Clyde/Athena Tri-N-4- Weight Loss Mentor Group -OPEN AGAIN!! (Page 18)

It sounds odd, but my husband has bad leg cramps and he started eating pickles or drinking pickle juice after heavy workouts. When he does this, no cramps. We found out about it from a friend. It is worth a try. I do make my own pickles, both sweet and dill. It seems to work with both types. Who knows why?

The dill pickles, yes to salt. the sweet pickles, no. My best guess is it is the combination of vinegar (which is in both) and some magic factor

Originally posted by chirunner134

Originally posted by WebFootFreak Hit the pool for round 2 this morning. My use of time @ home wasn't good, so I only got 30 mins of pool time. 4x25 and 3x50. I couldn't find a snorkel, so I was trying to breathe better. I ended up (with the lifeguard watching) with long slow strokes breathing on every right stroke... it works.

I used to be able to swim over 3 miles straight. I always breathes on one side every stroke. Better to relax and breathe than to panic and not breathe. I used to do every left but now I switch it up lo left down and right back. The direction depends on who is in the pool. I tried switching it up but it never worked for me.

I was hung up on breathing every 3 or every 4  or all on left or all on right or alternating. Then finally, I had a swim instructor that said "breathe when you need to"/ You have it exactly right, better to breath and relax and swim, than get all panicy.

Originally posted by WebFootFreak

Originally posted by WebFootFreak Okay... this is why I'm here. This is where I have to ask for help. I am starting my swim regimen on Friday. Problem is, I'm not sure how to train... I can swim very well, but have never done it for speed and/or distance. The Y has a 25yd pool, and I know the MLH tri group is planning open water swim dates before May. So... what is the most tried and true method of going from 0 to 18 laps by May 12th? I will be swimming on Mondays and Fridays

I don't believe I jacked up the math on this... MiM Sprint Swim = .25mi 1mi = 1760yds .25mi = 440yds Pool @ the Y = 25yds 440yds/25yds = 17.6 LENGTHS... not laps... I think that'll be MUCH more manageable by May 17th... *whew*!

Swimmers will tell you that is laps, but you are correct.  At our pool we say 18 lengths is 1/4 mile 35 is 1/2 and 71 is a mile.  We posted them on the walls near the lap pool ends, so people would be able to read it on their own. For when  I swim them and call them 36 for the half and 72 for the mile, because I want that distance or more every time.  But when working on the 70.3 distance.it is a 1.2 mile swim, so I would swim 14 more laps.  That would put me at 86 laps for my 1.2, even though by the math it would be 84.48 and most people round down.  Basically 7 laps(lengths) of the pool for each 1/10 of a mile.

I agree with what you are saying, but have had this discussion many, many times.  I like the length and lap personally also.

BTW, I did 40 LENGTHS last night do get my over half mile workout in.  Yes, I know 36 is the finish with just over the half mile, but I really didn't care and was going to do more, but the pool was full of iD 10 t 's and I got tired of pushing noodles out of the lane so I could swim lengths/laps.  I actually got down to the end of the lane and stopped and grabbed the 5 that were in the only lap lane of the pool and threw them up on the concrete side, so they would stay out of my way.  Got kicked at the turn after 38, so I just finished and got out.  The life guards were too busy with kids, that it wasn't worth it to ask for help on keeping the lanes empty so I could actually get a workout in.

I LOVE yaktraks. The sure footedness makes any awkwardness null and void. It allows a way better natural stride than what you have to do otherwise.

That is my excuse for running above a 10 m mile... to make sure I don't hur anything else. Yah, that is it. That's my story and I am sticking with it.

PM coming shortly.