I am a 50+ (actually 60+) female, and I thought it might be interesting for some older folks to post some workouts. This is one I did today.
400 easy
8 X 50 IM order - 15 seconds rest. Odds are building, and evens are 25 max plus 25 easy.
5 X 300 - (100 IM + 100 free + 100 stroke - 15 seconds rest between each 100), 30 seconds rest between each 300. Descend times for each 300.
250 cool down
total: 2,550 yards.
Descending the times for the 300 yard sets made this workout challenging and interesting.
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I sometimes do practice 50 or 100 or 200 races in workout since masters swimming you don't have that many meets. Also, this holiday season I'm limited to only 2 workouts for chirstmas week and probably New Years week. This means that I have to swim longer for those two days. I don't plan my workouts in an advance like other people. Its in my head. But I did pace my 100 meter breastroke and was in better shape this last October than in July and swim the short course meters 9 seconds faster than the long course. However, because I did the 50 meter after the 200 meter, I swam the 50 meter 2 seconds slower. Waiting to compete in early Feburary in yards.
I sometimes do practice 50 or 100 or 200 races in workout since masters swimming you don't have that many meets. Also, this holiday season I'm limited to only 2 workouts for chirstmas week and probably New Years week. This means that I have to swim longer for those two days. I don't plan my workouts in an advance like other people. Its in my head. But I did pace my 100 meter breastroke and was in better shape this last October than in July and swim the short course meters 9 seconds faster than the long course. However, because I did the 50 meter after the 200 meter, I swam the 50 meter 2 seconds slower. Waiting to compete in early Feburary in yards.
