It’s My Birthday and I’ll Swim if I Want To...

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jodysf — Sun, 05 May 2013 08:08:25 GMT

What else are you doing for your birthday!

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tigerchik — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:34:26 GMT

I was brought up doing age x 100 on 1:age i.e., 20 yrs old = 20 x 100 on 1:20 Surprised not to see that yet; I thought it was a classic!

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mcnair — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:29:27 GMT

My birthday falls in the week following our state meet, where I plan to do the 400 IM and 1650 as focus events. So after some recovery and since I won't have to worry about upcoming meets for a while after that I was briefly considering that 4300 IM for my 43rd. Sort of an odd distance which would require keeping track of 1075 of everything... I just don't think my fly is going to be ready by that point; so maybe 10 x 400 IM followed by a 300 IM.

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fatboy — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:48:01 GMT

Got a Birthday Email from USMS today! Thanks USMS! Swam 3600 last night and shoveled snow this morning. Will do my birthday workout tomorrow! Maybe 59 + 1 x 50

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fatboy — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:55:56 GMT

Thanks Elaine!

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:42:16 GMT

Got a Birthday Email from USMS today! Thanks USMS! Swam 3600 last night and shoveled snow this morning. Will do my birthday workout tomorrow! Maybe 59 + 1 x 50 Happy birthday! :cake:

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Allen Stark — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:33:27 GMT

Happy birthday to you, :carolers: happy birthday to you, :carolers: happy birthday dear KING FROG,:carolers: happy birthday to you! :carolers: :chug: Thank you.

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Elaine Krugman — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 10:16:27 GMT

I turn 64 tomorrow(which is an even square) Happy birthday to you, :carolers: happy birthday to you, :carolers: happy birthday dear KING FROG,:carolers: happy birthday to you! :carolers: :chug:

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Former Member — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 09:40:31 GMT

Happy birthday, Anna Lea! Thank you very much!

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Former Member — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:30:20 GMT

Happy birthday, Anna Lea!

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Allen Stark — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:54:12 GMT

I did my birthday workout with the main set as 16X40M at 100 pace,with appropriate active rest between swims(mostly 40M 100 pace,40M EZ.)

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Former Member — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:25:32 GMT

42IM - if done in a 10.5m 'pool', how much actual swimming would there be? 420IM - is that 400IM with an extra 20m of free? or should I find a pool that is 25cm (SC) or 50cm (LC) too long? 4200IM - nooooo! paaaaaain!! 42000IM - ??? There are actually some 20 yard pools still around. When I was in college (late 90s) the University of Chicago (in our conference) still had a 20 yard pool so their home meets were held elsewhere. I looked it up recently and they now have a very nice pool that opened in the early 2000s. The University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University recently had a dual meet in a 20 yard pool (adjustable bulkhead) so that they could break a bunch of the old 20 yard records.

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That Guy — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:14:39 GMT

4200IM - nooooo! paaaaaain!! We can agree to disagree on this :chug:

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Karl_S — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:11:15 GMT

420IM - is that 400IM with an extra 20m of free? or should I find a pool that is 25cm (SC) or 50cm (LC) too long? I've actually done a 420 "long course yards" IM. There are actually quite a few 55 yd pools around here. It makes the 1650 exactly 30 lengths.

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Allen Stark — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:58:20 GMT

I turn 64 tomorrow(which is an even square) and will swim in a 20M pool which gives me all sorts of possibilities.I haven't decided what I'll do,but since I am not a distance swimmer it will not total 6400M.I want to celebrate my birthday,not suffer over it.Maybe a main set of 8X80 BR at various paces(20 AFAP with 60 recovery,40 at 100 pace with 40 recovery,80 at 200 pace etc.)

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Elaine Krugman — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:44:08 GMT

42IM - if done in a 10.5m 'pool', how much actual swimming would there be? 420IM - is that 400IM with an extra 20m of free? or should I find a pool that is 25cm (SC) or 50cm (LC) too long? 4200IM - nooooo! paaaaaain!! 42000IM - ??? Hmmmm, I turned 51 last month and took the day off from swimming, since it was Sunday (my usual one day off each week). Perhaps I should make up for it when I return to Sanibel, Florida, so I can swim a 5100 IM in this pool: 7118 :D

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Sportygeek — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:38:17 GMT

How bout an I M with your age as the total ?? Ooooohhhhhhhh. I might steal that one! :banana: 42IM - if done in a 10.5m 'pool', how much actual swimming would there be? 420IM - is that 400IM with an extra 20m of free? or should I find a pool that is 25cm (SC) or 50cm (LC) too long? 4200IM - nooooo! paaaaaain!! 42000IM - ???

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That Guy — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:57:01 GMT

How bout an I M with your age as the total ?? Ooooohhhhhhhh. I might steal that one! :banana:

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Sojerz — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:29:41 GMT

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.) Remember too that there are 36 inches in a one yard swim, so if you are tired, tapering, or not feeling well, you only have to jump into the pool 1 yard to reach a "36" inch workout. :) But, in case you are more motivated, remember too that 36 is a very cool number and age with lots of integer "goesintos" like 1x36, 2x18, 3x12, and 4x9, so the 6x6 sq need not get all of the attention. And then there's great potential for combinations like 3x thru a 3x4 (100s) and 4x thru a 3x3 (75s). Thinking 37 will be a lot more difficult. Happy Birthday on Vday and wishing good swims at Auburn. I did the Atlantic City Pageant Swim just before my last bday and had a great time.

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orca1946 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:04:42 GMT

How bout an I M with your age as the total ?? H B to you . SAY ------- didn't Leslie Gore do a song like that ??

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swimmj — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:48:48 GMT

We do birthday age x some distance, like 60 x 50 for my hubby's recent birthday, broken up into 6 x (10 x 50) so we did 25 drill/25 swim for warmup, then 50's kick, a set pull, a set with 50 IM's (try it!), and played with descending and going fast on the last 20. Then breakfast out with as many of the team that can make it, where humorous cards and trash talk is encouraged. It's really fun! --mj

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Former Member — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:46:22 GMT

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA LEA! :cake: :party2: :chug: :dj_dance: :presents2: :wine: Thank you!

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Former Member — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:52:26 GMT

You can get yours at www.royal-plus.de/.../indexE.html That's a nice towel. On a completely unrelated note, my birthday is fast approaching. :bolt:

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Former Member — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:29:19 GMT

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 I like it! That 100 free interval probably needs some work, though.

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Heather Messerly — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:12:19 GMT

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? For our birthday swims the birthday person makes to workout. The total yardage is related to their age. 32, then the workout will be a 3200, 41 then the workout a 4100, etc. Afterwards we head to BJs for lunch and some birthday beers. I really love the group I swim with.:cake: