I have a meeting at 1:30 today, so I had to be quick at the pool. That’s a shame because it’s so amazing outside today. The sun is shining and it’s 69 degrees. I could have stayed another hour, then blown off work and headed to the beach. But that was not to be. I have a meeting, so I had to be quick.
500 free
5 x 100 free under 1:15 on 1:55
5 x 100 kick no fins
500 pull with paddles
200 kick on my back with fins
4 x 50 IM order with fins
100 warm down
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2500 yards
I didn’t sleep well again last night. I’m still a little beat up from running yesterday. I had just about convinced myself to work through lunch and put off doing anything outside till tomorrow. But then I cracked. I put on my swimsuit and walked over to the rec center.
I was the only one there.
250 warm-up
5 x 100 free under 1:15 on 1:55
5 x 100 kick no fins
500 pull with paddles
4 x 100 drill IM order with fins
2 x 100 kick on my back with fins
250 warm-down
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2600 yards
Is this really a swim blog? I swam today, but most of the things I write about now are not swimming. Maybe I’ll change it from /swim to /somethingelse. Maybe I should figure out what to call it before I make any changes? No. I changed the theme today. I recently added a Strava widget that was wider than the text area of my old theme (the default wordpress theme) and it looked bad. So I updated the theme to something wider. I may change it again if I ever figure out what to call this blog.
I started questioning my use of Strava, at least for running. They just changed their activity details page for runs and it is so much worse than it used to be. I’m pretty upset about it. They used to show you where your fastest mile, two miles, 5k, 10k, 15k, etc. segments were for each run. They don’t do that anymore. That’s just one example of things that are worse now. They also changed how you navigate through each run on the map. It’s much worse. You can’t view your performance by distance anymore, only by time. Etc. I’m not happy about it.
Maybe I’ll go back to using RunKeeper for my runs. Maybe I’ll start using RunKeeper for my bike rides too? No, Strava hasn’t messed up the bike ride activities yet, and it’s still the best around. But I may start using both Strava and RunKeeper for a few runs and see which I like better. I have a hunch that it won’t be Strava anymore. I don’t think I’m alone in being upset by it either. This could turn out to be a big mistake for them.
But enough of that. It was a beautiful day today. I thought it was supposed to be cold, but it was 68 and sunny at lunch, so I had no choice but to swim. The pool was empty and I got to do my own thing.
400 free
5 x 100 free under 1:15 on 2:00
5 x 100 kick no fins
500 pull with paddles
300 kick on my back with fins
200 IM with fins
100 warm-down
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2500 yards
Weather cannot get better than this. It was about 79 degrees and beautiful blue skies when I walked down to the pool this afternoon. I wasn’t the only one that noticed how nice it was. There were a bunch of people there. I started a bit late, so I had to just get through it and get back to work. It was sad not to be able to spend any more time outside than I did, but I’m so glad I got to go out and enjoy it while I could. Like I said earlier, this is the definition of perfect weather.
500 free
5 x 100 kick no fins
3 x 200 pull with paddles
100 easy
200 IM with fins
100 fly kick with fins
2 x 50 underwater with fins
100 warm-down
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2200 yards
It’s absolutely perfect weather today… 68 degrees and blue skies with the slightest breeze. I knew right away I would be swimming and soaking up some of that sun.
500 free
5 x 100 kick no fins
500 pull with paddles
100 free easy
2 x 200 IM
4 x 50 kick
4 x 50 fast free
100 warm-down
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2500 yards
I’m still not close to 100%, but I can’t stand being on the sideline this long. My foot/ankle is feeling much better, but I have developed a bit of a cough and sore throat. It feels like forever since I’ve actually worked out. It was a fairly cold day today, but the sun kept poking its head out, and that was all the motivation I needed. I packed up my stuff and was about to head out the door when I realized I didn’t have my goggles. I tore the house apart looking for them. No luck. I think I must have left them in St. George last week. Bummer. I finally found an old pair that managed to stay together for the 50 minutes I was in the pool, but I really need a better pair again.
5 x 200 free
5 x 100 kick
3 x 100 pull
200 warm-down
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2000 yards
It was nice and sunny yet again today and there were plenty of people in the pool. It was nice not to swim alone.
200 warm-up
10 x 100 free on 2:00
5 x 100 kicking (25 slow, 25 fast, 25 slow, 25 fast)
5 x 200 pulling with paddles
200 IM with fins
100 warm-down
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3000 yards
Many times when I arrive at the pool, there are a few people getting out. Today was no exception. Most days, a lot of people show up around the same time I get in, or just after me. But nobody showed up today. I swam alone the entire time. It’s a little disconcerting to constantly realize you’re the only reason the lifeguard is in his chair. You’re the only one he’s watching. If you miss a turn, he’ll be there to see it. So I didn’t swim as long as I might have had there been other people around, but I still enjoyed the water and the sunshine.
200 warm-up
10 x 50 free @ 0:40 on 1:00
5 x 100 kick no fins @ 1:55 on 2:15
500 pull with paddles
100 easy
2 x 200 IM with fins
100 easy
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2300 yards
This is the first time I’ve gone swimming three times in one week for a very very long time. And it felt great.
200 warm-up
5 x 100 free
4 x 100 kick
3 x 100 pull no paddles
200 free
100 free
2 x 200 free
2 x 200 IM with fins
100 easy
4 x 50 free building
4 x 50 kick
200 warm-down
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3200 yards
It’s been a long time since I’ve jumped in and done a 3,000 yard work out. That was my goal for today and I got it.
When I arrived at the pool, I was alone. Just me and the lifeguard. But by the time I had done my first 100 yards 4 others had jumped in. Before too much longer there were 8 of us. Somehow I managed to start earlier, swim faster, and stay longer than everyone else. I think my goal had something to do with that.
100 warm-up
200 free
200 kick
200 pull no paddles
200 kick with fins no board
200 pull with paddles
100 easy
4 x 200 IM with fins
100 easy
200 free
200 pull with paddles
6 x 50 kick fast no fins
200 free
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3000 yards