Anybody who has ever has a
swimming class will have had that said to them and it is a perfect quote for
swimmers. Pulling the water back does propel the swimmer forward that would be
the perfect case. However there are a hundred and one variations on the same
theme. If the arm swings across on entry passing the centre line then sure as
eggs are eggs the legs will swing across the opposite side at the back causing
a snake like swim. When the head is held up high in the front in the water then
so will the legs drop at the back.
I’ll stop there on that one
but the base rule holds true in all sorts of fields.
At this time of year the
events that have been entered seem suddenly closer on the calendar. Our first
event is really close suddenly, Sunday week in fact is the Tuff Fitty Frosty
and Frostbite swim run in our local pool in Littlehampton.
Athletes will be taking
their training more seriously, pushing harder on the bike, run and gym
workouts. Then they come swimming and say “I can’t make it out, my legs are
like lead” or “Don’t know what’s wrong this morning it feels like I’m swimming
through treacle”. Simply, there goes that old opposite reaction again and it
seems to me that it is mostly the swim that suffers, although Steve did have
one more unusual excuse note this morning which was that the guy had had a
tattoo changed and so was not swimming until it had healed, and in my lane baby
Isobel was teething again. I have obviously not been working hard enough
because I have been really enjoying my swimming of late and this morning felt
like swimming through silk even though I have been doing more work on the bike.
Last night at about 9.30pm
somebody knocked our door but Steve told me not to answer it because it could
not be anybody that knew us calling round that late because if you get up at
5.20 am your need to be in bed before 10pm. Steve can move from armchair to bed
in about thirty seconds and be asleep inside a minute. I usually read for a bit
before turning out the light, Steve will tell you that he reads too but having
ear buds in your ears and actually listening are two completely different
things.
We are both looking forward
to a few nice days so that we can start to get out on the bikes instead of
staying home for turbo session, although we are both agreed that in cold or wet
weather it is more beneficial to stay indoors and work hard than it is to go
out and get cold and soaked through to the skin. We do on the other hand have
plenty of friends who think the only cycling worth while is out on the road.
Each to his own Eh?
I have just checked our own
race plan for the 2017 season and find myself looking forward to this season
more than ever this year. There are ten events on the list. Of those we have
already entered seven. Of the entered events five are triathlons.
Below are the Lane 1. and
Lane 2. Swim schedules for this morning
After the swim, we did a
seafront 5km run before a coffee stop on home to the real world for some office
work.
Lane 1
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distance
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Clock
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Swim Rest
|
400
|
60
|
6.30
|
200
|
30
|
3.20
|
100
|
50
|
2.00
|
200
|
50
|
3.15
|
100
|
10
|
2.00
|
200
|
10
|
3.10
|
100
|
20
|
2.00
|
200
|
20
|
3.00
|
100
|
20
|
2.00
|
200
|
20
|
3.10
|
100
|
30
|
2.00
|
200
|
30
|
3.15
|
100
|
45
|
2.00
|
200
|
45
|
3.20
|
100
|
05
|
2.00
|
50
|
30
|
1.30
|
50
|
60
|
1.30
|
50
|
30
|
1.30
|
50
|
60
|
1.30
|
Swim Down
|
Swim Down
|
Swim Down
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2700 mtrs total
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Lane 2
|
Bx
|
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Distance
|
Clock
|
Swim rest
|
200
|
60
|
5.30
|
100
|
30
|
2.40
|
200
|
10
|
5.25
|
100
|
35
|
2.40
|
200
|
15
|
5.20
|
100
|
35
|
2.40
|
200
|
15
|
5.25
|
100
|
40
|
2.40
|
200
|
20
|
5.30
|
100
|
50
|
2.40
|
Swim Down
|
Swim Down
|
Swim Down
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Total 1500 mtr
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