Tempo, Stroke Rate (SR) | Mediterra Swim & Run

Training: 3km Simple Descending Tempo

by Coach Mat | 27 Sep, 2010

I swam 54 minutes today at Konyaaltı Varyant, starting at 7:50. I headed east along the cliffs. It was sunny, warm but not hot. The sea was 28 C, very gentle swells, no wind, no waves. Visability in the water was less than 4m. 11 min warmup then a simple descending...

Training: Adjust Tempo By Feel

by Coach Mat | 21 Sep, 2010

Today I swam 64 minutes at 9:00, at Konyaaltı Varyant. I swam east along the cliffs. It was sunny, hot, no wind. The sea was 29 C, with slight swells, no waves, no wind ripplies. The water was very clear- 8m plus. 10 minute warmup then straight into 250-stroke...

Training: 5km Tempo Trainer Staggered Acceleration

by Coach Mat | 19 Sep, 2010

I swam 108 minutes today, starting at 9:15, at Konyaatlı Varyant and swam east along the cliffs. It was sunny, hot, no wind. The sea was 29 C, long gentle swells, no waves, no wind ripplies either. The water was clear to about 6m. 10 minute warmup, then right into...

Training: Descend Tempo, Hold SPL

by Coach Mat | 15 Sep, 2010

I swam 3136m today, in the PC 32m outdoor pool. Started at 14:30. Sunny, warm. Pool was 27 C. 512m (8 laps) warm up. 12x 192m (3 laps) Descending tempo (with TT) per repeat, hold SPL. # tempo SPL held # tempo SPL held 1. 1.20 22 7. 1.14 22+ 2. 1.20 22 8. 1.13 23 3....

Swimming Fast In Slow Motion

by Coach Mat | 6 Sep, 2010

The other day a friend sent me a Youtube link to an amazing guitar player, Andy McKee. Here is Andy playing a piece so seemingly complex, but he making it look so easy. As an extremely amateur guitarist, I have some idea of how much Andy must have practiced to perfect...

Hold Tempo and Lower SPL

by Coach Mat | 3 Sep, 2010

I swam 2560m today at the 32m outdoor pool (yes, strange length). Started at 8:35 an hour before swim lessons. Sunny, warm, no breeze. The pool was about 27 C which is perfect. 10x 256m (4 laps), with Tempo Trainer set to 1.20, and hold 22 SPL (=16 SPL in a 25m pool)....