TRI Week 04: Wednesday, 2/22 - Swim February 22, 2006
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Swimming, Blacksburg VA, Training Stats , add a comment"It's frequency, not duration — right?"
Context
City, State: Blacksburg, VA.
Location: Blacksburg Aquatic Center.
Course: Pool.
Terrain: 25 yards; 84 degrees.
Distance, Time (Overall) & Time (Swimming): 1100 yards, 00:30:00 minutes, 00:21:11.92
Pace: Avg 01:00.56/50y, Fast 00:41.08/50y, Slow 01:12.18/50y.
RPE: 5 (somewhat hard).
HRR: 134-163 (Aerobic Basic).
HR(avg.): 150 bpm.
Wednesday, February 22, 2005
The Swim
- 200 yards - freestyle easy.
- 2 x 50 yards - 25 free sprint, 25 kick.
- 2 x 100 yards - 25 free, 25 back, 25 breast, 25 kick.
- 2 x 50 yards - 25 free sprint, 25 kick.
- 3 x 100 yards - 25 kick, 50 free, 25 kick.
- 100 yards - free easy.
- 100 Junkyards - stroke drills, breathing, easy freestyle.
Synopsis
- Upshot: Got a good workout in.
- Downside: Doh! My swim cap split open; it's useless!
- What I'm most proud of: An excellent use of my short time.
- What I would do differently: Wrap lunch up earlier to practice stroke drills a little more relaxed.
Overall
It's frequency, not duration — right? I got there in decent time after lunch, but somehow I took forever to get dressed and then my swim cap split and tore right in two when I tried to pull it down over my hair. I had to run back out to the front desk to purchase a crappy rubbery one. No matter, though. I wasn't going to do a long set today, anyway. I wanted to focus on my balancing, rotation, stroke drills, and the like. I only needed a half hour, I guess. I got a good workout in. Not a long one, but that's okay. If I keep going 3+ times a week, it's really more about frequency, right?