TRI Week 03: Saturday 2/18 - Swim February 18, 2006
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Swimming, Blacksburg VA, Training Stats , trackback"That was a lot of swimming."
Context
City, State: Blacksburg, VA.
Location: Blacksburg Aquatic Center.
Course: Pool.
Terrain: 25 yards; 80 degrees.
Distance & Time: 3000 yards, 01:30:00 minutes
Pace: Avg 00:57.61/50y, Fast 00:50.85/50y, Slow 01:02.16/50y.
RPE: 6 (somewhat harder).
HRR: 143-173 (Aerobic).
HR(avg.): 160 bpm.
Saturday, February 18, 2005
The Swim
- 6 x 100 yards - freestyle easy.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 6 x 75 yards - 25 freestyle right, 25 freestyle left, 25 kick right/left.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 6 x 75 yards - 25 catchup right, 25 catchup left, 25 kick right/left.
- 2 x 75 yards - 25 kickboard, 25 frog kick, 25 back kick.
- 6 x 75 yards - 25 catchup right, 25 catchup left, 25 kick right/left.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 6 x 50 yards- freestyle, every 1 minute 20 seconds.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 200 yards - freestyle easy.
Synopsis
- Upshot: Whoa! That was a lot of swimming!
- Downside: I'm so tired.
- What I'm most proud of: That I didn't have to argue with my mental demon while I was there swimming.
- What I would do differently: Ha, ha–spend all day there?
Overall
That was a lot of swimming. It went by awfully quick. That was truly surprising. I almost didn't go today because it's snowing, I had to go to the post office, Josh was getting off of work at 2pm, blah, blah. Excuses, excuses. I just threw my backpack into the car and decided to go. I'm so glad I did! It was such a great workout of drills and stuff. I can actually feel myself getting "sleeker" in the water. A few times, I almost sucked down water instead of air, but I'm learning to fight that panicky feeling. I've come a long way since I started-up swimming (again) about 9 months ago. I'm still not a fantastic swimmer, but I am learning some of that Total Immersion stuff and finding that it really works. My balance is better and I'm more streamlined. It's cool, mainly because then swimming seems like less work. Ha, ha–the idea of swimming as easy would truly be a novel concept. But, easy does not necessarily mean "not a workout!" Phew! I'm beat! Even my poor legs are a bit trembly (from all that kicking–ugh!). And hungry, of course. Always hungry after swimming …
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