Warm-up:
700s/500p/200k/100s
Set
6x100 25 fly/50brst/25fr 2:15
Cool Down
200s
Total: 2300 1 hr. 10 min.
It's been awhile since my last swim. And last night was a late night out. I got to bed at 5am. So I was a bit sluggish and exhausted, but the water felt great. I was in no mood to socialize (not unusual when I'm at the pool), but that doesn't seem to stop others from trying. Today I met a Peruvian and a Brazilian. We had to communicate in Japanese. Their Japanese is of course amazing. They wanted my cell phone information to get together sometime...but the pool isn't a convienent place to exchange that information. And when I saw them outside they didn't say anything about it, plus the Peruvian was with his wife. Hmm?
I'm off for vacation tomorrow right after school. We have a day of rafting planned and hopefully will find time for some hiking and biking!! More on that to come!
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Disney Sea
....my workouts have been pathetic this last week!!!! Shit!
I was in Tokyo & Nagoya for 4 days and my weekdays are booked solid with extra classes before I leave for vacation next week.
Last Saturday I went to Tokyo Disney Sea. I walked around the park from 9am-7pm. Does that count for anything? Probably not considering I ate a cheeseburger and ice cream. Oh well.
I'm gonna try to make it in for a swim Friday night!
I was in Tokyo & Nagoya for 4 days and my weekdays are booked solid with extra classes before I leave for vacation next week.
Last Saturday I went to Tokyo Disney Sea. I walked around the park from 9am-7pm. Does that count for anything? Probably not considering I ate a cheeseburger and ice cream. Oh well.
I'm gonna try to make it in for a swim Friday night!
Monday, July 10, 2006
3300m
Warm-up/Free Swim
2500m s/k/p
Sets
8x50 alt ez/bd-up
100ez
8x25 brst 3ez/4th fast
Cool Down
100s
Total: 3300m 90min
I haven't been to a Master's workout in about a month for a variety of reasons. Anyway, I know I'm never really missing much, but it's a pre-paid pool time slot. Tonight I was the first one in the pool at 7pm. I thought I would be swimming alone tonight, but others finally showed up a bit after 7:30. Hence the reason for a long long warm-up of a variety of swim/pull/kick. At 8pm I finally asked if we were going to do any sets tonight. That got me into trouble. In response I got...oh please teach us, be our teacher tonight. Oh no!! So, I got my lane to do the above sets. It was so hard for them. We didn't even do it on an interval. I just waited until almost everyone got back to the wall. They were dying. But after the first set, we had 10 minutes left so they asked for more. I think I lost a few people in the process. They got out or moved to the slow lane. Oh well. They will probably be thrilled that I won't be coming to practice again for about a month.
2500m s/k/p
Sets
8x50 alt ez/bd-up
100ez
8x25 brst 3ez/4th fast
Cool Down
100s
Total: 3300m 90min
I haven't been to a Master's workout in about a month for a variety of reasons. Anyway, I know I'm never really missing much, but it's a pre-paid pool time slot. Tonight I was the first one in the pool at 7pm. I thought I would be swimming alone tonight, but others finally showed up a bit after 7:30. Hence the reason for a long long warm-up of a variety of swim/pull/kick. At 8pm I finally asked if we were going to do any sets tonight. That got me into trouble. In response I got...oh please teach us, be our teacher tonight. Oh no!! So, I got my lane to do the above sets. It was so hard for them. We didn't even do it on an interval. I just waited until almost everyone got back to the wall. They were dying. But after the first set, we had 10 minutes left so they asked for more. I think I lost a few people in the process. They got out or moved to the slow lane. Oh well. They will probably be thrilled that I won't be coming to practice again for about a month.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
10 km
It's been a SLOW workout week....read my other blog for the details. But on Monday I was in a bike accident which prevented me from swimming/biking most of the week. I'm totally fine, but 
just taking it easy.
Yesterday, JP, Linea and I, headed into the mountains for the day. I'd heard of Toga before, but had never been. It is up in the mountains down a long winding narrow road. It's hard to believe they can get in or out during the winter. We found this amazing Tibetan Buddhist Nepalese Meditation center there. Again, I'd heard of it, but had no idea what it really was or what to expect. We arrived just in time to watch Nepalese dancing. We also toured their meditation halls and viewed the gorgeous mandalas. And we ate an amazing meal of dahl bhat, Tibetan bread, momos, and chai! Delicious Nepalese food in the mountains of RURAL Japan--strange!
