Got My MoJoel Back

 

Warm Up

450 Mixed.

2xRounds - 75 Kick No Board / 50 Drill (One Arm / Turn on 3) / 75 Swim (I think) (400/850)

3x25's working on underwater pushoffs (75/925)

400 Pull 200 Breath Control 3/5/any/7 and 200 Distance Per Stroke (400/1325)

5x100's Pace on 1:15.  I went too fast on the first one and did a 1:10 but the rest were on 1:12's. (500/1925)

I may have gotten the order wrong since the pull was off the shallow end but the 100's were from the deep end.  But whatever...

During the pull I felt strong but was worried I was going to fast and would die for the rest of the workout.  So I pulled back during the 2nd 200 of it.  Then the 5x100's I was still feeling pretty strong.  We had two fast lanes and the person in the next lane is pretty fast so I just tried keeping pace with her.  She's very disciplined in working out so I knew that I was having a good workout swimming in lock and step with her.

Main Set:

10 Minute Fast Swim.

Now this I felt great in.  The only thing was that I couldn't see the clock so I didn't know my pace.  The coach before we set off told us if you swim with a 100 pace of 1:15 you'll do an 800 and then went down the pace ladder.  I only heard the 1:15 and thought I could do a 1:10.  Well at least in between 1:10 and 1:15.  But I couldn't see the clock.  So I just wanted to keep pace with the other lanes lane leader.  Normally in a set like this I'd keep track of my 100 pacing and if no one was next to me to keep pace with I'd play the "catch up" game.  See how many times I lap the person in my lane.  But today it was all about keeping pace with the other lane's leader.  Which I did.  It was back and forth the whole way.  She kept track of our swimming pace luckily as she could see the clock from her lane.  We ended up swimming an 850.  Well more like 845 yards.  We were at the flags coming into the wall when the coach whistled for 10 minutes.  (850/2775)

So we were holding about 1:10's.  Not too shabby.  Considering the last few weeks and months I've been swimming like crap and getting my ass kicked in the water.  So I felt great about that.

Warmed down a 150 after.  (150/2925)

Stroke Warm Up:

2 Rounds - 50 kick / 50 drill / 50 swim (300/3225)

Stroke Set:

3 Rounds  - 50 Free Easy on 50 and 4x25's Stroke on 30 (450/3675)  I did backstroke for my stroke today.

I finished up with just a 25 (25/3700)

Overall a good workout.  Gota love distance workouts!