i wish the problem was that i just haven't been blogging. but we haven't been working out. i don't think i've been to the pool in a month. it's that silly season, with the dance recital, plus we're trying to get something going for cold render. but if we were really that dedicated, arnaud and i would both be at the pool. or, if i were really that serious about it. it's a lot harder now than it was in high school.
so we'll see how it goes.
Joe Bakel was at the pool this morning, and it was great to be able to watch him underwater. He's pretty quick, but I didn't see any long distance black voodoo magic, it just looked like a good efficient freestyle. I think I'll start showing up for some of the master's practices so I can pick his brain.
Warm up
200 free
200 back
100 drills
set
500 free hypoxic 5
500 kick fly/free
500 free hypoxic 5 first 200
500 kick fly/free
500 free w/paddles
500 free w/paddles no shirt
Cool Down
300 float
3800 total
Warm Up
200 Free
200 Back
10x200s on 4
6 w/tshirt last 4 w/o
Cool Down
400
2800 Total
3500 just barely.
a bunch of 500s. i'm slow again. need to do some research on O2 and muscle building.
arnaud's shoulder was really bugging him, but i think he'll be back. he's really motivated to get in shape, and it'll be good for both of us.
ARNAUD!!!
we met at the pool at 630 this morning and swam. kind of like the olden days way back in the way back. it's pretty cool to FINALLY be doing some of the things we've been talking about all this time. we're going to try for 2x per week until feb, then i'm going to do 3, and really start building base again for the 10K. it'll be good to have someone else along (or at least beside) for the ride.
warm up
400 free
200 back
200 drills
3x500s
200 cool down
today was the first day i used the ipod too. it was pretty awesome having tunes in the water, but it'll take a while to get used to where it needs to go on my head and all.
holy cow butterfly is hard.
did the regular 1500 warm up. but i'd forgotten my shirt, so i made it IM day. and it kicked my butt. 5x400 IMs on about 8. they were soooooo hard. it was great to use a lot of different muscles, but wow i couldn't believe how hard it was.
3500 total.
i've been a few other days that i haven't blogged. one morning was 50m which was really fun. i loved it because it was soooo much easier to count. i think i did a pair of 1000s that day. felt really good to swim long course and was a good confidence boost for open water.
swam in donath with rocket a week before that. it was a big downer. REALLY murky and i got spooked. couldn't see my hands in front of me, so i just didn't really want to swim in it. was worried about running into something. it was just creepy. i really hope horsetooth is cleaner. we'll see.
i was all amped up to have time to go to the pool but then sorta fizzed out when i got there. especially during warm up. was feeling really slow and crummy with the shirt on. but once i got going on the 500s, i was a bit more into it and added an extra one.
Warm Up
500 swim
500 kick
500 drills
3x500s hypoxic 5 on 9
i think the first two went 740 and then 8ish, with the tshirt on and breathing every 5.
number 3 was added (about halfway through #2) without a shirt and breathing every 3. kind of and oxygen experiment. felt a million times faster and was able to chase down some people. i think it was right at 720 or a little bit under. which was really encouraging - to feel like i had the speed but was dragging it off with the tshirt. my stroke felt a bit wide without the shirt on. so i probably need to really be aware of my shoulders and do a few practices without it. it is a great tool though. i'm excited to shed the boardshorts too.
Cool Down
500 swim
Total: 3500
