Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 426)

Originally posted by brigby1

Are you taking off the time spent streamlining? That would mean your rate is faster than you figured, but as already stated, down't worry about it for now.

And don't count out being able to do that. Swimming can by kind of funny. I train faster than people near or who have done 1:00/100 scy in a meet, but can't figure out how they do it. Even 1:10 seemed way out of reach until very recently. Then I pull out a :32 off the wall 50 in the middle of practice and I wasn't actually tiring yet. I have no idea how to set goals in this sport. Just keep training smart and see what happens!

Originally posted by Artemis

I made it to the gym today and it didn't hurt!!  Granted, I could only bike like 20 minutes (trading off with DH for the munchkin), but that got me kind of winded.

Originally posted by switch

Fishy people--question:

I have finished reading the most helpful swimming book every (Yanti, tell Sheila she has a stalker), but now I'm confused about my stroke rate.  I don't know if It is as simple as this, but my 910 tells me I take between 10 and 12 (and it's more often 10 than 12) full arm cycle strokes per 25yds.  If it takes me 1:30 to swim 100 yds, then it takes me 22.5s to swim 25y, which means my stroke rate is 2.25 or if I take 12 strokes/length it is ~1.88.  According to Sheila, I should be shooting for

Uhhhhhhh...help?

Is this something that just comes with speed, or should I be actively trying to make is lower.  When I do my 25s all out I'm getting 17.5/length but still 10 strokes/ length so a 1.75.

So, is this something I should be worried about or actively trying to change, and if so, how in the fach do I do that?

Originally posted by switch haha! Damn it Ben, why are you so smart? :) I totally didn't think about the streamline time, which is hilarious because she even mentions that in the book. Doh! Be afraid, people, I'm operating a motorized vehicle today. Ben, as usual, you help put things in perspective. All I know about swimming goals is that the gains I get in this discipline are really crack, much more so than the other two. I am really enjoying this block and will try to just enjoy it and never say never :)

Originally posted by brigby1

Looks like you're getting the hang of it! Swimming was became a lot more fun when that happened for me.

Oh, not sure what's up early season next year, but Galena Tri and Arcadia's Brute are on the list of possibilities. Couldn't remember how far away they are. Info is not up for 2014 yet, but they usually end up being the same day, so can only do one. Galena has a wicked bike & run course for a sprint, draws a rather strong crowd even from the Chicago area, but also has a lot of logistics to get around because it's a bit remote and roads are limited. The Brute is one of the hilly rides I post every now and then.