by marciadmin | Feb 20, 2022 | Hour Swim Workouts, SCAQ Swim Workouts, Swim Workout
Bill likes to push a some. This was a push. After the warmup, a swimmer in the lane next to me said, “If only we could do this entire workout as 25s.” I laughed and said, “Yeah, but you know Bill would make that hurt.” He laughed and agreed....
by marciadmin | Feb 12, 2022 | Hour Swim Workouts, Swim Workout
We had a packed three lanes today with five people in each lane. It was a balmy 75º. This is our annual week or two of summer in winter. While I enjoy it, hopefully, we’ll be back to cool temps and rain soon. 1 hour plus swim workout, Saturday swim with friends...
by marciadmin | Feb 10, 2022 | Hour Swim Workouts, SCAQ Swim Workouts, Swim Workout
I came expecting Coach Rada and a stroke (IM) workout. Obviously, she wasn’t, but Coach Steve was. The fun thing about having different coaches is the variety of workouts we get. Each coach has a different style. Although Thursdays are usually stroke day, this...
by marciadmin | Feb 9, 2022 | Hour Swim Workouts, Swim Workout
1 hour 10 minute swim workout, Wednesday swim with friends 550 warmup (?min) Warmup set 2x (1000 yds, 15 min) 5 x 100 on 1:30 :30 rest between sets Main set (1900 yds, 31:40 min) Set 1 — 3x (900 yds, 14 min) 150 on 2:20 100 on 1:30/1:25/1:20 by round 50 on...
by marciadmin | Feb 5, 2022 | Hour Swim Workouts, Swim Workout
1 hour swim workout, Saturday with friends Michael Chang/Diane 600 warmup (~8:30 min) Warmup set (650 yds, 14:10 min) 2 x 50 kick on 1:05 2 x 50 drill on 1:00 2 x 50 swim on :55 2 x 50 drill on 1:00 2 x 50 kick on 1:05 1:00 rest 3 x 50 on 1:00–count strokes Main set...
by marciadmin | Feb 4, 2022 | Hour Swim Workouts, SCAQ Swim Workouts, Swim Workout
There was a discussion about flip turns this morning. As I’m always up for improving (and my flip turn was slow compared to other swimmers), I watched a few flip turn videos. Honestly, I don’t think there’s much wrong with my form (not that it...
