by marciadmin | Oct 14, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Timing and catch are part of what separate the average swimmer with the superstars. Of course, there’s talent and hard work, too, but talent means nothing without hard work. Talent, hard work, and the right mindset. Well, there are a lot things that go into...
by marciadmin | Oct 13, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
The goal for all of the main set swims is to maintain :05/hundred better than your regular hundred interval. In my case, that would be 1:25/hundred. Although you don’t have to do this if you don’t want, my goal was to descend within each round. So, the...
by marciadmin | Oct 11, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts, SCAQ Swim Workouts
This morning, someone called from Culver City’s Parks and Recs Department to let me know that the pool was closed today because they “only have one staff member coming in today.” So, my backstroke workout was canceled (boo!), but I swam with SCAQ....
by marciadmin | Oct 8, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Back on track for my theme day. The focus is really on the 100s in the main set. For set 1, you really shouldn’t have more than 5 seconds rest for those 50s. This fatigues you so that when you turn around to sprint, it’s not easy. The first round should...
by marciadmin | Oct 7, 2021 | 50-Minute Swim Workouts
Thursdays are usually stroke technique workout, but I wasn’t feeling it. Instead, I went with random. Basically, whatever I felt like doing at that moment, besides getting out–because I did consider it. LOL That’s how I ended up with the last 4 x 200...