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Going A Little Bit Longer

by | 11 Jul, 2010

I swam 95 minutes straight today-somewhere around 5 to 6 km. A new personal time/distance milestone for continuous OW swimming. I started at about 8:00am. The sea was nearly glass smooth- we call it ‘flat as a bedsheet’ in Turkish. The weather was sunny,...

Anxiety OW Swimming In A New Spot

by | 7 Jul, 2010

I swam 59 minutes, at 9:15am, at a new spot on the sea out past Lara- from a point sticking out into the sea back along the shallow bay it protected somewhat from the waves. From the point I swam to the pier, then to the dry-waterfall cliff and back. It was sunny,...

Tempo Training in Open Water

by | 5 Jul, 2010

I swam 49 minutes @ 8:30 at Konyalti, from the stream towards the east. Sunny, hot, the water got choppy with small swells. Water visibility was better but still limited to about 4 or 5 meters. WORKOUT I did a Tempo Trainer set. 8X 250 strokes, starting at 1.30 then...

Open Water Anxiety, Dealing With Currents

by | 2 Jul, 2010

I swam 3800+ meters today @ 8:00. At Konyalti Beach, from cliffs towards the west. The sea was 27 degrees C. Sunny, hot, water surface was smooth, but water visibility was only like 2m- the sea bed was stirred up by a strong western sweeping current and the previously...

Hip Thrust A Must, At Higher Tempo

by | 1 Jul, 2010

I swam 1536m at 8:20. Then 1792m at 15:30 for a total of 3328m today. PC 32m outdoor pool was 27 degrees C. Weather sunny, warm. A slight wind in the afternoon. WORKOUT Tempo Trainer set 6x 256m (4 laps) with 2x at tempo 1.30, 2x at 1.27, 2x at 1.24. Held SPL 22-24....

Learning And Unlearning

by | 29 Jun, 2010

I swam 1792m at 8:10 and 1920m at 16:20 for a total of 3712m today. PC outdoor 32m pool was 26 degrees C. Weather was sunny, warm, calm. WORKOUT Morning Set 1x [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, then 8 lengths]. Drive from hips. Held SPL 24-22 1x [1, 2, 3, then 4 laps]. Afternoon...
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