Topic: Swimming Thoughts
Haven't done very well lately in posting workouts or anything else related to swimming. I've been so preoccupied I keep forgetting. One thing I am a bit concerned about is my performance on longer distances since I've been doing more of the team's workouts and less of my own. Their definition of distance sets is a bit different than mine, ie theirs is shorter than mine since I am truly a distance swimmer at heart which makes me absolutely insane. They complain about having to swim a 500 straight through in practice when in my own workouts I swim 800 straight through just for my warm out. The team's workouts are shorter in total yardage and generally focus on shorter distances and shorter sets as well.

Naturally it's helped keep up my speed so that my times haven't deteriorated in the long distances (ie the 500, 800, and 1650 freestyle) ... but my times haven't improved either like they would if I was still continuing doing the long stuff in practice. Well at least my consolation is that my times in the shorter distances 100/200 freestyle and 200 backstroke have improved.

After my workout today, I feel more confident about my ability to do all the events I entered for state in two weeks ... although I would feel better if my long-distance strength/endurance was better, like where it was before I started doing all these short-distance workouts. Even though I'm still able to make time, I've noticed my arms feel more tired after long distances than they used to.

Ho hum ... random swimming thoughts at a god-awful hour of the morning because I can't sleep because I drank two coffees tonight thinking I'd be doing schoolwork but changed my mind.