Mav's mentor group - CLOSED (Page 13)

anesthesiadoc - 2011-02-15 9:56 PM Well, I survived The Canyons without injury.  I was able to ski about 3.5 hours each day for 5 days, so I'm happy with that.  Now that I'm back home, I am getting back into my training program.  I met with my swim coach for the 1st time this evening.  I think that it is going to help out.

Fit4Infinity - 2011-02-15 11:21 AM I'm feeling the love, and its tough love.  RTB Masters Swim Coach is helping with my stroke.  Focus on getting good extension and strong catch before pulling through to the hip.  Now I'm turning my elbow up and that allows me to reach without flailing around.  It's working, It's really working. bfg.  I'm maybe 10 seconds faster on the 100, just this week.  I'm moving so much faster and farther on each stroke I'm reaching the end of the pool before I expect.  I've smacked my arm on the deck a couple of times.  Really cool to have a break through.  Feels good.  But I'm really tired.

Harder and faster swim workout (2500).
WU: 5x100 Swim
DR: 8x25 (25 Dog Paddle catch drill, 25 Count strokes drill)
MS: Really complicated.
       2x {3x250 Build RI 0:10, 1x100 Moderate Recovery, 1x100 Hard Count Strokes.}
 
      

Lobster74 - 2011-02-15 9:53 PM Very quiet group recently.
Hoping to get several double workouts in this weekend as I have a 5 day weekend- whoo hoo! strength training and then went straight to the pool. Did not end up being a great swim for me as I had a long day and was already exhausted before I got there. Did a quick 1000m of 5X200 and then called it a night.
Mav- how is your healing? How long until you can get into the pool?

Mark- that's amazing how a bit of a fix on your stroke is already showing such improvements. I would love to join a masters club but the two around me are on a waiting list. I am looking to take part in a spring swim clinic though.

Fit4Infinity - 2011-02-17 7:05 PM Do you guys find my workout summary's help?

Good luck, racers.

Lobster74 - 2011-02-22 6:41 AM This week's totals
Swim 1100 yrds
Bike 31 miles
run 3 miles

Not quite what I had in mind. I will need to start weaning myself from the strength training if I ever want to find the time to get a few more s/b/r/ workouts in.

Fit4Infinity - 2011-02-23 11:02 AM Hi tri-bodies,

Balance in life and training is so hard to find.  Each time I aim for balance, I find myself swinging past center, and out of balance again. I'm looking over my logs and was wondering how everyone else is doing on their plans.

Here is an informal pole.
1.  How many runs do you have planned for this week?
2.  How much of your training time budget are you spending on the run?
     Less than 1/3, about 30%, 50%, more than 50%?

Cheers,
Fit