Next we found a hike! We weren't exactly sure how long it would be or where it would take us...except up! Round-trip it was almost 4 hours and about 10km. We hiked to the top of a mountain (~1600m) and if it has been clear, we should have been able to see the entire range. Unfortunately it was cloudy (we were in the clouds) and we didn't see much of anything! But it was an amazing hike! Lots of lush green, butterflies, bees the size of small birds, wild flowers, and only 2 other hikers on the trail!
My knee is a bit bruised after my accident, but I took it slow and it feels okay today!
Total: 10km 3hr. 45 min.
just taking it easy.Yesterday, JP, Linea and I, headed into the mountains for the day. I'd heard of Toga before, but had never been. It is up in the mountains down a long winding narrow road. It's hard to believe they can get in or out during the winter. We found this amazing Tibetan Buddhist Nepalese Meditation center there. Again, I'd heard of it, but had no idea what it really was or what to expect. We arrived just in time to watch Nepalese dancing. We also toured their meditation halls and viewed the gorgeous mandalas. And we ate an amazing meal of dahl bhat, Tibetan bread, momos, and chai! Delicious Nepalese food in the mountains of RURAL Japan--strange!
Next we found a hike! We weren't exactly sure how long it would be or where it would take us...except up! Round-trip it was almost 4 hours and about 10km. We hiked to the top of a mountain (~1600m) and if it has been clear, we should have been able to see the entire range. Unfortunately it was cloudy (we were in the clouds) and we didn't see much of anything! But it was an amazing hike! Lots of lush green, butterflies, bees the size of small birds, wild flowers, and only 2 other hikers on the trail!My knee is a bit bruised after my accident, but I took it slow and it feels okay today!
Total: 10km 3hr. 45 min.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
4000m
Warm-up
500s/400p/200k
Sets
4x50 fr 1:00
4x50 brst 1:10
4x50 bk 1:20
4x50 fly 1:30 (drill)
200k
2x100 fr 2:00
4x100 brst 2:00
8x25 fly :45
400p
4x50 IM
200k
4x25 IM
Cool Down
200s
Total: 4000m 1hr. 35min.
It was windy and cloudy today...a perfect afternoon for a swim in an indoor pool. I usually don't plan ahead and bring a workout, today was no exception. I made it up as I went along, and once I got 2000 down, I was ready to go! It felt good to do a longer workout!! The last time I did 4000m was in March, pathetic! I need to do this more often. It's usually a time issue.
The swim felt good. Fly was a little sluggish but I pushed through. My right shoulder was started to get sore by the end. My forearms were burning a bit during breast-I love it!
The lane was a little crowded, but everyone was pretty friendly today. Sometimes I get annoyed that I know so many people at the pool and so many people recognize me, as one of the two blondes that swims there. But other times it's a reminder that I've established a bit of a life for myself here. Today I waved and/or said hi to at least 3-4 people, not counting the lifeguards! Baby steps.
500s/400p/200k
Sets
4x50 fr 1:00
4x50 brst 1:10
4x50 bk 1:20
4x50 fly 1:30 (drill)
200k
2x100 fr 2:00
4x100 brst 2:00
8x25 fly :45
400p
4x50 IM
200k
4x25 IM
Cool Down
200s
Total: 4000m 1hr. 35min.
It was windy and cloudy today...a perfect afternoon for a swim in an indoor pool. I usually don't plan ahead and bring a workout, today was no exception. I made it up as I went along, and once I got 2000 down, I was ready to go! It felt good to do a longer workout!! The last time I did 4000m was in March, pathetic! I need to do this more often. It's usually a time issue.
The swim felt good. Fly was a little sluggish but I pushed through. My right shoulder was started to get sore by the end. My forearms were burning a bit during breast-I love it!
The lane was a little crowded, but everyone was pretty friendly today. Sometimes I get annoyed that I know so many people at the pool and so many people recognize me, as one of the two blondes that swims there. But other times it's a reminder that I've established a bit of a life for myself here. Today I waved and/or said hi to at least 3-4 people, not counting the lifeguards! Baby steps.
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