What fantastic, diabolical, all-energy-systems-exhausting swims do you have planned for New Year's Day breakdown/throwdown? Or, if you come to the thread later, what workout did you do?
I'll be crafting my own, and will seek appropriate inspiration here!
:)
VB
Last year I heard about The Cumberland*, where you do a 1500 for time, as follows - 500 free, 400 IM, 300 back, 200 ***, 100 fly. I haven't tried it yet but New Year's Eve or New Year's Day seems as good a time as any.
* No, I don't know why it's called that
I am pretty sure that my Y is closed on New Year's Day and I doubt that Villanova will be open. I might take New Year's Day off and maybe swim at this other Y if that is open. They could be open on New Year's Day. I know that they were open on Labor Day. On New Year's Day, I will be lucky if I can get in a pool.
My daughters (ages 5 to 12) do our Arizona version of the Polar Bear jump: into our backyard pool which is unheated and will be in the 50s most likely. I know for the hardcore o/w folks that that's not really cold, but it is for us. Hot chocolate (with schnapps for me) post-dip!
I don't know if any of our Masters teams will be open for workout that day in Arizona, but hopefully someone will and someone will be doing a 100 x 100 set. If not, I'll go to the fitness club and make up some funky combination of sets that somehow feature 2009.
I will be standing in front of my Y banging on the doors, waiting to be let in. Since I will need to wait 24 hours until they open, I figure I'll get a great upper body workout.
Last year I heard about The Cumberland*, where you do a 1500 for time, as follows - 500 free, 400 IM, 300 back, 200 ***, 100 fly. I haven't tried it yet but New Year's Eve or New Year's Day seems as good a time as any.
* No, I don't know why it's called that
300 Back?! Are you trying to kill me?!
Last year I heard about The Cumberland*, where you do a 1500 for time, as follows - 500 free, 400 IM, 300 back, 200 ***, 100 fly. I haven't tried it yet but New Year's Eve or New Year's Day seems as good a time as any.
* No, I don't know why it's called that
Another sissy set. Butterfly is always the least swum stroke. Why is everyone (including coaches) afraid to do more than 100 yards/meters of fly in a set (ok, 200 in this set)? Sure, you get tired, but look where it got Michael Phelps!
