Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Thunderstorm and Yardage

A fantastic lightning storm with rain and hail accompanied me during the drive to practice and shook the pool a little at the beginning of the swim. I guess lightning hit a gas line a few miles away in Littleton starting a fire. Haven't seen a thunderstorm like that in a few years. Hey, if sharks don't kill you, lightning can pick you out of rush hour traffic here in the Mile High City.

The workout at Highland's Ranch was only coached from 5:30-6:20. I swam in the "lap swimming lane" so I was able to do some extra yardage during the beginning of practice and for 35 minutes after practice. I hope to get another 20K plus week. The workout:
1 x 550 warm-up
2 x 50 builds
4 x 25 sprints
3 x 200 pull on 2:45
4 x 150 stroke/free combos 2:00
4 x 50 "Texas 2 turns" on 1:00
4 x 150 (2 stroke/free combos on 2:30, 2 free builds by 50 on 2:15)
4 x 50 descending on 1:15
2 x 1000 ladders (first pull, second fins) on 1:20 per 100 pace
150 warm down
=5,100 yards

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