Week 18, Wednesday 10/25 - Swim October 27, 2005
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Swimming, Chico CA, Training Stats , trackbackTraining stats for the day's swim …
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Chico Sports Club
Course: Pool
Terrain: 25 yards, 80 degrees
Distance and/or Time: 3000 yards, 1 hour 20 minutes
Speed or RPE: 7 (hard)
Wednesday, October 25, 2005
The Swim
- 6 x 100 yards - freestyle easy.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 6 x 75 yards - 25 freestyle left, 25 freestyle right, 25 kick left/right.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 6 x 75 yards - 25 catchup left, 25 catchup right, 25 kick left/right.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 6 x 75 yards - 25 catchup left, 25 catchup right, 25 kick left/right.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 8 x 50 yards - 25 freestyle sprint, 25 freestyle; every 1 minute 20 seconds.
- 150 yards - freestyle easy.
Overall
Okay. The above looks impressive, and it was. But I have to be completely honest. I didn't really do 3000 yards in one session. I did what I could (2600 yards) during our Swim today, but I just couldn't muster more than 5 sprints, nor could I finish up with 150 yards of easy freestyle. My back was tight and the left lumbar was twinging. I pulled out of the pool and sat in the hot tub, letting the jets massage that little achy part. I felt a bit lame for it, but figured it would be better to finish up a little later in the day (I did).
I fully intend to tackle a session like this again when my core is stronger (thank you, Pilates). Until then, I see no point in risking injury. The crappy part is that my coach just thinks I'm being a wussy. To some extent, maybe I am, but I'm really more concerned about doing (all of) this exercise correctly. I know what I can–and what I should not–do with my body. And I'm working to make it stronger so that I can do all these things the right way every time. I don't figure it'll be too much longer before I can! 
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