1/9 - 1/15

It was an underwhelming week, in some ways, but still not a bad kickoff to the Chicot 2017 buildup. This time of year, I am always scratching and clawing for every yard I swim. Monday I did a pretty big benching session that went like this:

15 X 100
8 X 120
6 X 140
1 X 150
1 X 160
1 X 165
4 X 150
4 X 150
4 X 150
6 X 140

On the Swim Pull I repped

22 X 26
22 X 27.5
22 X 29

Tuesday was my first day with my new teaching schedule. I have three large Comp I classes on the Moorhead campus so everything changes this spring. The classes went well, and I drove to the kids after getting out. At DSU, I swam

900
4 X 50 @1:30
300 pull
8 X 50 @1:30
300 pull
6 X 50 @1:30
300 pull
4 X 50 @1:30
300
total: 4,100 SCYs = 3,742 meters.

I thought that wasn't a bad start for the year until I got home and checked my training diary and discovered that I was already behind last year. 

Wednesday I lifted more weights, and Thursday it was back at the kids for 4.48 miles of walking and then to DSU for

900
8 X 50 @1:30 decline 1 -4
200
4 X 50 @1:30 breathing every 9 (?!?!?!?)
400
8 X 50 @1:30 breathing every 7
1,000. 

Chary wasn't there and you know what they say? When the cats away the mice will play. He left us a practice and we were supposed to swim 800 breathing 3, 5, 7, and 9 per 100. I just couldn't wrap my head around that one so I simply swam with the determination to not stop until Ricky did. So I got in 1,000. Everybody else then cooled down and left, but since there were some lifeguards on duty, I started back swimming and did a straight 2,700 in 49:39 for a total of 6,250 yards which equals 5,712 meters.

I went back Friday for

4,250 1:14:47 (1:45)
20 X 50 @1:12 with small paddles
total 5,350 = 4,798 meters.

Saturday I hit Plate City Gym. On the SP (Swim Pull) I eked out

60 X 22
30 X 26
25 X 27.5
25 X 27.5

I also got in a little walking with the dogs at the recycle and at the gym.

Totals:

I walked 7.21 miles,
lifted weights three times, and
swam 14,257 meters.