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...
by marciadmin | Sep 1, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Ah, distance day . . . how I love thee. This was all about cruising. I’ve been pushing myself harder than usual (not very successfully either), so my goal for this workout was just to swim, to make the intervals, to enjoy the water. If you want to make the main...
by marciadmin | Aug 31, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
So, today was “fun” day where I do a lot of odd sets just to shake up my workouts. With me swimming alone, it can get monotonous. Not that I don’t love to swim, I do, but it’s easy to fall into doing the same workouts all of the time. I try to...
