Saturday 30 January 2010
Thursday 21 January 2010
Chaffing from San Fran 5 Mile Swim
My new wetsuit that I love but did this! I usually go w/ baby oil for a mile or 2, after that I usually go with Vaseline or another slippery concoction for anti-chaffing! :(
Coming down to the wire - 30 days till rotto
I got 30 days till the big Rotto swim. Have two support boats, 2 jet ski's and one and a half paddlers on the 'yak. Got some great tips this morning on navigation, just did not anticipate a massive current!
Training is going well! Running 3 days a week, weights 3 days, and swimming 6 days a week. The masters at the Sharks is getting pretty intense on the long distance. Coming home shattered almost every time with them. It is a little under 4k but at crazy fast paces in the endurance sets. Tonight, I wanted to quit to get a couple of breaths but thought about the sharks chasing me at old Rotto!
Can't even think about the channel or the Lake Zurich training. Both are going to be grueling as well. EC will be cold water training as well as getting over sea sickness! Zurich is going to be getting thru a lake w/o salt water buoyancy!
Training is going well! Running 3 days a week, weights 3 days, and swimming 6 days a week. The masters at the Sharks is getting pretty intense on the long distance. Coming home shattered almost every time with them. It is a little under 4k but at crazy fast paces in the endurance sets. Tonight, I wanted to quit to get a couple of breaths but thought about the sharks chasing me at old Rotto!
Can't even think about the channel or the Lake Zurich training. Both are going to be grueling as well. EC will be cold water training as well as getting over sea sickness! Zurich is going to be getting thru a lake w/o salt water buoyancy!
Monday 18 January 2010
Yards Vs Meters
So glad to be back in metric land. I was just getting dizzy swimming in yard pools. I usually swim in either 25m or 33m pools which are really great for a good work out. Here is something I lifted from another site.
Totally Agree with this:
1. Much more continuous swimming. Half as many walls to turn at, simulating open water swimming better than a shorter pool.
2. More time to focus on your technique while you swim without interruptions.
3. Training is slightly more challenging, resulting in better preparation for an open water race (or any swim race).
Stats:
25 Meters = 27.34 Yards
25 Yards = 22.86 Meters
25 Meters = 75 Feet
25 Yards = 82.02 Feet
The difference is not much looking at numbers but when your down in it you will notice you lost about 2 or 3 strokes. Which makes a bit of difference in my book when doing long distance swimming.
Totally Agree with this:
1. Much more continuous swimming. Half as many walls to turn at, simulating open water swimming better than a shorter pool.
2. More time to focus on your technique while you swim without interruptions.
3. Training is slightly more challenging, resulting in better preparation for an open water race (or any swim race).
Stats:
25 Meters = 27.34 Yards
25 Yards = 22.86 Meters
25 Meters = 75 Feet
25 Yards = 82.02 Feet
The difference is not much looking at numbers but when your down in it you will notice you lost about 2 or 3 strokes. Which makes a bit of difference in my book when doing long distance swimming.
Sunday 10 January 2010
Birthday Swim
Yesterday was my birthday and I spent it riding around San Fran with a bicycle. Hills are a bitch but was a pretty good work out and saw quite a bit of the city.
Afterwards, I was able to get a 5 mile swim at the Dolphin Club Swim Club in the San Francisco Bay Aquatic Center. I got in with a wetsuit so I can get mileage instead of coldwater training. The water was not bad 50F, I could have done a swim without the WS but I def would not make it 2 hours that I was in there. I used baby oil and should have used vaseline bc my neck is so f-in chaffed! Pics will follow...
Well, I have to get 7 more miles added on to that in 5 weeks for the Rotto Swim! Going to have to start double dipping starting tomorrow in San Jose and continue on for the next 4 weeks.
Afterwards, I was able to get a 5 mile swim at the Dolphin Club Swim Club in the San Francisco Bay Aquatic Center. I got in with a wetsuit so I can get mileage instead of coldwater training. The water was not bad 50F, I could have done a swim without the WS but I def would not make it 2 hours that I was in there. I used baby oil and should have used vaseline bc my neck is so f-in chaffed! Pics will follow...
Well, I have to get 7 more miles added on to that in 5 weeks for the Rotto Swim! Going to have to start double dipping starting tomorrow in San Jose and continue on for the next 4 weeks.
Friday 8 January 2010
Good week of training!
Had an excellent week of training! Got a lot of runs in despite the
wintery weather we have been having. Also been hitting the gym for
the next couple weeks for added strength. So we have 6 weeks til the
big rotto swim. The next couple of weeks are going to be tough
travelling and all but in the end I should be all set for 20k and
dodging sharks.
wintery weather we have been having. Also been hitting the gym for
the next couple weeks for added strength. So we have 6 weeks til the
big rotto swim. The next couple of weeks are going to be tough
travelling and all but in the end I should be all set for 20k and
dodging sharks.
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