I nearly missed Paul Smith's excellent views on cycled,race pace workouts as they were hidden in the Dara Torres thread and I had grown tired of it.I like to do 15 week cycles,increasing intensity for 12 wk and tapering for 3.I do 4 workouts/wk,2 are spinning,lifting,swimming and 2 are swimming only.While I enjoy a good workout but unlike Dave I have never found a workout as satisfying as a good race.So how do you train?
Since making the change to the local age group team the coach and I have discussed goals and the meets I will be focusing on at the beginning of the season.
Now I just do as I am told since I know coach is giving me the sets that I need to focus on and work on to reach those goals. I hate kicking, but I do it because I need to. As I tell one of the other mothers who swims with me "Your thighs and butt will thank you later!" I tell myself this too when it hurts.
I have learned to love distance when I swam with the masters and now I am finally learning to sprint with the kids. As an age grouper I used to be a sprinter, 50 and 100 only, now I am better at the distance but I want to be down closer to my previous sprint times. That is the goals for this year,break 30 for the 50 Free.
Since making the change to the local age group team the coach and I have discussed goals and the meets I will be focusing on at the beginning of the season.
Now I just do as I am told since I know coach is giving me the sets that I need to focus on and work on to reach those goals. I hate kicking, but I do it because I need to. As I tell one of the other mothers who swims with me "Your thighs and butt will thank you later!" I tell myself this too when it hurts.
I have learned to love distance when I swam with the masters and now I am finally learning to sprint with the kids. As an age grouper I used to be a sprinter, 50 and 100 only, now I am better at the distance but I want to be down closer to my previous sprint times. That is the goals for this year,break 30 for the 50 Free.
