Another good week

Hi people, another good week had by me. Swim training has been really good. Finished a session about an hour ago which was:

100 each of swim, pull buoy, one arm drill, kick and 4x50 hard with :10 after each 50
then 10x100 w/:15 ea 100, 5x200 pull/paddle w/:20 ea 200, 12x25 underwater streamline
and a 100 warm down
Total 3000

Yesterdays swim:
100 w/u, 100 pull, 100 kick
2x800: 1st 800 aerobic w/:30, 2nd 800 pull/paddle
100 w/d
Total 2000

Fridays swim:
400 moderate swim
300 pull
200 drills
100 kick
Ladder set: 200,150,100,50 - the last 50 of each done HARD. (2 sets of)
400 pull
8x25 kick HARD w/:10 ea 25
400 moderate to finish
Total 3000

Thursdays swim:
200 w/u
100 long dog
100 catch up
100 one arm
4x100 aerobic w/:15
3x200 aerobic w/:20
2x300 aerobic w/:30
1x400 aerobic
200 w/d easy
Total 2700

So that's 10.7 km for the week. I'm happy with that.

I'm looking forward to this weeks training. I can go to swim squad 3 times a week for the next 2 weeks as we are on school holidays! I think that's hilarious - the fact that we get school holidays.
I have a busy week planned and look forward to it. Should even be able to get out on the bike with daylight savings having started today.

Have a great week everyone and be safe.

Ka kite ano

Another good week

Hi, I've had another good week, however, I didn't swim Fri or Sat due to the fact I had no energy to do so. I have been for a swim today and it was a really good swim too.

200 w/u
12x25 underwater streamline
500 kick
500 pull buoy
500 pull/paddle
2x200 aerobic w:15 rest then 50 hard w:30 rest
3x100 medley
200 w/d

Total 3000 m

I haven't been writing down what we've bee doing at squad training lately simply because by the time I get home and sort myself out, I've basically forgotten what it was that we had done. I know though that Thursdays session was really good. You get a good feeling when you finish a session and you don't even realise that you've been in the pool for an hour and you've done 2.3 - 2.4 km and you're like "are we done? feels like we just got in!" I like feeling like that.

I hope everyone has a good week. Work hard, train hard and study hard for those of us that do and I'll see you next weekend.

Peace

It's been a good week

HI people, it's been a good week, a busy week and even though it was my birthday yesterday, I trained and thoroughly enjoyed myself in the process. I've had a great weekend with my number one girl Ashleigh, who came to spend the weekend with Dad, got a phone call from Kikiwa, my number one boy and chilled out with some very good friends of mine from Taupo, who had a bbq lunch for me at Kauri Point. Today, has just been relaxing at home with Ash, with a session in the pool at 4, then I'll take Miss Ash back to Otorohanga.

I've had 4 really good sessions in the pool this past week with a great 2.7 km swim on Sunday, 2.3 on Thursday, 2.4 Friday, 3.0 yesterday and whatever Kathy dreams up for us today.

Forgot to bring Sundays swim with me so I'll post that another time but here are the other 3 swims.

Thursday 10/9
200 w/u
100 catch up drill
100 long dog/catch up
100 duck feet
300 alternating hard pull for 25 mtrs, hard kick for 25
40x25 aerobic :10 rest/25
300 pull buoy
200 w/d

Friday 11/9
200 w/u
100 6 kick flip
100 one arm
200 easy
400 kick
500 pull buoy
500 pull/paddle
6x50 hard
100 easy w/d

Saturday 12/9
200 w/u
100 kick on side
100 one arm
400 kick
200 technique swim - focusing on catch and pull
200 tennis balls + 200 without
400 kick
1000 swim aerobic
200 w/d

Looking forward to what is in store for me today.

On another note, things seem to be going along quite well for me at present, my Te Ara Reo Maori class on Tuesday nights is really cool and I'm enjoying myself so much.
My life is pretty organised training and study wise, to the point that it's planned on the wall for the whole month and ticked off as it's done, it's all good!

Well, here's to a great week for us all and until next time, take care and ma te wa.

Nearly 2 weeks to catch up on.....

Hi people, I was thinking to myself today "isn't it funny what you take for granted..." - up until about a month ago, I would've just gone on the computer at home and "blogged out", but now that I don't have a computer, I have to wait for the weekend and go to the library to do my thing. I had planned to do some blogging last weekend but left my notes at home, so I have to catch up today before my visitors get here on their way to watch the Warriors last game of the season. My visitor is Russell Packer's mum and her niece. She's a really good friend of mine and has been a rock for me through my ugly patch, so it's going to be great to see her.

Anyway they're not too far away so i had better hurry up.

Swimming training has been fantastic. I am swimming really well and feel really strong in the water. This week I have started to swim 4 days a week. I've just come from the pools after a 3 km swim, 3 km last night and 2.2 km Thursday. Sunday will be an interesting swim I think, interesting in how my body responds after 2 fairly big swims.

Thursday:
200 w/u
100 x between long dog / catch up drill
100 duck feet
2x200 - 100 tennis ball swim / 100 free
Ladder Set:
100 w:20, 200 w:20, 300 w:30, 300 w:30, 200 w:20, 100 w:20
200 as B/fly + head up swimming with fins. Cramped up after 25m fly so grabbed pull buoy and finished set
2200m

Fri:
200 w/u
100 one arm
100 one arm - ugly tard one
100 6 kick flip
200 technique
400 kick
12 x 25 underwater streamline
1000 straight aerobic swim and I blitzed it!
400 pull/paddle
200 w/d

Today:
200 w/u
100 long dog
100 one arm
100 catch up
300 kick
4x100 as 75 aerobic 25 HARD
500 pull buoy
400 pull/paddle
400 pull buoy
300 paddles only
200 w/d

Well my visitors are here so I'll endeavor to catch up on Wednesday night.

Take care
Ma te wa
Mr Tua