As part of the the USMS Fitness Committee's ongoing efforts to encourage new and exciting forms of fitness, we'd like to get a feel for what you do for fun in the pool.
Today's topic:
“It’s My Birthday and I’ll Swim if I Want to”
Many swimmers do special things for a birthday swim such as swimming their age number of 50’s or 100’s. Some may be even more creative! What do you do?
My birthday is Valentine's Day and the Auburn Masters meet is the weekend closest to that, so that's pretty cool.
I'm turning 36, which is a square number, so I'll try to come up with something relating to that. I could always do 6 x 600 or 6 sets of 6 x 100 but maybe I (or you!) can come up with something more creative.
(One of the perils of being the child of a mathematician is that you are always looking for "cool" features of numbers.)
Still, to have the 3600 total, in 6 sets of "600" (w/ 1:00 rest between each 600):
1 x 600 Free
2 x 300 Free @ :15 rest & neg. split the 300s
3 x 200 IM - just 'cause @ ~:30 rest
4 x 150 Back @ :15 rest, then :10 rest, then :05 rest
6 x 100 Free @ 1:20 (good enough??, or push it with 1:15s)
12 x 50 Odds Back/Evens Free @ 1:00 - cruise the backs, sprint the frees
My birthday is Valentine's Day and the Auburn Masters meet is the weekend closest to that, so that's pretty cool.
I'm turning 36, which is a square number, so I'll try to come up with something relating to that. I could always do 6 x 600 or 6 sets of 6 x 100 but maybe I (or you!) can come up with something more creative.
(One of the perils of being the child of a mathematician is that you are always looking for "cool" features of numbers.)
Still, to have the 3600 total, in 6 sets of "600" (w/ 1:00 rest between each 600):
1 x 600 Free
2 x 300 Free @ :15 rest & neg. split the 300s
3 x 200 IM - just 'cause @ ~:30 rest
4 x 150 Back @ :15 rest, then :10 rest, then :05 rest
6 x 100 Free @ 1:20 (good enough??, or push it with 1:15s)
12 x 50 Odds Back/Evens Free @ 1:00 - cruise the backs, sprint the frees
