Overheated
We’re training for the Redondo Beach Triathlon in June. The race itself is pretty short, with a 1/2-mile swim, 6-mile bike, and 2-mile run. The bike and the run portions should be fairly easy, but I do need to work… Read moreOverheated
Tag: swimming
Putting it Together
100m breaststroke + 700m freestyle = 800m And I did them in 100s! (Well, not the breaststroke lap. Still gasping at midpoint on that.)
Check Me Out! I’m Jason Bourne!
Is what I said on Saturday. No, I have not become a highly trained assassin. Nor am I suffering from amnesia. But my new wetsuit is so buoyant that I, who can only float in the Dead Sea, was able… Read moreCheck Me Out! I’m Jason Bourne!
800 Meters
Yes, indeed. That’s how far I swam last night. 750 freestyle, 50 breaststroke. Not bad–particularly since I thought I’d be doing astonishingly well if I made it to 500 meters. Tomorrow, the ocean!
600 Meters
400 freestyle, 200 breaststroke. After a night’s sleep, I’m still tired.
Long Time, No Type
Yet I am still training. We went for an ocean swim on Saturday. The ocean is hard work. I think I’ll be doing a lot of breaststroke during the race, the better to breathe and see. It’s a good thing… Read moreLong Time, No Type
Seriously
Enough. I’m tired of swimming individual lengths, and want to string them together into laps. On the other hand, at least I’m covering the minimum distance I’ll need to swim in the actual triathlon. Just, you know, not all at… Read moreSeriously
Australian Crawl
Okay, seriously. What is it with me and freestyle? Last night I couldn’t finish my first lap of that stroke. I wound up having to break laps into lengths, with breaks on each end of the pool. It helped, because… Read moreAustralian Crawl
Your Sister’s Drown’d, Laertes
Okay, I’m no Ophelia. And I definitely didn’t drown. But the swimming portion of my training isn’t going well, and that’s frustrating. We went to the pool on Sunday, and I felt both slow and weak. I had trouble finishing… Read moreYour Sister’s Drown’d, Laertes
Now That’s More Like It
Yesterday I went for a walk of 1.45 miles, and today we went swimming at UCLA’s Park Pool–I managed 500 meters, which is much more typical for me. Now I need to string more than 100 meters together at a… Read moreNow That’s More Like It