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Good to see your sticking with the hard turbo's Kurt. The above 100% stuff is coming up for me soon, finish off this block of training where I have been working on big gear stuff and then the really tough stuff starts.
Jeez I can't believe that turbo was only two days past, it seems like a week ago! Busy since.
Wed
No training, but an indoor pool I'd ordered from England arrived a couple of days early, and no forklift in place to take the parts off the truck. We managed (myself and a very nice driver) to take everything off, and then I stowed it away, but there was a hell of a lot of heavy lifting involved and I've been aching ever since. The driver got a decent tip for his help ("Dis veekend I vill drink whiskey" said with a smile, and I hope he has fun), and I got my endless pool. Need to build an extension to house it though. Got it from this crowd, and I'd recommend them as very good to deal with. I know a few others are waiting to take advantage of weak sterling
Thurs 45 mins easy turbo; 3,000 Masters swim
As mentioned above I was wrecked and sore all day. The turbo helped, and the swim was a tonic after the first few lengths.
500m warm up (dolphin kick underwater first 10m off each wall)
2*100 on 1:40
2*100 easy +15s
2*100 on 1:35
2*100 easy +20s
2*100 on 1:30
2*100 easy +25s
2*100 on 1:25
2*100 easy +25s
2*100 on 1:20
500pb alt BE3/5/7
I managed to hit everything except the last one (1:22, 1:31) which to be honest was more mental than physical, so I'm not too happy with myself on that count. Otherwise all was good, happy with how I'm swimming at the moment. I've not done much volume at all though, and a 3,000m TT next week might be an eye-opener.0 -
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Man-and-boy-and-girl cave. I'll need to build an extension to house it- builder hopefully will start in January. The pool will get a lot of use- both kids are keen swimmers, but we have a long round trip to our nearest pool.
Sun No training, all day was spent at the NAC watching Missy swim better than she's done before. 33s (handtimed) for the 50free, 45s for the 50 breast... gold, silver, and a team relay bronze. Afterwards she asked "did you tell the coaches my time?" (yes), followed by "did you tell Dory my time?"
Mon Masters swim
200m warmup
4*50 (25fist, 25 BE5)
5*(50max, 15s, 50max, 15s, 150easy, 90s rest)
200 swim down
Each set of 50+50 were to total our 100PB, and they were to be consistent. My 100PB is 1:12(dive start), so aim for 1:13 or 1:14(wall start). As usual I went off too fast, and each first 50 was 34-36s, grab some air, and get the next 50 a little slower.
50+50 times were: 1:14, 1:13, 1:14, 1:13, 1:12
Pain- my grud, do these hurt! Imagine an untutored monkey playing guitar badly on your hamstrings, while his hillbilly cousin rips the instep from your arch-bone. Sharp air that stabs your lungs is gasped into acid filled lungs. Arms labour into heavy water, unfamiliar and unforgiving. The briefest respite at a wall turn- one imagines the sheer love expressed as Torquemada ceases his purifying vigilance for the day- before it all begins again for the return 25. Push off the wall, force a dolphin kick, curse the flags representing a mere 5 meters, and know the relationship between increasing levels of electric pain and time standing still...
The other lane were doing a 3k TT, and boy did that look tempting tonight! We were told after the 15s between each 50 would reduce to 10s, then 5s, then 0s, then next three times we do this.
So I will soon look back on tonights set with wistful longing, and marvel at the benevolence in those 15 generous seconds. Such is winter pool training.0 -
Kurt.Godel wrote: »"did you tell Dory my time?"
AwwhhhhhhhhKurt.Godel wrote: »Pain- my grud, do these hurt! Imagine an untutored monkey playing guitar badly on your hamstrings, while his hillbilly cousin rips the instep from your arch-bone. Sharp air that stabs your lungs is gasped into acid filled lungs. Arms labour into heavy water, unfamiliar and unforgiving. The briefest respite at a wall turn- one imagines the sheer love expressed as Torquemada ceases his purifying vigilance for the day- before it all begins again for the return 25. Push off the wall, force a dolphin kick, curse the flags representing a mere 5 meters, and know the relationship between increasing levels of electric pain and time standing still...
