8/19/15: Workout of the Day

Total Swim: 2,150 yards Warm-up: 100 each (swim, kick, swim, pull, swim) Main Set: 300 swim 300 kick/pull (150/150) 200 swim 200 kick/pull (100/100) 150 swim 150 kick/pull (50/100) 100 swim 100 kick pull (50/50) 50 swim 50 kick 50 pull Today’s morning swim felt really good – today was the first day I felt … Continue reading →

8.15.15: Workout of the Day

Swimming – Total Distance: 1950 yards It’s been awhile since I swam. I’ve said that a few times now, in a couple of blog posts. So on Friday (obviously this post is a few days old), I finally made it to over 1 mile of swimming. My goal is to slowly work back up to … Continue reading →

8.14.15: Workout of the Day

Running streak, Day 3 – 1.5 miles. Waited until after 8 so that it had “cooled down a little ” outside – so a cool 83°. Oh well. Short run today so I can get a swim in tomorrow morning! Currently at 18 weeks and feeling awesome. I really can’t complain. A little bit of … Continue reading →

8.5.15: Workout of the Day

Back in the pool again, for the first time in….almost two months. Wow. I knew it had been awhile but seriously, that long?! Granted, there was the nausea in June, the crazy work schedule in July, in combination with the first trimester fatigue…I’ll give myself a pass. So today really was just focusing on swimming … Continue reading →

Workout of the Day – Thursday 3/5/15

Run – 3.8 miles (Total Time – 35:00; 9:10 min/mile) Today’s workout was with my running club – We Run MPLS. It’s a small group that currently meets every other Thursday for about 3 mile run, followed by drinks and food at a different restaurant in Minneapolis. You can check them out at any one … Continue reading →

Workout of the Day – Friday 2/27/15

Swim – 2700 yards Modified from: Masters Swim Workouts by Sara McClarty, June 27, 2014 B Workout 400 swim (100 swim, 100 IM, 100 swim, 100 IM) 400 pull (3/5 breathing pattern by 100) 8×25 sprint, IM order on :40 interval 6×125 swim, 25 sprint/100 smooth, on 2:15 interval 4×25 sprint IM order with :5 … Continue reading →

Workout of the Day – Wednesday 2/25/14

Swim: 2500 yards Warm-up 200 swim 200 pull 8×25 hard, IM order on :10 rest interval (RI) Main Set 10×100 free 1-3: on 1:40 interval 4-5: on 1:30 interval 6-8: on 1:40 interval 9-10: on 1:30 interval 4×125 IM, alternating which stroke is 50 1: 50 fly, 25 back, 25 breast, 25 free 2: 25 … Continue reading →

Workout of the Day – Friday 2/20/15

Swim – 2700 yards Warm-Up (700 yards) 150 swim 150 kick 150 pull 150 swim100 IM Main Set (1900 yards) 4×200 on :20 rest interval (RI) 8×25 fast kick on :10 RI 8×75 (first 25 stroke, second 50 freestyle) For this set, 2 sets of 4 (no rest in between) 1-butterfly 2-backstroke 3&4-breaststroke 6×50 pull … Continue reading →

Workout of the Day – Tuesday 2/17/15

A couple days late, but trying to get back in the habit of working out AND getting this back online. Swim – 1900 yards Warm-up: 300 continuous swim 200 kick Main Set: 2 sets (5×100 free), descending by set, adding a 25 sprint to each 100. 1st 100: easy 2nd 100: 75 easy, 25 sprint … Continue reading →

6.5.14 Workouts, Beer, and Oreos

I kick off this post as I pursue my evening ritual: dessert. Tonight: birthday cake flavored Oreos. Life is too short to not enjoy something sweet every now and then. Life is already hard enough without denying oneself something small. Today’s WORKOUTS (plural, finally – a two-a-day!): Morning: 1,300 yard swim Evening: 4.0 mile run … Continue reading →