Workout Plan for the Week! 8/17 – 8/23

Without going in to too much detail, here’s my plan for the week. Once I usually jot this down (and this is literally the extent of it), I make sure to put it in to my calendar so I can readjust based on other appointments I might have on there. I also like to leave it … 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 →

8.5.15: 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 – 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 →

4.22.14 Workout of the Day

Morning workout only today – no evening bike ride because I ended up working late. So Dylan and I just made dinner and went for a short walk. But this mornings workout included a 1,900 yard swim from Speedo Pace Club and 40-ish minute lift. I modified the workout a little bit (you can find … Continue reading →

Monday April 7 – Sunday April 13: Weekly Wrap-Up

Before I dig in to this post (this post got to be much longer than I had planned), here’s the final wrap-up for the week. I know I usually put them at the end, but maybe it’s better up top? Top of mind vs. out of sight, out of mind 😉 Weekly Swim: 10,200 yards … Continue reading →

4/11/14: Workout(s) of the Day

Morning: 2,000 meter swim (2,187 yards) Afternoon: 4.3 mile run I’ve been pushing myself pretty hard this week – I didn’t post my workout yesterday, but I did a swim/lift combo in the morning yesterday, and all my workouts this week have been pretty. I would have blogged about it, but Dylan and I met … Continue reading →