Pesky Pengiuns (Page 6)

sorry guys, looks like santa has chosen sides.  tough break

Heya Penguins.

I'm 2/3 done with the challenge.  When I decided my goal I gave myself 1 swim session buffer since with the holidays I figured I might need a break somewhere along the way and since I haven't had to use it yet, I should have no problem finishing on time.

I got the Go Swim Freestyle with Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen DVD on Saturday and watched it before bed.  It had some great advice and a lot of good video.  I'm going to try out Karlyn's style (a wide stroke like paddling a surfboard with a few other important points) and see how I do with it.  On Sunday I did alot of speed work while trying to follow as much of her form as I could incorporate and it seemed to speed me up some.  I got under 1.10 for a 50 for the first time (yeah, I'm slow!).  And also my shoulder didn't hurt in the joint like it had at the end of my previous sessions.  I did have some pain in the muscles in my upper back and my traps, but I can deal with that as it'll get better as I build strength. 

But all in all a great workout and the speedo trio were nowhere to be found.  Now if we can get rid of the old guy who does the butterfly and sends up huge amounts of water with every stroke I'll be happy.  Although I take that as a bit of OWS training!

I'm off to try to buy some new running shoes today.  Hopefully that will help with my knee/foot pain that has kept me from running the last few times.  We'll see tomorrow how the new shoes do if I find some.

Hope everyone is managing to keep swimming through all the holiday craziness!  Traffic alone this time of year is enough to drive you insane.

Hey Penguins!

I've got some swimming to make up, but since xmas preparations are pretty much done - finally! - I should be able to get to the pool 3 times each of these next 2 weeks.  I also had races the last 2 Saturdays so swimming took a backseat to running and riding and recovering, and holiday parties, and volleyball tournaments, and, of course, work.....    Looking forward to fewer distractions!

Everybody's doing such a GREAT job, especially considering what a hectic time of year it is.  GO PENGUINS!!!

I am so glad I wasn't in Boston this past weekend!  Hope no children saw the race -- talk about scarred for life....

Swam 2500 yds tonight - yay!  Found out I won't be swimming Wed. as the boys need haircuts before their trip to Nana and Papa's for xmas.  And they need to go shopping.  Will have to make the swim up on the weekend. 

The pool was practically empty tonight -- everyone must have realized xmas is only a week away.  I can't be the only one to suddenly realize that today

At least many of them seem to fall into my qualification of being under 25 and in good shape to wear a speedo.  Trust me if my Speedo Santa (if he had a beard he'd be a dead ringer for Santa....actually probably a bit fatter) had been there people would have been scarred for life.

No swimming for me until tomorrow.  I get to try out my new (and of course really expensive) Brooks running shoes today.  They are supposed to be perfect for us Athenas who pronate so here's hoping they feel good. 

Everyone else you are doing great.  It's really hard to get workouts in this month I know, but just do what you can do.  At least it's a nice holiday stress reliever.

I just need two more swims of 1500. 

And if my arms should fall off before that, I'll do kick drills.

Hey folks...

The Brooks are pretty good I think. It's hard to tell for sure since I hadn't run in a week so my legs and such were trashed anyway. But certainly no worse than the last pair.  and I think another part of the problem is they are really good at keeping me from pronating so my muscles are going to have to get used to that new resistance.  Once they adjust I'm sure they'll be great.  I'm going to see if I can find some slightly cushier insoles too, because I like a nice soft insole, even if it probably isn't the best thing for me.

Went to do my swim tonight but only finished about a third. The pool smelled, well, kinda gross to me. Kind of like some of the homes of old folks we go to on the ambulance where the people should clearly not be living by themselves....yeah, I won't go into details (go to my training log if you want the skanky description). But once I figured out what it smelled like (luckily I had my nose plugs on for the first 10 laps or nothing would have been done), I couldn't continue. The little bit of water that was getting into my mouth when I breath just was making me gag.

So, had to give up and take the longest shower I've ever taken I think.

I hope they get a new delivery of chlorine before this weekend because that just will not do.

Luckily for the challenge I built in one workout that I could totally bag if necessary, so I should be okay. And I can always throw in a few extra laps on the last few workouts to make up for it anyway.

Okay, now that I've maybe grossed you out, it's time to hit the sack and get some extra sleep. Hope your workouts are going splendidly!

Oh Kelley, I know exactly the smell you're talking about...oh...that's an olfactory memory I didn't need to recall.  I'm sorry to hear it ruined your swim, but I totally understand why.

I just got back from my lunchtime swim didn't get the 1500 I was hoping for, but did get a 1300 in.  Just 1700 left - I'll be done by 6ish tomorrow.   

Then maybe I'll get some Christmas shopping done!