Forced myself out of bed. Really wanted to sleep. I've been on a lazy kick lately when it comes to swimming. Once I arrive and get going, I feel great. It's just getting up to do so has been a chore lately.
800 WU every 3rd 25 is kick
8x 50 k with fins
10 x 100 fast. My average was about 1:18 for each
200 easy
4 x 150 pull
20 x 50 descending every 4 laps.
1-4 I hit :45
5-8 I hit :42
9-12 I hit :40
13-16 I hit :38.
17-20 easy
4000 SCY
Monday, October 7, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
30Sep13
OOOOOOOPS!!!!!
I had this great workout planned for today. It was going to be a LOT of IM work. My finger lap counter arrived this weekend and I was eager to use it. I got up early and was at the pool by 0505. I unpacked my bags and was getting ready to get in when I noticed I was missing something. I went back to my bag and noticed my beautiful blue bag that Josh made for me was not in my Speedo bag. I don't have any goggles. I emptied my bad, as if they would magically appear, but nothing. I stood there looking at my bag for another 10 minutes. Not looking in it, looking AT it....as if they would magically appear! I decided it wasn't worth going home to sleep more so I figured I would do some kicking work.
Did 500 K of various strokes. Tossed in some sculling too.
50 back
I COMPLETELY lost interest in swimming at this point and got out. Now I know how Gords feels without his ear plugs. If I don't have my goggles, I can still do swim stuff and get a good workout, but I just don't want to anymore. Screw it all, what's the point?, I'm out of here!
550 SCY...I even ended on a crappy number...on purpose!
I had this great workout planned for today. It was going to be a LOT of IM work. My finger lap counter arrived this weekend and I was eager to use it. I got up early and was at the pool by 0505. I unpacked my bags and was getting ready to get in when I noticed I was missing something. I went back to my bag and noticed my beautiful blue bag that Josh made for me was not in my Speedo bag. I don't have any goggles. I emptied my bad, as if they would magically appear, but nothing. I stood there looking at my bag for another 10 minutes. Not looking in it, looking AT it....as if they would magically appear! I decided it wasn't worth going home to sleep more so I figured I would do some kicking work.
Did 500 K of various strokes. Tossed in some sculling too.
50 back
I COMPLETELY lost interest in swimming at this point and got out. Now I know how Gords feels without his ear plugs. If I don't have my goggles, I can still do swim stuff and get a good workout, but I just don't want to anymore. Screw it all, what's the point?, I'm out of here!
550 SCY...I even ended on a crappy number...on purpose!
Friday, September 27, 2013
27Sep13 - Tough Decision
The weather has turned bad the past few days. Air temperature at night has dropped faster than expected and cold rain has come with it. The temperatures in both Deer Creek and the GSL have dropped drastically in the past week. Right now, Deer Creek is 58 degrees.
The GSL was 72 last week and now it is 61! I also have not been feeling 100% lately. I have been sick, then my wife has gotten sick, and my kids are not 100% either. It is just a bad time for colds in our house. My training has suffered and with all of these, I decided to scratch my 10 mile swim for tomorrow. I had a paddler set up but I am not mentally comfortable with doing a swim of this distance and in water this temperature with someone I do not know. If Gordon or Josh were my paddler, then I would do it. They are not and I do not feel comfortable putting myself in possible danger and thus my paddler in possible danger. It is not safe and I need to be wise about it.
I think I can officially declare my open water swimming year of 2013 closed! The window has shut and my 2nd Utah Triple Crown is gone.
To be honest, I am a bit bummed by this. I have been tough on myself this past year with training and getting myself back to "how I was last year". I have never come CLOSE to being how I was last year before I got sick and I have not cut myself any breaks for it. I have been unrealistic in what I could accomplish and completely unfair to myself on where I am compared to where I wanted to be.
I got a couple of true marathon swims in this year and instead of being happy with that, I am focused on not achieving another goal that in all honestly is made up! The UTC is a made up accomplishment! I guess I felt that if I did another UTC then it would prove I was back and that my illness really didn't do that much to me. I have been ignoring the mirror to really look at myself and realize that:
1) I nearly DIED last year!
2) Another UTC does NOTHING to prove who I am or what I'm capable of as a swimmer
3) There is always next year. I need to focus on new goals and not repeat things I have already done. Find the next golden ring!
Winter swimming is coming up and I am really looking forward to my weekly swims with my WFPBC buddies. The swims we do each week and the fun we share means more than I am able to write. I may do another ice mile but who knows. If I do not....who cares!
I want to thank everyone for their support of me this past year. The marathons of this year are gone and I need to find some new goals. I have some ideas in my mind and next year I will be ready to do some amazing swims and share more swims with my friends and the ones I love.
The GSL was 72 last week and now it is 61! I also have not been feeling 100% lately. I have been sick, then my wife has gotten sick, and my kids are not 100% either. It is just a bad time for colds in our house. My training has suffered and with all of these, I decided to scratch my 10 mile swim for tomorrow. I had a paddler set up but I am not mentally comfortable with doing a swim of this distance and in water this temperature with someone I do not know. If Gordon or Josh were my paddler, then I would do it. They are not and I do not feel comfortable putting myself in possible danger and thus my paddler in possible danger. It is not safe and I need to be wise about it.
