07/17/08

SCY today.
600 swim
600 pull
600 kick
4 x 450 @ 7:30, descend. I did odds free, even IM + extra 50.
I went (400 IM time in parens):
1.) 6:00, 2.) (5:22) 6:00, 3.) 5:32, 4.) (5:16) 5:59
50 ez
7 x 50 stroke @ 50. I went IM order (no free), back, breast, breast. My breast times were 42, 41, 40.
200 ez wd

4200 yards

I was pretty happy with my 400 IM swims. My butterfly felt good today, nice and long. The extra fly swims that I've done in the last few weeks are really starting to pay off. I think it really helps the 400 IM because that first 100 fly doesn't beat me up for the rest of the 400.

Still playing around with my freestyle; can't wait to get some video and really start to get a handle on it.

I realized that in order to swim some fast breaststroke this year, I have to put good effort into it. I tend to try to take this long power stroke. In order to get some speed with it, though, I've got to start working the turnover.

IN fact, turnover is an overarching theme in a lot of my strokes. My perception of fast turnover when I'm in the water seems off. And I think that's because I'm applying more energy in trying to really power through each stroke. I need to apply that energy to quicker turnover during a race.