Beth and Yanti's Newest Manatees - FULL (Page 8)

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It'... a ring that you put on your finger and push for each lap. I have that problem, too. I usually count 100's so I count every 2 times at the same side of the pool. When I have to do a 1000 meter time trial I always get it mixed up. My problem is that I love to  and have a tendency to "get lost" in the feel of the water and the techniques I'm working on, so my mind lets the lap numbers fly out of my brain.

Lynn

One thing I'm a fan of is a structured workout that contains some drills instead of always just doing contiuous swimming.  I find swimming contiuous laps only can be a bit boring. 

I also think it can make it a bit difficult to work on technique as you fatigue through the long sets.

I think drills are important for everyone, but especially if you are in the early stages of learning to swim, they can really help to break down the components of the swim, so you don't have to keep track of so many things at once.

There are a few great resources for swim workouts

1.  Workouts in a Binder: Swim Workouts for Triathletes (Spiral-bound). by Gail Bernhardt - it's pretty cool because you can take it right to the pool with you. It has a lot of workouts that focus on many different areas

2.  swimplan.com - it's a website that you can enter in your information, such as your speed, why you swim (tris, competitive swimming, etc) and it will generate a workout for you.  I've been using it quite a bit and really like the workouts - i don't love all the drills, so i often replace them with ones that are more specific to the things i need to work out

3.  BT has some great swim workouts as a part of their trianing plans.  To get the detailed ones, you have to have a performance membership, but I think it's worth it.  Not all the plans have detailed workouts for the swim, some of the - the free once just have time.  I tend to look for the ones that have detail.

just my 2 cents

mornin' manatees!

its another gloriously sunny day here in Western PA.  chilly, but sunny.  i just about to get my kids decked out for Easter Dinner, but i wanted to fly by real quick and say 'hey'

HEY!

i looked online at the GARMIN FORERUNNER 310XT.  have you all seen this yet???? its a swim proof Garmin specifically for triathletes.  [maybe im behind the times and you all know about it already....]

though a VERY expensive lap counter, it has some REALLY cool features for all three tri discipline, including a lap counter button.

anybody have one??

i'm adding it my list....

There is a 3 month swim plan on here?  Where is it?  I new I should have renewed my membership.  So is it part of the bronze package or do I need to go up to Silver?

I am trying to find time to get some training back in.  Not having done it for awhile the time has been taken by family  committments and now it is hard to try and find the time to take back.  I really need to find a gym that opens up early enough so that I can get in there before work and I moved so I got to get on it and look around here.