alternating kicking a 100 then drilling/swimming a 100.  We did an interesting drill today that was a combo of catch up and finger tip drag.  Since I can barely chew gum and walk at the same time this drill was difficult for me.  A few times while doing this drill I struggled to remember to breath and when I should breath.  Funny thing was that the coach commented to me that my stroke looked really good in the drill.   I find that crazy but will have to work on this drill in the future.  I took a pee break during one of the kick 100's to even out my yardage.  1,100 yard warm up.  

Then we did two more quick short warm up sets.

100 IM drill 

50 on 50 (i did backstroke)

100 IM swim

50 on 50 (i did backstroke)

100 IM swim 

50 on 50 (i did freestyle)

I don't remember the intervals.  (450/1,550)

Then we did 3x50's descend (150/1,700)

Then our main set.  I sorta liked the main set but wish we hadn't pulled the first 400.  Think we should have swam it.  Also we were all on top of each other the first round of the set making it annoying to me.  One of my many neuroses is being crowded in while swimming.  The first round everyone seemed to be going fast so at the wall I'd turn and see the next two people behind me right there.  I had to stop during a 200 to let them past so I could just swim without having people on my ass.  The second round of the set it seemed to get better as we all had a bit of distance between us.  I felt better and was able to concentrate on swimming and not worry about the person in front or behind me.  

400 pull on 4:50

300 swim on 3:40

200 swim on 2:30

100 swim on 1:30

400 swim on 4:50

300 swim on 3:40

200 swim on 2:30

100 swim on 1:30

A 2,000 yard set.  I do sorta wish I had stayed 2nd and just dealt with having someone right behind me but whatever.  During the 2nd round when I went 3rd in the 400 and 300 the person behind me died during the 400 then skipped the first 50 of the 300 then was on my feet for the rest.  That was a bit annoying.  Whatever. If the first person wasn't so fast we could have gone 10 seconds apart making it more enjoyable swim.  The 2nd round for the 400 and 300 I just swam it at a sustainable pace and really was able not to worry about anyone on my feet.  (2,000/3,750)

We then did a final set.  50 easy / 25 sprint / 75 easy / 50 sprint / 100 easy...there was a 75 sprint but i just got out.  it was the last thing and really a 75 sprint, who cares. (300/4,050).  I am amazed we got that much yardage in 75 minutes of swimming.  Wish that was the case all the time!  I think the more stroke we do in a workout the less yardage we get to do.  All I know is that I liked the main set I just wish we went 10 seconds apart or swam in a long course pool every morning.  Ahhh....long course!