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1650 is a long way...

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1650 is a long way...

I swan 1650 on Friday (all SCY)
500 and 200 and several 100's and 50's on Saturday (individual events and
relays)
1000 and a 200 and few 100's and 50's today...

Got personal bests on most swims.
I'm especially happy with my 100 free, 1:14 Still ways to go to get faster,
but I'm very happy with how it's going so far 🙂)

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1650 is a long way...

I swan 1650 on Friday (all SCY)
500 and 200 and several 100's and 50's on Saturday (individual events and
relays)
1000 and a 200 and few 100's and 50's today...

Got personal bests on most swims.

Good for you!! A personal best is a great feeling! And
to get several is even better.

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1650 is a long way...

I swan 1650 on Friday (all SCY)
500 and 200 and several 100's and 50's on Saturday (individual events and
relays)
1000 and a 200 and few 100's and 50's today...

Got personal bests on most swims.
I'm especially happy with my 100 free, 1:14 Still ways to go to get faster,
but I'm very happy with how it's going so far 🙂)

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4 minutes off a 1650, did you say? That's a dramatic difference!

rtk

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1650 is a long way...

I swan 1650 on Friday (all SCY)
500 and 200 and several 100's and 50's on Saturday (individual events

and

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relays)
1000 and a 200 and few 100's and 50's today...

Got personal bests on most swims.

Good for you!! A personal best is a great feeling!

And

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to get several is even better.

Thank You!
I hope you guys don't mind me sharing some of the enthusiasm here.

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1650 is a long way...

I swan 1650 on Friday (all SCY)
500 and 200 and several 100's and 50's on Saturday (individual events

and

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relays)
1000 and a 200 and few 100's and 50's today...

Got personal bests on most swims.
I'm especially happy with my 100 free, 1:14 Still ways to go to get

faster,

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but I'm very happy with how it's going so far 🙂)

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4 minutes off a 1650, did you say? That's a dramatic difference!

It is! When I saw the time, the first thing I thought was, ugh, I missed a
lap or two.
But considering I've been working pretty hard since January when I last swam
it, and considering I lost 38 pounds since then it's very plausible. 🙂

back in January I did 1:20 in 100 free, and I was just hoping to break
that... when I saw 1:14... again, I was wondering what went wrong with the
scoreboard, did the lane numbers get mixed up... Then I heard my coach yell
woo hoo, 1:14.... Took a while for it to sink in.

And to think I almost ended up in the emergency room with salmonella 2 days
before the meet... I have no idea where I found the energy for the meet!

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4 minutes off a 1650, did you say? That's a dramatic difference!

It is! When I saw the time, the first thing I thought was, ugh, I missed a
lap or two.
But considering I've been working pretty hard since January when I last
swam
it, and considering I lost 38 pounds since then it's very plausible. 🙂

Fantastic! I love to hear inspirational stories like this - losing 38
pounds and four minutes(!) in the 1650 and 6 seconds in the 100. Way to
go!

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And to think I almost ended up in the emergency room with salmonella 2
days
before the meet... I have no idea where I found the energy for the meet!

Adrenaline? :-)

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4 minutes off a 1650, did you say? That's a dramatic difference!

It is! When I saw the time, the first thing I thought was, ugh, I missed

a

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lap or two.
But considering I've been working pretty hard since January when I last
swam
it, and considering I lost 38 pounds since then it's very plausible. 🙂

Fantastic! I love to hear inspirational stories like this - losing 38
pounds and four minutes(!) in the 1650 and 6 seconds in the 100. Way to
go!

Thanks 🙂
I have a ways to go to get faster... but It'll happen
I only started seriously swimming not even 2 years ago. My first 100 free
was 1:52 back then If I remember right, or 1:58 Long Course Meters.
My coach is all excited right now... Thinks I'll be under 1:10 pretty
soon... Heh, we'll see.
He whopped my butt at the workout yesterday!

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> And to think I almost ended up in the emergency room with salmonella

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before the meet... I have no idea where I found the energy for the meet!

Adrenaline? :-)

I'm sure there was a lot of that!

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4 minutes off a 1650, did you say? That's a dramatic difference!

It is! When I saw the time, the first thing I thought was, ugh, I missed a
lap or two.
But considering I've been working pretty hard since January when I last
swam
it, and considering I lost 38 pounds since then it's very plausible. 🙂

Congratulations DaKitty,

I estimated an improvement of 14secs out of each average 100m for your
1650m! Fantastic! Well done!

Out of curiosity: in the strength fitness versus technique debate, do
you think that you are much stronger now or that your technique has
improved a lot?

If both have improved, which do you estimate has improved more? your
technique or your general strength-cardio-fitness? How much for each
element?

Nelson

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> 4 minutes off a 1650, did you say? That's a dramatic difference!

It is! When I saw the time, the first thing I thought was, ugh, I

missed a

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lap or two.
But considering I've been working pretty hard since January when I

last

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swam
it, and considering I lost 38 pounds since then it's very plausible.

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Congratulations DaKitty,

I estimated an improvement of 14secs out of each average 100m for your
1650m! Fantastic! Well done!

Out of curiosity: in the strength fitness versus technique debate, do
you think that you are much stronger now or that your technique has
improved a lot?

