Mar 01 2008
Training to swim the English Channel is no joke. We swim many hours every day. It’s important to keep our swimming regimen fresh. Here are some of the tips from Adam and I to keep your swim workout lively. 10 tips to liven-up your (crusty old) swim workout: Listen to music while swimming. We like [...]
Feb 24 2008
In every athletic endeavor that I’ve ever trained for, I’ve always hit that point in training where motivation drops off and every lap or every mile seems like an eternity. You know what I’m talking about, it’s the one where you spend the entire workout thinking “Is this almost over?” This is what I’m facing [...]
Feb 18 2008
I’ve been quite quiet lately. Nothing like a bout of step throat back-to-back with some other heinous virus to derail your training for 10 days. I was able to get in the pool off and on. I felt terrible, but I was motivated by the thought that 2 weeks off would be a major set [...]
Feb 02 2008
Many distance athletes use mantras to keep them whole during long workouts. Through repetition it is possible to derive a kind of strength from the right mantra, and sometimes a small push is all it takes. Some of my mantras are straightforward: “You’re almost there.” “Pain is temporary, quiting is permanent.” “You may be here [...]
Jan 31 2008
Some of you have asked us about our favorite swim workouts. Ruth Kazez has compiled a truly wonderful set of fifty swim workouts. Many of the workouts are short (2000-4000 meters, or 1-2.5 miles). The easiest below are colored green. ONE About 1/2 freestyle, the rest drills,swim,&kick Fly, Back, &Breast TWO Freestyle 50′s, then swim [...]
Jan 26 2008
Wanted to share a lovely blog post from a woman who is training to swim the English Channel with type 1 diabetes. Her name is Jan Alexander. The post is about her annual New Years swim; she does one hundred sets of 100s. That is 6 miles of swimming (in a meter pool). I liked [...]
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