Hi!
Well, it was fun. I ended up spinning my wheels in the 50Br with a 32.11, a 1:07 in the 100IM, a 2:37 in the 200IM and I finished my fly with a 27.97 (that almost beat my time 12 years ago when I trained an average of 3000yds). Our state meet in in mid-April and I intend to train more. The worst feeling in the world was when I got out of the pool. I recently had a calcium scoring test (CT Scan that measures calcium plaque) and I've got to go in Thursday because the results were bad. It wasn't a surprise to me but it still forces some issues. First, my diet will change and I should force myself to exercise more. I hope everyone over 35, who has a history of CHD gets this $200 test, it can tell you a lot, not everything (soft plaque evades the CT Scan) but a lot.
I really think the techpaddles made-up for a lot of yardage I didn't do but it didn't make-up for the pain I felt after each swim. So more yardage. Got to go, God Bless, Coach T.
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Donna,
I felt really pleased with the times. When I finished my 50 Br (32.11) I knew my timing was off. I was spinning my wheels (not finishing the stroke, slipping, no glide on the start or turn, not streamlining, etc.,). Oh, I forgot to tell everyone that this coach of over 30 years forgot his goggles and almost his first event while chatting with a fellow swimmer. One our high school assistant coaches caught me and I think it's going to cost me a bundle to keep him quiet.
Thanks for the reply.
My new motto. For the love of life I'm going to eat healthy, listen to my boys better and with real interest, and I can go on and on and on. You know what I'm talking about my brothers and sisters. God Bless Coach T.
Congratulations mostly for your new life motto but also for the great swim times. You may have stepped away from the pool and healty lifestyles for awhile but its a blessing your back, for you and your boys. You have good reason to stick with it and will soon be swimming for the love of it too!
Donna,
I felt really pleased with the times. When I finished my 50 Br (32.11) I knew my timing was off. I was spinning my wheels (not finishing the stroke, slipping, no glide on the start or turn, not streamlining, etc.,). Oh, I forgot to tell everyone that this coach of over 30 years forgot his goggles and almost his first event while chatting with a fellow swimmer. One our high school assistant coaches caught me and I think it's going to cost me a bundle to keep him quiet.
Thanks for the reply.
Would you care to share your age group? That 50 Br sounds like an excellent time...just wondering how I'd compare.
Pretty impressive for your first meet back. It is SO easy to spin your wheels in the 50 Br. I'm sure you know the drills to work on it better than I.I'm sure you know this but it is easy to forget at a meet.I have a tendency to spin too fast on the 50 BR and what I have found helps is to visualize my stroke before the race REALLY thinking about stretch.Again I know you know that,but I know it and if I don't plan to do it I forget.
Again Great Job and welcome back.
Allen and Jeff,
Allen, I didn't any visualization and I will make sure I do. You'd have laughed when I dove in and (like a newby) didn't glide but came up like a sub. Thanks for the tip.
Jeff, I'll see you at the meet. Did you attend the Grand Haven meet? Tom
What are the drills to help stop "spinning wheels" in BR? I have the same problem, seems when I'm nice and relaxed I swim faster then when I try and hurry up the stroke. I just cannot seem to get the 50 BR down - 100 is better since I stretch it out and relax. I'm thinking the 200 BR would be even better for me, if I could swim BR that far and not drown!
Yes, I swam at Grand Haven. I had an injured back but was still able to turn in one of my best 50 times in the last couple of years. That and I just aged up. Maybe I should stop going to the chiropractor and tell him everything must be right because I had a good time.
I'm 53 and I think visualization drills, streamlining drills, isometric drills. Slow swims and muscle memory drills should help me become more efficient. Good luck! Tom
