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Category: Training

May 18, 2011

Chlorine is my perfume (4)

I am neither pro swimmer nor doctor, so you are following my advice on your own risk. For better understanding, read my Quick Reference first.

  • Warm-Up: 100K, 50B, 50R (2x)
  • 5x25S, 5x25R, 5x25B, 5x25K, start every :30
  • 8x50L
  • 4×100 (alternating 12.5K-legs at maximum speed, then 12.5K at relaxed speed)
  • 4x(25 diving, 25K-sprint)
  • 6x25K (racing dive, 12.5K, flip turn, 12.5K) – swam as 3-person-relay
  • Cool down: 100K

(Total: 2150m)

April 28, 2011

Chlorine is my perfume (3)

I am neither pro swimmer nor doctor, so you are following my advice on your own risk. For better understanding, read my Quick Reference first.

This one is great fun if you’re still having some troubles doing a decent dolphinkick. You’ll learn. Just keep going (and do not drown).

  • Warm-Up: 50K, 50B, 2x100L, 100K
  • 100S-legs
  • 4x50S-legs (change position every 50m; prone position, on the left side, supine position, on the right side)
  • 100S-legs with single arm stroke (left arm once, right arm once, left arm twice, right arm twice, left arm 3x, right arm 3x, then start it over)
  • 100S-legs with single arm stroke left once, single arm stroke right once, then two double strokes without surfacing
  • 100 (change every 3 strokes: S-legs with B-arms, then B-legs with S-arms)
  • 200S-legs with B-arms
  • 425K (breathe every third stroke at most)
  • 6x25S-sprint complete with racing dive
  • Cool down: 175K

(Total: 1950m)

April 26, 2011

Just want one thing…

(Running) “Hey! Wanna go on our hill?” – “Sure! Let’s run all the way!” (Later, in the forest:) “Oh for God’s sake I was just kidding!!” – “Be careful what you wish.”

To tell the truth, actually my friend was the one merrily running ahead. All the way up! But anyway it’s amazing how those stupid ideas always take on a life of their own… (Next chapter of that story will probably follow shortly.)