by marciadmin | Sep 16, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Today was stroke technique. Although I missed Monday, this week was backstroke week. I decided to go ahead and focus on it today. I did several different drills because I like variety. This was a very heavy backstroke workout, but, if backstroke isn’t your...
by marciadmin | Sep 15, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
I’ve been delinquent the past couple of days. Well, not really. As I am an independent contract editor, there are times when I receive editing requests that are time sensitive. That happened on both Monday and Tuesday. So, getting in today was lovely, even with...
by marciadmin | Sep 12, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
My first long course since the lockdowns began. It was 10% longer with 66% fewer flip turns, 30% slower, and 50% more mental anguish. LOL Actually, I swam pretty fast. I wasn’t 30% slower; it just felt like it. Seriously, where was the wall when I wanted it? Oh,...
by marciadmin | Sep 10, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts, Uncategorized
Today, I finally felt closer to myself and “normal” speed. The past several weeks had been just sucky. I was getting slower and slower until, on Tuesday, I couldn’t even sprint a 100 in 1:25. Well, there was no sprinting period. I was out of town on...
by marciadmin | Sep 9, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Yesterday wasn’t about speed. As you probably guessed from the title, it was about timing. For me, this meant focusing on timing with breathing. In the main set, I alternated between relaxing and that timing/breathing focus and just relaxing into the swim while...
