Steiner this time

It will be a big push to get all my miles in for the year.  I have ~21 miles left and only 7 days to do it in, excluding Christmas day since now pools are open.  That means I need at least 5250 each workout.  Today and yesterday I swam 5,000 each day.  It is tough but I can get that in about 75 minutes if I swim really long without breaks.

Yesterday's workout:

3,000
2,000

Today's workout:

2,000
1,500 pull
1,000
500

Now I just need to add 250 to each of these and I will make it.

Hot Tub Workout

Okay, so it wasn't really a hot tub, it was Holladay Lion's Pool.  I don't know what temperature they keep it at, but I was bright red after my 40 minute workout.  I much prefer a pool that is too cold versus one that is too hot.  I think next time I go for a night swim, I will take the extra time to drive to Steiner.  They might even be open later. 

Today was pretty much just me swimming as long as I could before a water break.  So I ended up doing two 800's and one 850 (that is when I got kicked out of the pool).  Not too much fun.  But I did get a little better at counting.

A lap swimmer stopped me and was very complimentary about my beautiful stroke.  She also asked for my advice for her stroke.  Then in the locker room, I heard her talking about me.  It is quite the moral booster to hear such great things about me. 

So the workout was not as long as I needed, but at least I got some yards in (2,450) and I decided that this pool is definitely just for fun and NOT for working out in.

Family Fun at the Pool

We have been lifting weights in the garage for a couple of nights this week.  I am so sore!  We also had an amazing, wonderful, outstanding, magical night at the pool yesterday.  After dinner we decided to all go to the Holladay Lions Rec Center.  I love their play pool!  It is not so good for working out because it is pretty warm for that. But the temperature is perfect for playing and relaxing.  It was so much fun.  They baby had a blast the entire time.   It made my day to see her so happy.  We all really enjoyed ourselves and I would love to do it again!

 I like working out with the Fairmont masters, but I never get in enough yardage.  I need to buckle down and swim every weekday.  Then I will just be in the routine and expect to do it.  On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I would get my workout in and the other days I could swim with other people.  So my goal for this week is to swim both Thursday and Friday mornings.  That will be tough to get up so early.

Here is this morning's workout:

500 warm up (300 free/200 breast)

8x50 @ 1:00 closed fist

4x50 rest :15 focus on rotation
4x50 rest :15 focus on early catch
4x50 rest :15 focus on strong legs (six beat kick)

8x100 rest :20-:30 descend 1-4 (1:21, 1:18, 1:14, 1:10; 1:25, 1:17, 1:14, 1:08)

700 Cool Down

3,000 yards total

Busy Night at the Pool

Apparently the 4-7pm time frame is THE PRIME swim time for every swim team possible. The pool was packed.  I ended up splitting a lane with the water aerobics class.  "How does that work?" you ask.  Well, they took the shallow end and I got the deep end.  It was pretty tricky swimming to half and turning.  Luckily I only had to share this way for the warm up.  I am pretty sure I did 600 yards warm up, but it was hard to count by 12 1/2's.

Here is this evening's workout:

600 Warm up (more or less)

2x400 100 kick/100 swim (with fins)

2x100 moderate @1:30
2x100 fast @1:30
100 recovery
2x200 moderate @2:45
100 recovery
2x200 fast @2:45 (pull?)
200 recovery

4x75 build by 25 @1:05

300 Cool Down

3,600 yards total

I just broke the 100 mile mark for this year.  Only 30 left to go!