Thursday, October 21, 2010

Nailed it.


I totally nailed it in the pool today. I can't really explain why I felt so strong in the pool today other than it was just meant to be. I guess all the planets were in total alignment for me today, pushing me forward to a much stronger, relaxed and more graceful stroke. I really felt like for the first time in ages that my swim is 70.3 ready.

My arms were just cutting through the water with minimal effort. I had a total feel for the water that I have not felt before. Could this be the beginning of an awesome 6 months of training. I think so. This is going to be so exciting. Even though I had 1 1/2 days off for rest I still think I am making really good progress and this is only after 3 weeks on my program.

As per my Set B program, it called for a 3.5km. This sort of distance doesn't really bother me anymore. It's almost comforting to know that I can knock these sets out without too much effort now.
  • 400m Warm up
  • 6 x 50m drills with 15 sec rest
  • 4 x 500m - 1st 100m hard (I did them all between 1:15 & 1:17) the following 400m aerobic.
  • 8 x 50m (odds hard, evens easy)
  • 400m cool down
I had a really nice compliment today from a friend of mine in the pool. He said " I know you could swim Barb, but I never really knew how well until today. I had real trouble trying to keep up with you". What a sweet heart. It's not until I hear stuff like that, that I feel really good about myself. I see him as a good swimmer, so to know that I can swim faster than him makes me feel strong.

6 comments:

  1. Awesome. I love GOOD training days where you feel like a natural. Could it be that the prescription from Dr. Daddy Diesel and Nurse Mahoney worked?

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  2. I love when the planets align when I train and the cherry on top with a compliment

    Nice work

    HAHAHA I am glad Q labelled me the Doc and not the nurse

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  3. Great work in the pool!
    (Sounds like I am mimicking your distances....just did my 3.5k yesterday too:))

    Glad to hear it's feeling so right in there....makes it easier and a lot more enjoyable!!!
    Happy training!

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  4. You nailed it! That is what it is all about.

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  5. Awesome job with the swim! That compliment must have made you feel great! :)

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  6. Quinton J: You know, I think it just may have.

    BDD: It's the best feeling ever when it all works for you.

    Dawn: Awesome work. I think we would make the best training buddies.

    TRI-james: I sure did. I am so happy.

    Aimee: Thankyou. It sure did.

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