I think I can officially declare my open water swimming year of 2013 closed! The window has shut and my 2nd Utah Triple Crown is gone.
To be honest, I am a bit bummed by this. I have been tough on myself this past year with training and getting myself back to "how I was last year". I have never come CLOSE to being how I was last year before I got sick and I have not cut myself any breaks for it. I have been unrealistic in what I could accomplish and completely unfair to myself on where I am compared to where I wanted to be.
I got a couple of true marathon swims in this year and instead of being happy with that, I am focused on not achieving another goal that in all honestly is made up! The UTC is a made up accomplishment! I guess I felt that if I did another UTC then it would prove I was back and that my illness really didn't do that much to me. I have been ignoring the mirror to really look at myself and realize that:
1) I nearly DIED last year!
2) Another UTC does NOTHING to prove who I am or what I'm capable of as a swimmer
3) There is always next year. I need to focus on new goals and not repeat things I have already done. Find the next golden ring!
Winter swimming is coming up and I am really looking forward to my weekly swims with my WFPBC buddies. The swims we do each week and the fun we share means more than I am able to write. I may do another ice mile but who knows. If I do not....who cares!
I want to thank everyone for their support of me this past year. The marathons of this year are gone and I need to find some new goals. I have some ideas in my mind and next year I will be ready to do some amazing swims and share more swims with my friends and the ones I love.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
26Sep13
Easy day today. Got up and went to Kearns. Todd Frehse was there and I borrowed his workout when he was getting out.
500 WU
8 x 50 drill with snorkel
6 x 50 on the :50
300 (25 yards - fly-free-back-free-breast-free repeat) no rest
3 x 100 on the 1:30
300 broken down by 100 IM's continuous
8 x 25 free on the :30
150 strong pull. I hit 1:52
50 CD
2500 SCY
Last swim before Deer Creek 10 mile. I think this might be my slowest swim ever!
500 WU
8 x 50 drill with snorkel
6 x 50 on the :50
300 (25 yards - fly-free-back-free-breast-free repeat) no rest
3 x 100 on the 1:30
300 broken down by 100 IM's continuous
8 x 25 free on the :30
150 strong pull. I hit 1:52
50 CD
2500 SCY
Last swim before Deer Creek 10 mile. I think this might be my slowest swim ever!
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
24Sep13
I've had a pretty good cold the past few days. Even if the weather was nice on Saturday, I doubt I would have felt well enough to do the 10 miles at Deer Creek.
Decided to sleep in on Monday for more needed rest.
I still felt bad this morning but forced myself to the pool anyway.
500 WU
250 K no fins
250 K with snorkel
Joined 2 ladies I see there for their workout.
800 = 16 x 50 IM work. Fly-fly, fly back, fly breast, fly free, back back, back breast......etc All on the minute
1000 = 50 sprint, 100 easy, 200 hard, 300 easy, 200 hard, 100 easy, 50 sprint
The next set was 10 x 50 kick. I was on #3 and my left calf started to cramp pretty good. I got out and stretched it. I even rubbed my thumb where the pain was and I could feel the actual BB size knot in my calf. It HURT! Got back in and just swam the rest of the set.
300 - every 3rd 25 is choice other than free.
They got out and I finished doing easy 100's until I hit 4000 total for today.
I felt GASSED! My stroke was terrible, I had NO energy, I couldn't bilateral breathe (I had to breathe every stroke which makes me feel like a noob) and when my lungs needed air, I could feel the mucus inside my lungs "jiggling". Glad I swam but I felt miserable the entire swim and swam like garbage the whole time too.
4000 SCY
Decided to sleep in on Monday for more needed rest.
I still felt bad this morning but forced myself to the pool anyway.
500 WU
250 K no fins
250 K with snorkel
Joined 2 ladies I see there for their workout.
800 = 16 x 50 IM work. Fly-fly, fly back, fly breast, fly free, back back, back breast......etc All on the minute
1000 = 50 sprint, 100 easy, 200 hard, 300 easy, 200 hard, 100 easy, 50 sprint
The next set was 10 x 50 kick. I was on #3 and my left calf started to cramp pretty good. I got out and stretched it. I even rubbed my thumb where the pain was and I could feel the actual BB size knot in my calf. It HURT! Got back in and just swam the rest of the set.
300 - every 3rd 25 is choice other than free.
They got out and I finished doing easy 100's until I hit 4000 total for today.
I felt GASSED! My stroke was terrible, I had NO energy, I couldn't bilateral breathe (I had to breathe every stroke which makes me feel like a noob) and when my lungs needed air, I could feel the mucus inside my lungs "jiggling". Glad I swam but I felt miserable the entire swim and swam like garbage the whole time too.
4000 SCY
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
18Sep13
Tapering down for Deer Creek this Saturday.
20 x 100 on the 2:00
My first 10 I hit an average of 1:22-1:23
2nd 10 I hit an average of 1:19
Shoulders felt better today. I am starting to get a cold. Hopefully it goes away soon or doesn't get too bad. I did feel really junkie when I woke up this morning.
2000 SCY
20 x 100 on the 2:00
My first 10 I hit an average of 1:22-1:23
2nd 10 I hit an average of 1:19
Shoulders felt better today. I am starting to get a cold. Hopefully it goes away soon or doesn't get too bad. I did feel really junkie when I woke up this morning.
2000 SCY
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