by marciadmin | Mar 2, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
I swam with SCAQ, a master’s team, on Sunday. While I stayed even with the guy next to me most of the time, I lost him at every wall. My flip turns have never been that good. Matter of fact, my high school coach once asked me: Are you stopping for tea during...
by marciadmin | Mar 1, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Mondays are stroke emphasis. I rotate them IM order through the month. So, the first Monday of the month is always butterfly emphasis. I am not a butterflyer, but I do like variety and, even if I’m not great at a stroke, it’s “fun” to add it...
by marciadmin | Feb 26, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Fridays are usually sprint workouts, but I wanted to change it up. While distance was considerably less than what I generally swim, it was not an easy workout if you do it right. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I was going to swim the entire 50 minutes, but, when you...
by marciadmin | Feb 25, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Usually, I’d work on stroke technique on Thursdays, but I decided to do something a little different. While I did focus on technique during the warmup set, I didn’t do anything specific other than focus on my breath, stroke, and flip turns. How easy could...
by marciadmin | Feb 24, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Today was a better swim day. Perhaps it’s because the warmup set was more of a warmup set with the slower interval. It seems that I require a good 1100 yards to really get ready to crush my times. (Crush being relative, of course.) I had a really nice compliment...
by marciadmin | Feb 23, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Today, I did something a little different for the 50-minute swim workout. I have to admit I’m a bit sad about my swimming lately. It’s been a slog the past month or so. Whether it’s the pseudo isolation of swimming a workout alone, or I’m burnt...
