After coming home from a great vacation I decided it was time to get back in the pool and start training for my swim portion of my Triathlon in October. It was my first swim in 7 and a half months and it felt great! I could not believe I swam 900 yards today! I wasn't sure how far I would be able to go since it had been so long, but I think it went great! I was averaging times that I had as my best times at the end of last season's training and I have only just begun. :) Here is my workout breakdown:
Warm Up:
2x50 swim sprint (ss) (0:45 and 0:45)
2x50 kick board (kb) (1:10 and 1:12)
Workout:
5x100 ss (1:45, 1:47, 1:49, and 1:47)
Cool Down:
1x100 ss (1:53) 1x50 kb (1:15) 1x50 ss (0:49)
Overall I did the whole workout in 16:37 which gave me an average lap speed of 1:51 per 100 yards. This is great, last year I averaged at 1:45-1:50 per 100! It feels great to know that I am already off to a good start. Eventually I will work up to a straight 600 yard swim. The Triathlon swim portion is 587 yards (1/3 of a mile) and in the pool this equates to about 12 laps (1 lap is 50 yards). I cannot wait to do this workout again! Here's to the next workout. Until then...
April :)
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