If both have improved, which do you estimate has improved more? your
technique or your general strength-cardio-fitness? How much for each
element?

Strength and technique and cardio.
I seem to have a little bit of a natural knack for swimming, so picking up
on the technique changes and adjustments come relatively easy to me. The
coach can say something once, and I can do it just the way he wants me to...
or shall I say, I *get* it right away, for the most part.

Strength is a much bigger obstacle for me, since I have never been
particularly athletic, so it's taking time to build the right muscle. In my
second year of swimming,at the age of 35 (36 tomorrow), I'm just beginning
to develop the swimming muscle. I have a lot more enthusiasm and will for it
then my body is having time to recover properly and grow the muscle without
causing injuries. I don't recover as quickly as 12 year olds 😉

My cardio has also never been that good, but as I train it's slowly
improving. 2 years ago I started with a resting heart rate of almost 90, way
out of shape. It's just below 70 now. Still ways to go, I want it around
50... Needing extra time to recover, my heart rate isn't improving as
quickly as I wish it would, but, as I stick with it, it'll happen.

But, I think all those things are inter-related, even though my technique is
fundamentally good, as I get more tired more little things slip and fall
apart, you don't have the strength or energy to execute them as well as you
know you should... And then, you know that as you get stronger and more
agile and capable, you can fine tune things even more.

For example, butterfly, I can make about 3 very nice strokes, then I get
tired, and by the end of a 50 I'm dying and sliding backwards, cause my body
just won't go. But you watch me do something little easier, like a 50 of one
arm fly drills, and the coach will comment that it's very nicely done...

I'd say at the moment, my technique is waiting for my strength and cardio to
catch up, before the technique can progress a whole lot more. There's a
difference between knowing how to take a good stroke once, and being able to
do it consistently.

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Thanks 🙂
I have a ways to go to get faster... but It'll happen
I only started seriously swimming not even 2 years ago. My first 100 free
was 1:52 back then If I remember right, or 1:58 Long Course Meters.

Be sure to write down your times - like the 1:52. Looking back at your
improvement can be a real joy!

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Thanks 🙂
I have a ways to go to get faster... but It'll happen
I only started seriously swimming not even 2 years ago. My first 100

free

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was 1:52 back then If I remember right, or 1:58 Long Course Meters.

Be sure to write down your times - like the 1:52. Looking back at your
improvement can be a real joy!

oh, I have them written, just not over at the office...
Yea, it's neat to see the progress though, breaking the 50, then dropping to
45's, then to 30's and 20's, then this sudden one to teens!
The time I thought a year and a half ago would be impossible to do.

I think one thing that I forgot to mention is that I never swam as a kid/age
grouper... My first coached organized swim training just begun not even 2
years ago. So, other than maybe a small tidbit of talent and being
comfortable in water, I pretty much started from zero!

I love to compete... I'll see how far I can go... how far my body will take
me 😉

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Thanks 🙂
I have a ways to go to get faster... but It'll happen
I only started seriously swimming not even 2 years ago. My first 100

free

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was 1:52 back then If I remember right, or 1:58 Long Course Meters.

Be sure to write down your times - like the 1:52. Looking back at your
improvement can be a real joy!

oh, I have them written, just not over at the office...
Yea, it's neat to see the progress though, breaking the 50, then dropping
to
45's, then to 30's and 20's, then this sudden one to teens!
The time I thought a year and a half ago would be impossible to do.

That's great. A time I particularly remember was a time I did for the 100
fly. I wanted so badly to go under 1:50 and just couldnt't seem to do it.
I remember at a Y nationals that the timer got me at 1:50.2. I figured the
electronic timer would have me slightly slower - that's always the way.
Imagine how pepped I was when I looked at the results and found that I had
done a 1:49.99!

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> Thanks 🙂
> I have a ways to go to get faster... but It'll happen
> I only started seriously swimming not even 2 years ago. My first 100

free

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> was 1:52 back then If I remember right, or 1:58 Long Course Meters.

Be sure to write down your times - like the 1:52. Looking back at your
improvement can be a real joy!

oh, I have them written, just not over at the office...
Yea, it's neat to see the progress though, breaking the 50, then

dropping

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to
45's, then to 30's and 20's, then this sudden one to teens!
The time I thought a year and a half ago would be impossible to do.

That's great. A time I particularly remember was a time I did for the 100
fly. I wanted so badly to go under 1:50 and just couldnt't seem to do it.
I remember at a Y nationals that the timer got me at 1:50.2. I figured

the

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electronic timer would have me slightly slower - that's always the way.
Imagine how pepped I was when I looked at the results and found that I had
done a 1:49.99!

Oh, that's awesome! Very neat feeling!
Was that the Y nationals just last week or so, or previous years?

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That's great. A time I particularly remember was a time I did for the
100
fly. I wanted so badly to go under 1:50 and just couldnt't seem to do
it.
I remember at a Y nationals that the timer got me at 1:50.2. I figured

the

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electronic timer would have me slightly slower - that's always the way.
Imagine how pepped I was when I looked at the results and found that I
had
done a 1:49.99!

Oh, that's awesome! Very neat feeling!
Was that the Y nationals just last week or so, or previous years?

It was four years ago - 2001. I have since improved the time
considerably, and you will too!