I am slow, and when I mean slow, I mean slow. I can do a 26 sec 50 with fins, but without I come in just under 1:20! I think a big part of it is just taking the fins off and doing a lot of kick sets to learn to feel the water better with my feet. I have a good breaststroke kick so I don't think my problem is an overly weak pair of legs, although they could be in better shape. Also, myankles are fairly flexible as I can point my toes and make my feet bend backwards past an even position with my shins. However, I do think that I need to loosen up my ankles when I kick. I feel like I get more out of my kick for those brief moments when I allow my ankles to snap back and forth with my kick. I think I actually need to relax more to kick faster as weird as that sounds.
I suppose the answer to my question is that I simply need to take of the fins and do kick set after kick set until I learn to feel the water better with my feet and become more efficient.
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Set: 8x : 25k sprint, 50 ez
Goal: 8x 25 sprint k under 20, 50ez between each
12/8/08: 20 (1st) to 25 (last)
12/10/08: 20,21,21,24,21,21,22,23
12/12/08: 19,20,20,21,21,23,22,21
I was toast after that set, but my times are dropping fast, so it is worth it. Took me maybe 600 yards to recover.
I don't think my kick is balanced. By the end of the kick set, my right quad feels like it is twice the size as the rest of my body. My left quad is just tired, but not over inflated. I have had problems with my left knee in the past, and I think I am babying it without thinking about it. Next week, I will work on balancing out the pain.
Ande, I will ask the coach to start timing me once my rate of decent slows down. Right now, I could track my progress with a sun dial.
Set: 8x : 25k sprint, 50 ez
Goal: 8x 25 sprint k under 20, 50ez between each
12/8/08: 20 (1st) to 25 (last)
12/10/08: 20,21,21,24,21,21,22,23
12/12/08: 19,20,20,21,21,23,22,21
I was toast after that set, but my times are dropping fast, so it is worth it. Took me maybe 600 yards to recover.
I don't think my kick is balanced. By the end of the kick set, my right quad feels like it is twice the size as the rest of my body. My left quad is just tired, but not over inflated. I have had problems with my left knee in the past, and I think I am babying it without thinking about it. Next week, I will work on balancing out the pain.
Ande, I will ask the coach to start timing me once my rate of decent slows down. Right now, I could track my progress with a sun dial.