Because I don't swim, I don't get the level of pain endured in swimming ..... but I don now
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Oh I'm sure you know that pain well Neady- its the same ice-cold-sharp-knife intense pain of hill reps in running, or pushing max intervals on the bike. Not exclusive to swimmers at all- just that last nights pain was so intense it deserved to be framed withing this Boards log verbosityBecause I don't swim, I don't get the level of pain endured in swimming ..... but I don now
We weighed up the cost of moving to Wicklow town and beside the sea, and the pool/extension was by far the cheaper option. You're stuck with us another few years in these parts! We could do much worse though, we're lucky to live around these partsSlogger Jogger wrote: »Just when I thought you might have run out of things to buy for tri (and of course the family) 0 -
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Sat 20.8K hilly run
We were at Macreddin last night for a very good meal, left the car there so it needed to be picked up today. I mapped a backroads run and proceeded to include as many offroad sections as I could. Committed to memory, I set off towards Tinahely, and hit the Railway walk to Ballybeg House. I had noted a shortcut with potential and decided to take it, splashing along a muddy trail behind the hose. This brought me to open fields, and the first challenge- the nice little stream on Goole maps had become a raging torrent with recent rainfall. After running up and down for a while, I resigned to a very wet crossing. Using a fallen tree as a barrier against the flow, I entered up to my waist and crossed. Success- although I ended up on an island and had to make a second crossing All good fun.
Exited bang on where I expected, and with a mental pat on the back I ran up into a forest trail. We are so lucky to live where we do, so many trails, so much variety, always something new to be discovered. Up and around a forest, before hitting a clearing that would lead me to Annacurragh Hill. I went slightly askew from straight lines here, but no harm, I could look back across my route to the setting sun.
Across some heather an I spied the turn point for Mick's Annacurragh race, with Lug looking well in the distance.
Then down a steep hill, a lot of fun running down here! You feel a giant when running these hills, as hills, valleys, ups, downs, are noticed, considered, and negotiated. This pic won't mean much to anyone but me, but I can see the steep hill I ran down (along the forest), before running up a just-as-steep hill.
From there it was all downhill against the day, and finally back to Macreddin, and a well-deserved pint Good weekend so far! 0 -
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Sun Nothing, I was at a gala in Wexford most of the day. DOMS from the hilly run made for robotic movements.
Mon 2,500m swim
With the pool going into its Xmas hibernation schedule, its a matter of grabbing whatever lane time you can. Mostly technique and paddle work. The body is still creaky with DOMS, should be better after tomorrow though.
Race of the Year is tomorrow, the inaugural Asgard Parents race. Its what the years training has been all leading up to 0 -
The Lobster may be the absolute worst movie I have ever seen (I'm still shuddering!), but if you are looking for dark and disturbing then this may be your ticket.
Tue 2:10 easy turbo 168WThe Lobster may be the absolute worst movie I have ever seen (I'm still shuddering!), but if you are looking for dark and disturbing then this may be your ticket.
Meh. I started watching a stupid sci-fi flick, quickly deciding this was too stupid even for me, so I moved onto the Lobster. Talk about wooden acting- I get the fat Irish lad was "supposed" to be acting without much spark to him, but my god he was brutal. Otherwise I found the concept mildly entertaining... but dark and disturbing?!? Dear oh dear Dory, I hope for your sake no-one ever lends you a copy of The Road!
Later in the evening the Asgard gala, kids all had fun and the junior jumbles got to swim with the old and venerable teenagers, who they are starstruck by. Always a good evening. Missy got "Most Improved" trophy (again!), and Pops won the over-70's Parents Race, overcoming the coach holding him on the blocks for 5 seconds after start, to tumble-turn gracefully and explode towards the finish to take the coveted Cadburys Selection Box laurels.0 -
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