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Do you remember "Eric the Eel" from a few Olympics ago? You know, the guy who nearly drowned doing the 100m freestyle? The same guy who was just finishing the race by the time the Aussies had showered off and changed back into their tracksuits? Well, he's the strongest swimmer in my family!!
You having lessons Multi, it's really worth it as once you get the technique right you suddenly find you can go for ages.
I got my 1500m badge last week after starting lessons in September when I struggled with 25m.
FS - where are you planning to try out your wetsuit? I just got mine last week and am itching to get it wet.
My tri club are looking for some open water to train in though, but no luck so far.
I have lessons once a week in a group class at the local leisure centre which really helped with water confidence but the big breakthrough camein January when I was at La Santa and a friend gave me 3 x 20min lessons on a one to one basis - he totally changed the way I swim so that I included a glide into the stroke. Means I go much much further using much much less energy.
Since January I've been swimming about 3 times a week including my group swimming lesson and a drills session with the tri club.
You have to put in the practice and put up with half drowning yourself to start with but persever and you will get there :-)
I'm going to the pool tonight to see how many lengths I can do...I have a number in mind but I'm keeping that to myself...
;-)
Have a good swim Rb.
Now I'm off to worry about the bike and run....
furthest ever cycled in one day = 60m
furthest ever run in one day = 16m (and that was 2 lots of 8m)
I'll be needing every minuite I can save on the bike leg :-)
My times are about 3 minutes behind her for 400m!
Well done.
Still - at least me bike tyres are ok now, and I've got the tri bars fitted.
Oddly (or maybe not) I've got a sore bit on each of my hips. Strange in a way, as it doesn't hurt when I run usually.
9:29
Okay - not great, but it's progress, and I was starting to feel I was getting into a bit more of a rhythm.
Next target is 3.2k, or 2 miles
Is anyone else going to post on this thread? What happened to SMitch and co?
The winter triaing with the Tri club has been great for me. For the first few weeks the sessions were absolutely exhausting and I practically crawled (no pun) out of the pool.
However, I perservered. My 400m time is down to 8:48 from 11mins plus last year.
I can swim further now and the remaining goals for this year are:
- finally learn to swim bilaterally
- get 400m time down to 8:30
- be able to swim 1,500m so that I can enter an Olympic Tri.
Overall: I no longer look and feel like I'm drowning in the pool.
Must have another go at 400m when the pool isn't too crowded. Great to see that you've knocked several minutes off in a relatively short time
Well done <he says jealously>
Still breathing on one side, though, need to work on that.
Good lesson tho'...able to concentrate on stroke...
Fins are great aren't they!
I started as a non-swimmer last Jan, was utterly cr@p for my first Tri last May. Was just plain Cr@p for my 2nd race in Sept and a bit cr@p in an aquathon last week.
My goal is to finish the year as "well, he's not exactly cr@p"
All you have to do is pay MY entry into the same event
at least 2nd last would then be guaranteed (or your money back)