The Butterfly Lane

I might not get to the whole backlog before the end of the year, but since your challenge turns back into a pumpkin on January 1, I will be sure to do it before then :chug: :applaud: :banana: :cheerleader: That's the spirit, That Guy! :agree:

How about joining me for an end-of-the-year 1000 fly to send off 2012; a year that flew by! :chug: Who's in? Swim it before the end of the year and post your YouTube video ( :snore: ) on this thread, I'm in, though it's like asking someone who's regularly eating meat/potato "Hey, what about eating meat/potato before end of year?" lol

Well folks, I tried to do 1,000 fly today. But I had to catch my breath every 50, so it doesn't yet count. I have been concentrating on weight training:bow: in the gym the last few months and my swimming aerobic capacity has apparently dropped. Rats. I will do it by the 31st! Not giving up! Nothing like fly to work those lungs! Trying to make fly a leisurely stroke :cane: is a real challenge.

Thanks Elaine! My experimentation with switching styles of butterfly throughout the swim worked really well. I'm going to use something similar when I tackle a 1650. As a much better flyer, I'm sure you will do just fine with that system. For me, I believe the only way I was able to survive 2,000 yards of fly was to keep it long and slowwwww. :snore:

Well folks, I tried to do 1,000 fly today. But I had to catch my breath every 50, so it doesn't yet count. I have been concentrating on weight training:bow: in the gym the last few months and my swimming aerobic capacity has apparently dropped. Rats. I will do it by the 31st! Not giving up! Nothing like fly to work those lungs! Trying to make fly a leisurely stroke :cane: is a real challenge. Good try Yosemite! Possibly helpful: I found today that changing styles throughout the swim really helped to refresh my muscles and break up the monotony. Saturday TIMED SWIM Elaine's 1000 fly challenge went 13:56 split 6:57 + 6:59 at the 325 mark I started experimenting. I switched to regular fly for 25 yards, and then went back to DPS fly until the I got the urge to switch again. That occurred at the 425 mark, the 525 mark, etc. So it turned into 75 DPS fly + 25 regular fly, repeating. That worked out well for pacing and working my muscles differently, and then when I hit the 950 mark, I just kept doing regular fly to the finish. I even managed to sprint the last 25. stroke counts: 7-8 in DPS mode, 10 elsewhere, except for 9 on the last 25. Masters Minute... or three 200 easy

Well folks, I tried to do 1,000 fly today. But I had to catch my breath every 50, so it doesn't yet count. I have been concentrating on weight training:bow: in the gym the last few months and my swimming aerobic capacity has apparently dropped. Rats. I will do it by the 31st! Not giving up! Nothing like fly to work those lungs! Trying to make fly a leisurely stroke :cane: is a real challenge. :applaud: for effort, Yosemite! Good luck with your quest for 1,000! :cheerleader:

Good try Yosemite! Possibly helpful: I found today that changing styles throughout the swim really helped to refresh my muscles and break up the monotony. Saturday TIMED SWIM Elaine's 1000 fly challenge went 13:56 split 6:57 + 6:59 at the 325 mark I started experimenting. I switched to regular fly for 25 yards, and then went back to DPS fly until the I got the urge to switch again. That occurred at the 425 mark, the 525 mark, etc. So it turned into 75 DPS fly + 25 regular fly, repeating. That worked out well for pacing and working my muscles differently, and then when I hit the 950 mark, I just kept doing regular fly to the finish. I even managed to sprint the last 25. stroke counts: 7-8 in DPS mode, 10 elsewhere, except for 9 on the last 25. Masters Minute... or three 200 easy :applaud: :bow: Congratulations, That Guy! That was an awesome swim! I can't even swim 1000 yards freestyle that fast! Add two minutes to your time and I could... :blush: I need to recover from today's meet :cane: before I swim my 1,000. Stay tuned!

That guy, what is DPS? Distance Per Stroke. When I do DPS fly I take 3 kicks per stroke instead of the usual 2. It's slower, but I can swim fly much longer that way.

:applaud: :bow: Congratulations, That Guy! That was an awesome swim! I can't even swim 1000 yards freestyle that fast! Add two minutes to your time and I could... :blush: I need to recover from today's meet :cane: before I swim my 1,000. Stay tuned! Thanks Elaine! My experimentation with switching styles of butterfly throughout the swim worked really well. I'm going to use something similar when I tackle a 1650.

That guy, what is DPS?