Swim happy

WI'm back with another ( :rolleyes: ) swim happy; a 2-for-1! I attempted my first 100 fly with no pauses at the walls and my first 400 IM, at the same time. I only swam the IM in 7:24 (from a pushoff), but I did it, making the Motivational Times Chart by 11 seconds! :bliss: It was my 6th day in a row, so it was supposed to be a long axis/recovery day for me and my recovering adductor muscle. I hadn't planned on swimming any breaststroke kick, so I swam my breaststroke slowly with only 50% effort on the kick. And, I took out my fly very slow, just to make sure I would make it without stopping at the walls. I must have paced everything too slow before the freestyle leg, because I never felt a burn and I actually felt good at the end; an indication that I had too much left in the tank. BUT, I did it and I now have a starting point for future goals. My husband has challenged me to toss aside the 50 free or 100 IM as my 4th event at Nationals, in favor of something more challenging and an event that would give me more bang for the buck. Swimshark suggested back in 2010 that I try the 400 IM, but I couldn't swim 100 fly then. Now that I can, this sprinter is going to hop over to the "Animal Lane" from time to time and give this event a try!:ohyeah: Woohoo :banana: .When your leg is OK work on your butterfrog and make the 200 fly your 4th event!

WI'm back with another ( :rolleyes: ) swim happy; a 2-for-1! I attempted my first 100 fly with no pauses at the walls and my first 400 IM, at the same time. I only swam the IM in 7:24 (from a pushoff), but I did it, making the Motivational Times Chart by 11 seconds! :bliss: It was my 6th day in a row, so it was supposed to be a long axis/recovery day for me and my recovering adductor muscle. I hadn't planned on swimming any breaststroke kick, so I swam my breaststroke slowly with only 50% effort on the kick. And, I took out my fly very slow, just to make sure I would make it without stopping at the walls. I must have paced everything too slow before the freestyle leg, because I never felt a burn and I actually felt good at the end; an indication that I had too much left in the tank. BUT, I did it and I now have a starting point for future goals. My husband has challenged me to toss aside the 50 free or 100 IM as my 4th event at Nationals, in favor of something more challenging and an event that would give me more bang for the buck. Swimshark suggested back in 2010 that I try the 400 IM, but I couldn't swim 100 fly then. Now that I can, this sprinter is going to hop over to the "Animal Lane" from time to time and give this event a try!:ohyeah: Woohoo :banana: .When your leg is OK work on your butterfrog and make the 200 fly your 4th event!