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55-minute swim workout, Tuesday with friends, 12-21-21

At this point, my regular pool at closed for maintenance; yes, it was Christmas time, but swimming was a must. Luckily, I have swim friends who invite me to join them. 🙂 55-minute swim workout, Tuesday with friendsA Rada Owen workout 400 warmup (? min) Warmup set...

Family experiences and writing, Round Robin, 12-18-21

How do your family experiences translate into writing scenes? Robin asked a difficult question this month. Honestly, I don't think my family experiences have entered into any of my writing scenes. At least, not consciously. When I think about it, though, in my latest...

Hour swim workout, SCAQ Friday Sprint workout, 12-17-21

Hour swim workout, SCAQ Friday Sprint workoutCoach Dmitri 200 warmup (? min) Warmup set (600 yds, 10:30 min) 3 x 200 on 3:30 —breath control Done as 50 breathe every 7 strokes/50 breathe every 5 strokes/50 breathe every 3 strokes/50 breathe as much as you want. 50...

Hour swim workout, SCAQ Thursday stroke day, 12-16-21

Hour swim workout, SCAQ Thursday stroke dayCoach Dmitri 150 warmup (? min) Warmup set (900 yds, 17 min) Set 1 (600 yds, 10 min) 3 x 200 on 3:20 Set 2 — 4x (300 yds, 7 min) 3 x 25 stroke on :35 2– 25 drill/1–25 stroke Main set (1750 yds, ~35 min) Set 3 (1050 yds, 20...

Hour swim workout, SCAQ Sprint Friday, 12-10-21

As we didn't really have intervals, I can't really give you an estimate of the length of time the sets took. Just work them. Hour swim workout, SCAQ Sprint Friday, 12-10-21Coach Bill Bean 600 warmup (? min) Broken 200 50 kick/50 swim/50 kick/50 swim :10 rest between...

Hour swim workout, SCAQ stroke Thursday, 12-9-21

I hadn't seen Dmitri in a while. I've always enjoyed his workouts. It was good to catch up with him. Hour swim workout, SCAQ stroke ThursdayCoach Dmitri 250 warmup (? Min) Warmup set (500 yds, 8:40 min) 4 x 125 on 2:10 Main set (2050 yds, 38:50 min) Set 1 (375 yds,...

50-minute swim workout, mid distance Wednesday, 12-8-21

50-minute swim workout, mid distance WednesdayWarmup 500 (~7:15 min) Warmup set (600 yds, 10 min) 4 x 150 on 2:30 Middle 50 any stroke but free Main set (1850 yds, 25:30 min) Set 1 (600 yds, 9 min) 200 on 3:00 300 on 4:30 100 on 1:30 Set 2 (900 yds, 12 min) 300 on...

Hour swim workout, SCAQ Tuesday, 12-7-21

Hour swim workout, SCAQ Tuesday, 12-7-21Coach Rada Owen 450 warmup (~7 min) Warmup set (800 yds, ? min) Broken 300 as: 50 free/25 back—4x 4 x 50 on :50–descend Broken 300 as: 50 free/25 kick—4x Main set (600 yds, 30:15 min) Set 1 (600 yds, 9:30 min) 200 on 3:05 50 on...

50-minute swim workout, IM Monday fun day, 12-6-21

50-minute swim workout, IM Monday fun day, 12-6-21500 warmup (~7:45 min) Warmup set (600 yds, 11 min) 4 x 75 IM rotation on 1:25 (fly/back/br, back/br/free, etc.) 4 x 75 on 1:20 1st 25 stroke in IM order Main set (1500 yds, 27:10 min) Set 1 (850 yds, 15:20 min) 16 x...

48-ish minute swim, Sprint Friday, 12-3-21

I have been remiss in uploading my swim workouts. Also, December and January have been slim on the workouts, but I'm getting back in the pool. All of these will be back dated to the days I swam them. I probably won't comment that much as I'm just trying to upload...