Kati's MOMMA training group - Closed (Page 10)

Sounds like a good plan.  Congrats on making it half way through! 

I got to swim with my hubby at lunch - it's always so fun when we actually get to work out together!!

It is COLD here -12 with wind factor!! Tomorrow isn't suppose to be any better, Sunday however is suppose to make it into the twenties!!  Skiing on Sunday no matter how cold it is, it will be my first for year!!!!!!  So I'm going to switch my training around and instead of taking tomorrow off I'm going to spin and take Sunday off so I can go ski.  Swimming tonight and my Hubby is going to come with me, Yay, I like it when he comes with me, some quality time together without the baby!!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!!  

Oh my, 60's!!!!  Sounds amazing!  I'm enjoying a nice off day and just doing yoga.  Miles and miles to conquor this weekend!

christina322 - 2010-01-29 9:13 AM Yesterday was my first swim.  I can easily say that I SUCK at swimming.  I have a lot of practice drills to do.  Wow--I'm kind of discouraged but I know that if I practice and review all the tips that people have posted, I will get better.  I'm trying to stay positive here!

That's right, stay positive!!  Remember that first run - it hurt, right!  Now it's getting easier! 

I just love to hear about good swims!!  We are in the midst of a winter storm, looks like it will be a little less than they thought - we might top out at 6 inches instead of 10.  I went out and tried to run in it - it was pretty comical since I only had regular run shoes, my trail shoes are on order but not here yet.  Still another bike on tap for this afternoon!  (and a little sledding but brrr - it's 17 degrees with a windchill of 6)

Hope you're feeling better soon Jocelyn! 

I have been itching to try snowshoes or xcountry skiing!   Alas, no gear!  I'm not much of a downhill skier, but I might just work on that since we live so close to a ski resort now.

Happy Sunday everyone!

I love those one legged drills!  I might just have to throw some in my ride tomorrow.  I let everyone else ski today and sat in the lodge drinking coffee and reading!!

Here is a lap counter:

http://www.swimoutlet.com/product_p/4028.htm

I thought about getting it, so if you do end up with it give us a full review.  I'm going back and forth between a lap counter and a tempo trainer for the water!

I currently count strokes to determine time/duration for intervals as I never get to the wall.  It is even more fun than counting laps. 

The two things I think I was doing better the last two swims are rotating a bit better and maintaining my pull all the way past my hip.  So coordinating a longer pull with a slower rotation to get more out of each stroke.  It now feels like I am swimming the same speed/same stroke speed, but am going faster with longer strokes.

As I slip into a faster than I usually swim pace I find that I am even stretching more out front and out back and the motion is just a bit faster, less thoughtful meditation on the completion of the stroke and more core input.  I guess.  

Unfortunately my skiing, with the T-Bar has fried my left elbow from going up the hill with 1 person in the T-bar.  Very odd and unexpected.  I am hoping that it improves this week.  It is very awkward for bike riding and swimming.  

I should be back to running this week after a 2 week moratorium on running after the marathon.  I will now be sucking in all three sports and need to build them back up again.  Anyone ever build card towers as a kid and have siblings... ya kind of like that, more rebuilding than actually adding on to the structure.