Sunday, January 9, 2011

Sunday Swim

Count 'em kids...thatta be 2 days and two workouts!
I'm on a roll.
Today's swim was a killer..for me, anyway, who ran 17 fricking kms yesterday basically on a whim and who is kinda crappy shape with extra poundage hangin around. Putting one foot in front of the other...I WILL be back to that fit, strong and tough gal I was!! I just know it!!
The swim was a warm-up that I don't remember...who cares about the warm up anyway? Nine times out of ten the coach literally pushes me in the water as I am usually chatting with someone and do very little warm up. Today I got about half of it in, ended up cutting the lane a few times as I saw something on the bottom that looked like a piece of jewellery and just had to dive down to have a look...but it was just a hair tie that had some glitter in it...
The Main Event was 3 sets of 3 x 200 meters (this is long course swimming folks). Decending time for each 200...and then between the sets. So the first 200 is the slowest...the 2nd a bit faster...the 3rd is the fastest. In the 2nd set...the first one should be about the same pace as the 2nd 200 in the first set...etc...etc. Get it?? The very last 200 out of the 9 should be the fastest of the day.
We did a similar set a few weeks ago and I had to keep taking breaks and ended up just leaving I was THAT out of shape. Shitty. Today, there were no excuses...I really mean it. I led the lane and just kept hammering out those 200s. I saw some of the guys fall out and leave...I was quietly satisfied...I am not by any means anywhere as fast as I have been in the past...but I think that I am off to a great start!!! And my kick was utterly useless...all I could manage was a wimpy 2 beat kick just to keep my legs floating...so all in all a very good swim!!!
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Keith said...

I have tried any number of times to count my kicks. It simply doesn't happen. I get all confused.

January 09, 2011

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