Main Set Tuesday - Boot Camp!
Working on a few triathlon skills today: pace-line drafting; sighting; and how to settle into a sustainable pace after pushing the pace to the first buoy.
Working on a few triathlon skills today: pace-line drafting; sighting; and how to settle into a sustainable pace after pushing the pace to the first buoy.
Something for everyone. Triathletes can draft or sight. IMers can IM. Freestylers can practice pace.
Well... the water was freezing, so sometimes you have to abandon a regular workout plan, and improvise to keep people moving.
This week's pic is of our favorite open-water swimmer, Fran Crippen.
So the winter is upon us and it's time to go indoors to practice swimming. How does a good open-water swimmer or triathlete learn effective skills indoors?
Got a late-season Ironman or Half IM or open-water swim coming up? This week's set will help you hone many important open-water skills while getting in some yardage and having fun.
Swimmers on the Masters team that I coach have a big triathlon this weekend (in Fairlee, VT). Thinking that they might need a bit of taper today, I gave them the following set, which isn't too strenuous, but provides lots of opportunities to practice drafting, sighting, and bilateral breathing.
This week's set, like Glenn's kick set from May 25, 2011, demands close attention to effort and pace...and the ability to do math in your head while swimming.
Open-water technique like you've never seen it before! - Updated with a link to a tremendous tribute to Fran.
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For this week's POTW, if you only saw it on it's own, it could create some questions... this is the answer to the question... "Why are you wearing a wetsuit in a pool?"
Many of you know what a tech geek I am, and in reading many techy sites, there is a practice known as "unboxing."
While the title of this article may be misleading, especially since we just got back from NCAAs, this is really about limiting pulling power.
We are a group of swimmers who swim really fast, and like to help others learn how to reach their competitive potential in the area of professional swimming.