Wet and Wild (Page 6)

I plan to hit the pool over my lunch break tomorrow for half an hour.  Or if work gets too crazy, I'll just swim first thing afterwards.

Got another 1:15 in the pool today!!!!!  There was ice on my windshield and I went to an outdoor pool.  Once you are in it is OK, but boy was that pool deck cold.  Had great instruction!  I am trying to add some distance.  I cannot believe how sloppy your stroke gets when you get tired.  And, I seem to try to drink up the pool -- through my nose -- while I am at it.  A good day for my contribution to Wet and Wild!!!! 32% to goal. 

Now, off for some cruise intervals.

Added 1:08 in running at the end of the day.  A great day, long over due!  A good swim, a good run, some streching and some strength.  Life is good in AZ.  Thanks for all the nice notes.  I will put another hour in the pool on Sunday.  That will bring me up to 46%.

Go Wet and Wild.

waidaminute!

there was ice on your windshield and you still swam outside?

i'm not worthy

This is the desert.  It is cold over night and then warms up.  It clearly froze over night, it was up to 37 when I drove over.  It was probably about 40 when we got into the pool after stretching.  The pool had steam rising from it.  Once you are in the water it is OK.  It is getting to the pool that can be tough.  We joke that the "cool deck" of the pool is very cool some mornings.  By the time we finished it was in the 50s and sunny.  I left in shorts...  Welcome to the desert.

We do what we need to do to get our hours in.  If I am going to get instruction, then this is when I get in the water...

wow, that is really cool - I think I would enjoy that - of course, I really love to swim

I got to go to Arizona once, I really liked it - is that where you are from?

All right team, sorry been on travel without it been expected. Crisis response can get away. Just updated some additional mileage, and will get some more this weekend when I get back in town.

Let's get rolling team, we should be a lot more ahead on the distance/time logging. Let's move up from the bottom and we rolling. Good luck, and talk to you all soon. Cheers.

Emerson, my workouts are the same,38-45 degrees and the steam is soo thick that you cannot read the workouts on the boards. I just hate the sprint at the end of the workout so that you dont flash freeze!

Whoa, awesome swim for me tonight!  Did 1000m in 32 minutes, which is great (for me), and I managed about 90% freestyle and only 10% breast.

My upcoming swim this Saturday will put me at 2 hours, or 50% of my goal.

Woot Woot Wet and Wild!

Added more yards, however I had a good reality check at the pool. The young kid in the lane next to me was swimming 21 second 50's, he flew past me on a aquaman level !

Lets go Wet and Wild!!!!!!

When I head to the university pool in the mornings the Canadian olympic hopefuls are training in the lane next to me.  It's awe inspiring and intimidating.

But the bonus is LOTS and LOTS of eye candy!!! 

Got in another 30 minutes today, so I'm right at the halfway point for the challenge!

When I swim in my pool, their is not another soul in it. Get's borring, but just pushing the mileage through to get ready for the season.

Got another good workout yesterday, and it felt good to have another 7 people with me. Small group, but really miss Southern California where lots of people are with you, even more my Collegiate NCAA days. Talking 18,000 yards a day / 6 days a week with two workouts a day. Nice training, and boy, I was fast back in my younger days. Now just trying to survive and hope to regain some speed one of this days.

Now come on and let's get our teams standards moving back up the charts folks. We are almost in dead last, and all my challenges we have tied for first. Let's get moving, and make sure that everyone should at least have 44% done if not 50% by now. Please get in the pool, and achieve a good month for January.

Go team Wet and Wild, I know you can all do it.

ok, I've slacked on my swim the last few days.  I had my first club rides and coached ride ever this and my knee is feeling the effects so I am skipping my 1500m swim today so I can be ready for my long swim tomorrow. But I calculated a few missed w/o when I made my goal so I will be right on track!

Go team!!!