1 hour 2 minute swim workout, Monday IM with friends, 1-31-22
This was not my workout. Well, it was, but not my idea. I swam with a new group of friends. They are significantly faster than me. I did the same intervals, but I had to adjust the distance to stay up with them. This explains my odd distances and short warmup set. I...
read more1 hour 12 minute swim workout, Saturday swim with friends, 1-29-22
1 hour 12 minute swim workout, Saturday swim with friendsMichael Chang workout 600 warmup (?min) Warmup set (700 yds, 13:40 min) Set 1–2x (600 yds, 11:20 min) 2 x 50 drill on 1:00 2 x 100 on 1:50 — 50 kick/50 swim Set 2 (100 yds, 2:20 min) 4 x 25 on :25 3/2/1 breaths...
read more1 hour swim workout, SCAQ Thursday, 1-27-22
1 hour swim workout, SCAQ ThursdayCoach Rada Owen 500 warmup (? min) Warmup set — 3x (750 yds, 13 min) 100 on 1:40 — decrease stroke count by 25 150 on 2:40 — 50 kick/25 stroke IM order/50 free Main set — 3x (1350 yds, 25:15 min) 100 IM on 1:50 50 free on 1:00 — 25...
read more1 hour 10 min swim workout, Fun with Friends Tuesday, 1/24/22
1 hour 10 min swim workout, Fun with Friends TuesdayRada Owen workout with some additions 600 warmup (~9 min) Warmup set Set 1 — 2x (600 yds, 10:10 min) 2 x 100 on 1:45 — 25 stroke/75 free 100 on 1:35 — 25 fast/75 swim 50 easy Set 2 —4x (300 yds, 7:20 min) 50 kick on...
read more1 hour swim workout, SCAQ Sunday, 1-23-21
1 hour swim workout, SCAQ SundayCoach Bill Bean 525 warmup (? min) Warmup set (500 yds, min) Pyramid 25/50/75/100/100/75/50/25 Alt. swim-kick with :05 rest Main set — 2x (2100 yds, min) 3 x 150 on 2:20–descend 50 easy 3 x 100 on 1:35–descend 50 easy 3 x 50 on :45–best...
read moreIncluding COVID in your contemporary stories, Round Robin, 1-22-22
Covid and Contemporary StoriesHow are you dealing with the COVID pandemic in your contemporary novels/short stories? Not as a political statement or polarizing pro/con mask stance, but the way the COVD virus effects the day-to-day lives of your characters and appears...
read more55 minute swim workout, technique Friday, 1-21-22
55 minute swim workout, technique Friday500 warmup (~7:35 min) Warmup set (900 yds, 17 min) Set 1–2x (600 yds, 11:20 min) 4 x 50 on 1:00 100 on 1:40 R1: 25 /25 swim R2: 25—10 side kicks-pull, flip to other side, 10 side kicks-pull, flip to other side, repeat/25 swim...
read more50-minute swim workout, Thursday toss up, 1-20-22
50-minute swim workout, Thursday toss up500 warmup (~7:39 min) Warmup set (1000 yds, 19:10 min) 200 pull on 3:20 50 fly on 1:00 150 pull on 2:30 50 fly on 1:00 50 back on 1:00 100 pull on 1:40 50 fly on 1:00 50 back on 1:00 50 breast on 1:00 50 pull on :50 50 fly on...
read more1 hour swim workout, SCAQ Wednesday, 1-19-22
1 hour swim workout, SCAQ WednesdayCoach Bill Bean 500 warmup (~7:35 min) Warmup set (900 yds, 14:30 min) 3 x 100 on 1:40–catchup drill 500 on 7:30 4 x 25 on :30–focus on stroke. No more than 3 breaths/25 Main set (2000 yds, 32:25 min) Set 1 (1000 yds, 16:10 min) 3 x...
read more1 hour swim workout, SCAQ Sunday, 1-16-22
1 hour swim workout, SCAQ SundayCoach Bill Bean 500 warmup (~7:25 min) Warmup set (600 yds, ~10 min) 300 pull — warmup pace 6 x 50 build on :50 Main set—2x (2000 yds, 30:20 min) 4 x 100 on 1:30 2 x 200 on 3:05 4 x 50 on :45 20 second break between sets 50 easy Bonus...
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