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December 22, 2008
Cookie-Burner
Well the cookie-burner masters swim workout did not disappoint this morning! Something different and something new. It involved doing pushups on the pool deck in between swims! And in the end the main set all added up to 78 laps total and 78 pushups total and some very tired arms on my part. Towards the end I was having trouble getting out of the pool to even get to the deck to even do the pushups. But I laughed (it's hard to do pushups on a wet pool deck while laughing in case you were wondering) and had fun and worked hard! Arms still tired. Tonight in the weight room arms STILL tired, even 12 hours later. ;)
Anyway, the swim set was continuous so essentially a straight 1950 (with pushup "breaks" :) and I was thinking that was pretty good preparation for the One Hour Postal Swim that I want to do in January. I've always wanted to try the postal swim but never got around to it. So this year I asked coach in advance and he said I could.
I don't swim that many straight sets so swimming 2K, 3K, 4K straight is a challenge for me. The postal swim should be interesting. I have no concept of how far I can get but I think I'm going to make my goal 4000 yds. I could be very wrong on that one. I guess we'll see in a few weeks!
In other news, it's cold here. Like way cold. Like negative 15 windchills cold. But that's old hat to people in Chicago and Denver. They've been having that cold of weather for the past couple weeks. No riding my bike outside today - that's for sure! But one of my friends who always rides his bike to work (and lives in Pittsburgh) still did so this morning despite the brutal weather. I will think of him the next time I'm impressed with my rides in 25 degree weather. ;)
Have a good night everyone!
Posted by beth at December 22, 2008 9:20 PM
Comments
i was thinking about doing the postal swim too but i dunno, it sounds kinda long and boring in a pool
Posted by: Kelly at December 23, 2008 1:48 AM
When the pools get cold here in the winter, we do push ups and sit ups between sets to stay warm. Killer workouts.
Posted by: Maggs at December 23, 2008 2:23 AM
Beth:
We used to have to do those push-up type things on the pooldeck when we were kids. Not sure how much other kids did, but my team did a lot of dryland training working on shoulde and ankle flexibility, as well as core and shoulder strength, and then the obligatory just-to-make-everyone-groan things like pushups on the pool deck.
You will definitely hit 4,000 yards...now that you are turning into a super duper flip turner. Are you a member of USMS? If you are, it's great fun to see your name in the national results list from this swim, with some very familiar names like Dede Griesbauer and Karen Smyers!
Good luck with your Xmas Eve run. Hope you and O have fun.
-Danielle
Posted by: Danielle "Pedergraham" at December 23, 2008 8:29 AM
That sounds like a tough workout Beth! I want to do the 1 hour swim too. You can definitely do 4000yrds. I was thinking maybe I could do 4000 meters?!
Posted by: maija at December 23, 2008 4:52 PM
Beth, just wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas! Cheers
Posted by: Kerri at December 24, 2008 6:11 AM