Training Log Archive: Kat

This was my first practice with the Oxford swimming team. Since it is 0th week and the term starts this Sunday, there were not that many people there. The Ox swim team certainly seems to be low key compared to what an American college swim team would be like, even in Division III. However, even though the girls (except for one or two) don't seem that impressive, there are always the guys to swim with =) So I think I will pay the 100 pounds that it takes to be a part of the swim team and to use the pool facilities.

My workout for today went something like this:

300 choice swim
3 x 50 (25 scull, 25 drill)
750 free (no breaks)
5x50 kick (free)
5x50 kick (stroke - I did dolphin kick on my back)
3x200 (25 back, 150 free, 25 back)
4x100 IM (1 drill, 1 swim)
6x75 (50 drill, 25 swim)

Total: 3,150 meters

Comments on the British:

(1) I often wondered during my high school swimming years if Brits swam on the left side of the pool just like they drove on the left side of the road. Today I discovered that indeed they do. Despite taking note of this before getting into the water, I nonetheless crashed into a girl after doing my first flipturn, because out of habit I steered immediately to the right...
(2) The British use meters instead of yards so I can't easily compare times.
(3) The British have a funny accent. Sometimes it takes me several seconds just to comprehend what they are saying.

Comments on my swimming:

(1) I rated this session a 4 because I really did have to try hard most of the time to stay second in my lane, behind Lisa, the female captain.
(2) The workout was actually a bit longer (the last set was actually 8x75 and not 6x75, for example) but only Lisa did absolutely everything and I thought I should take it relatively easy today so I wouldn't be too sore tomorrow.
(3) Today was quite intense for a first time. I have not done real swimming since November and all of a sudden I am pushing myself and doing over 3,000 meters of swimming. At least I have the common sense to force myself to do a bit less than the entire work-out so as to prevent injury and set-backs later on.

I just realized that I have not eaten a real meal today. I had some cereal and yogurt for breakast, followed by two apples and almost an entire loaf of bread throughout the day. I wonder where my energy is coming from?

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Crunches before bed.