50 Miles of Swimming by MAY 1 (Page 8)

Changed it up and went to stroke night for Masters instead of on my own. Glad to be working out again after a few days of being sick. 2650 yds. The stroke work was 3 ( 3 x 2 x 50) with some free between every pair of 50's. Of course I chose fly for everything instead of rotating IM strokes like most everyone else. But did it as fly down, 1-arm drill back. Fun way to get back into things.

Thanks. It was tough, but it did feel like the right choice. Lots of things going on, so something else will come up in not too long.

That meet was scy. I think basically all of them should be up to Nationals at the start of May. Then it might mix up some more, or be more meters. Well, open water will pick more so, but meters tend to continue on late into the fall. Some will still have yards as it's all they can do. Definitely confuses things though there are general seasons for each.

Being at and in the meets really does tend to put everything out there. And amping up the training is one reason I'll do it. Not as much about doing more for me, but keeping on top of things. All the things that swimmers do that triathletes tend to write off as being inconsequential towards their goals are suddenly highlighted much more so. Certainly nerve-wracking at times, but think it's good to go through every now and then to help keep the focus. Not so much in going hard (though you will), but in paying attention to all these different parts in training. Lots more than we really give credit to has to become second nature.

2550 down, which brings my total to 31,600.

3350 IM workout tonight to finish out the month. Just over 60,000 for that and just over 120,000 for the year. Need to stop getting sick!

Everyone else coming along?

Switched gyms officially today, and it has a 25M pool.

I did a light 1000 swim to test it out. 

31,600 yds + 1000m.

Should I just convert my total yards to meters for simplicity?

Just shy of 60000 m for me

You're a machine Ben!

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30,065 for me since Jan 31. 

Ever since my neck injury last year, I have been only breathing to the left.  It now feels totally awkward and slow when I breathe right.  I've added working on that to my to-do list. Did repeat 100s today and was 5sec/100 slower breathing right than on my left.  Damn :/

That SUCKS!  I'm so sorry.

Glad to hear that things are coming along despite all that. :)

I missed that you have asthma!  Does it bother you when you run or bike?  Do you feel like the chlorine exacerbates it?

I wonder if the more forced exhalation with the harder efforts makes a difference. 

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Would any of you care to share your lap counting technique with me?  I'm hopeless, and I need to do a 1650 TT, but I don't know how to keep track of my laps.

"Just count" does not work :)

If I get lost then I glance at my Garmin Swim.

Btw, I rode with Francois last weekend for the first time.  He's a powerful cyclist to say the least!

I count by 50, and repeat "1 of 5", "2 of 5", "3 of 5".  sometimes I screw that up too.  So, much to the consternation of my coach, I use my watch.  I know I swim approx 2:00 per 100, so when approximately 6min is up, I have swum 300m.