We had a location change for swimming this morning, due to the city union strike. Luckily we were able to get an alternate spot, so at least we could keep getting our time in the water (or a portion of it).
Lots of 400s, with some head-up, sprints, and paddle work tossed in. Except not for me. As a new member of the Winner's Circle, I only had to do the easy swimming.
(Truth be told, everyone who raced this weekend got the same orders, but it sounds better to say "Race winners get an easy day.")
(OK, this is the last time I'm going to mention/brag. Promise.)
(Until I get the result tattooed on my forehead.)
So I got to do a bunch of 400s and stretch myself out. It felt really good. I did some reading over the weekend about front-quadrant swimming, and that it's less about a long glide phase (counter-productive), and more about a fast recovery, so I tried something a bit different for a couple of lengths. Rather than finishing my stroke and starting in unison, I kind of whipped my hand through the end of the stroke into the recovery, so that things were a little of sync (recovering hand was just shy of my shoulder when the stroke started). I don't know if this is right, though. Any swimmers who can tell me if I'm potentially screwing everything up here?
Swim: w/u - 200yds each free, non-free, pull
5x400, 30" (1: 25 scull/75 pull, 2: 25 thigh scrape/75 free, 3: ez free, 4: 25 quick/75 free, 5: 25 non-free/75 free)
3x100 pull, 30"
c/d - 100 ez non-free
Total: 3000yds
Run: 2.5 miles, ez
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