Keeping track of my training and Masters comeback after an 18-year layoff. I'll be posting daily workouts and, when time permits, I'll fill in the details of my background.
Why come back after 18 years? Who knows really. Here are a few possibilities:
1. A good way to channel my mid-life crisis energy.
2. I can swim a 50 breaststroke.
3. I can swim a 50 fly.
4. I wasn't doing anything useful at 5:00AM anyway.
5. Brown hair is over -rated.
6. Grey hair is inevitable.
7. I don't have to wear a "speedo".
8. That SDK thing looks like cheating to me.
9. Cheating should make it easier to go fast.
10. To find out how much I've lost.
Anyone else out there making a comeback?
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Had some bad luck the last couple of days...seems I lost momentum as soon as I decided to blog. EPIC center was closed last night too, so I had to wait until this morning to swim:
400 Free
200 Kick
400 Pull
200 Free Drill
3 X (4 X 25) Free
1-3 Worked on SDK and break out 0:30 Sec rest
4 Timed from push (:12.0, :11.5, :11.5)
200 Back Drill
3 X (4 X 25) Back
1-3 Worked on SDK/long strokes
4 Timed from push (15.0, 15.0, 15.3)
200 *** Drill
3 X (4 X 25) ***
1-3 Flutter kick/scull
4 Timed from push (16.0, 15.8, 15.4)
200 Fly Drill
3 X (4 X 25) Fly
1-3 SDK
4 Timed from push (13.2, 12.8, 12.8)
200 warm down
Total 3200 yards
Lifted:
Chest/Back/Shoulders
3 X 10
Notes:
Can't seem to get turnover going on breaststroke
Fly feels really good
This was my first time since I started back that I sprinted all out. I felt very tired afterwards and have a little bit of stiffness in my right elbow, especially during free sprints.
Had some bad luck the last couple of days...seems I lost momentum as soon as I decided to blog. EPIC center was closed last night too, so I had to wait until this morning to swim:
400 Free
200 Kick
400 Pull
200 Free Drill
3 X (4 X 25) Free
1-3 Worked on SDK and break out 0:30 Sec rest
4 Timed from push (:12.0, :11.5, :11.5)
200 Back Drill
3 X (4 X 25) Back
1-3 Worked on SDK/long strokes
4 Timed from push (15.0, 15.0, 15.3)
200 *** Drill
3 X (4 X 25) ***
1-3 Flutter kick/scull
4 Timed from push (16.0, 15.8, 15.4)
200 Fly Drill
3 X (4 X 25) Fly
1-3 SDK
4 Timed from push (13.2, 12.8, 12.8)
200 warm down
Total 3200 yards
Lifted:
Chest/Back/Shoulders
3 X 10
Notes:
Can't seem to get turnover going on breaststroke
Fly feels really good
This was my first time since I started back that I sprinted all out. I felt very tired afterwards and have a little bit of stiffness in my right elbow, especially during free sprints.
