A little more, but still crappy

Still getting cramps. Today I didn't even use any accessories, and still cramped up. Then I realized I ran out of potassium pills and haven't taken any the past few weeks. Maybe those supplements do make a difference.

1000 - 1000 Warmup (14:30)
100 EZ
1000 - 1000 Free
100 Breast
1000 - 10 x 100's on 2:00 (1&2 fast, 3 & 4 slow, 5 touch and pull, repeat)
100 EZ

3300 Yards total

Almost starting over

Having only swam once in the past two weeks makes me really out of shape. I've also gained alot of weight cause of the poor snacking decisions. So I'm back at it with a new resolve. I noticed the warm up was particularly difficult and the kicking with fins I had major cramps in the arch of my foot after only 200 yards. This was definitely not a good workout:

1000 - Free Warmup (14:45)
1000 - 100 fly kick, 100 free kick, 100 fly on back, 100 back, 100 Free with fins - Do again but this time with no fins.
1000 - 10 x 100's free pull on 1:30 (Got progressively slower on these)
200 - 200 IM

3200 Yards total

Another great swim

Got up a little early and went in to SDRC on the way to work. Didn't get there early enough to swim with Masters, but got there at 6:45. I knew getting into that pool was gonna be cold so I went in to the hot tub first. If I baked in the hot tub for a good 5 mintues then the cold water would be refreshing rather than shocking. I was right, it felt great and the hot tub didn't tire me down and I still had a great workout:

1000 - 1000 Free in 13:49
1000 - 2 x (400 Kick, 100 Free) with fins
2000 - 100,200,300,400 Free and down. Focus on 2-3 dolphin kicks per push off the wall, and then swim strong getting stroke count between 8 - 9.
100 - 100 Grandpa swimming

Great workout.

New Haircut

This morning I gave myself a new haircut. I shaved off the sides (cause that's where I'm going gray) and left the top alone. Thing is, now I look like a cross between Bert and Wayne Static. Feels good in the water though.

1000 - 1000 Free in 13:29
1000 - 2 x (400 Kick, 100 Free) with fins
1000 - 5 x 200's Pull on 3:00 (got 2:23 on all of them)
1000 - 10 x 100's odd slow, even fast on 1:45
50 Grandpa swimming

4050 Yards total

Good workout. I just realized that I haven't swam with Cathi in probably a month. She's gotten out of it. I can't cause there is a meet on January 31st in Heber.

Pretty good yardage

Good old standby routine:

1000 - Free Warmup
1000 - 2 x (400 Kick, 100 Free) with fins
1000 - 10 x 100's Free Pull on 1:30 (1:10 - 1:15)
1000 - Free Warmdown

4000 Yards

Got cut off

Was planning on swimming at SDRC on the way in to work, but some guy wouldn't let me in to the turn lane for getting off on 500 W in Bountiful so I ended up just going straight in to work. Figured I'd just get off earlier and swim on the way home which is what I did. Pretty good swim:

1000 - 1000 Yards Free
1000 - 2 x (400 Kick with Fins, 100 Free with Fins)
1000 - 10 x 100's Pull on 1:30 (Get all on 1:10 or less)
900 - 3 x (200 Free on 3:00, 100 Breast on 2:30)
100 - 50 Fast, 50 Breast

4000 Yards total

Michael Phelps - fast in water, not so fast in the head

I had to comment on Michael Phelps. The guy can swim fast, but he's no hero. He's had trouble in the past with driving while drunk, and now he's heading into real trouble gambling and getting serious with a cocktail waitress/stripper. He's lightning fast in the water, but he's a pretty slow upstairs.

Ditto

Seems like this workout goes well. I like the variety as well as how fast it goes by.

1000 - 1000 Free (13:26)
100 Breast
1000 - 2 x (100 Fly Kick, 100 Flutter Kick, 100 Dolphin kick on back, 100 back kick, 100 Free) with fins
1000 - 10 x 100's Free Pull on 1:30 (All under 1:11)
600 - 2 x 200's free, 100 Breast, 100 Fast (1:01 - Not bad considering a push off the side)

3700 Yards Total

Feeling good

Last night I had a pretty bad migrain so I decided to put off the swim until this morning. I'll swim again this evening. Because I had to swim in the morning (and I didn't want to get up at the crack of dawn) I swam at the SDRC:

1000 - 1000 Free in 14:45
1000 - 2 x (400 Kick with fins + 100 Free)
100 EZ
1000 - 10 x 100's Pull on 1:30 (All under 1:12)
100 Breast
400 - 400 Free strong strokes (9 1/2 first three lengths, 9 on the rest)
100 Breast

3700 Yards Total