Monday, August 22, 2011

Birthdays, clean house and swimmin'

A great long weekend with my awesome family.  Taressa's birthday was Saturday.  We kept it simple with breakfast in (bagel sandwiches with home made guac, of course).  Dutch apple pie a-la-mode for birthday 'cake'.

Nicholas and Nathaniel were great helpers on Sunday's power clean of the house.  Did the hard wood floors (clean and polish) and cleaned a few messy corners where things were beginning to take over.  Kids bedroom will have a short lived moment of clean.  I'm sure Addison's desire to take things with order and turn them into things of disorder will change all that.

Good swims after a day off.  It's just so funny how mental swimming can be - not only the continual dedication to lap after lap, but the feel of the water can be so elusive.  You hear top athletes talk about it.  It was great to really feel confident in the water and get some decent distance in per workout.  Rotation is better and my left arm continues to be better, but not great.  Against the current I'm feeling much more streamlined and efficient.  Also realized, however, that with the current, I'm cheating and not rotating or getting a full kick/reach action.  Probably a little to do with the fact that I'm using the against lap as a focus.  Must put the two together.

Still need more distance.  Remind myself:  good distance - easy-fast.

Friday:

Distance swim - with current
5000 straight - moderate (1:22)
1:38 / 100 pace

Saturday:

2000 stroke work
5 x 100 free/breast
*short workout with Taressa's birthday
Total: 2500 yards

Sunday:

50 laps (2500 yards)
400 with some speed work
1500 fast-ish
Total: 4400yards (4000m)

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