2300m

Warm-up
500s/500p/200k

Sets
4x25 fly drill
4x25 fly s
200back
4x50 brst
4x50p fr on :50
50 front scull
50 back scull

Cool Down
200s

Total: 2300m 1hr.

I felt like I was going to spontaneously combust if I didn't get to the pool today. It's a gorgeous November day, and I got to the pool just as the sun was flooding it....beautiful!! Except everytime I took a breath the sun blinded me and then I saw red spots all over the pool bottom. Felt good to stretch after spending so much time in front of the computer. Hopefully I can get to the pool 2-3x a week before flying home for the holidays! And then....on to snowboarding season!

きときと 黒部 ２００６ 水泳記録会

Kito Kito Kurobe 2006 Swim Meet

This morning Linea and I jumped in the car by 8:30, picked up Kylie, and headed to the pool. We were able to get in a short warm-up before the opening ceremony and the races started. This year's group was much smaller. Most of the masters swimmers didn't swim this year. So, it was mostly just the kids swim club, a few Masters swimmers and us. We got through a 200IM, 100IM, 50s of each stroke, and 25s of each stroke within 2 hours! Lovely! In and out just in time for lunch at Unazuki Beer Garden (buffet style).

Last year I swam the 50 & 25 free, 50 breast and 25 fly. This year I swam 50 brest, 25 fly and 100IM.

50m breast 42.19 (last year same meet 42.98)
25m free 18.53 (last year same meet 18.70)
100IM 1:29.97 (April Toyama Masters meet 1:29.33)

I guess I'm pretty consistent, not much change! Now, if I only trained, think of the possibilities!

Total: ~1000m

I'm working on posting some videos of the meet...I'm gonna try using google instead of youtube.com! Stay tuned!

25m Butterfly

Here is a short video clip from my 25m Butterfly race today! I need to work on keeping my feet in the water! And breathing less. I should have only taken 1 breath in a 25.

25m Butterfly

LC 50m Freestyle

For some reason, blogger isn't letting me embed video anymore. Oh well. Here's the link to my 50m freestyle, the anchor on the 200 Medley Relay Co-ed team at the Toyama Masters Meet in October. We didn't break any records, but I think we got first in our heat and maybe second overall. And then I swam it again, a few minutes later! Ugh!

50m Free

LC 50m Freestyle #2

Yep, I swam two of these bad boys back to back. Hence, I'm a bit sluggish in this one. It burned! I felt like I was swimming through molasses.

50m Free #2

LC 100m Breaststroke

This is by far my favorite stroke, and maybe my favorite race. Although this was the first time I've swam it LC. And after those two 50 frees, I was really feeling the burn towards the end of this one. There are 1-2 other really fast female breaststrokers, I think in Uozu, two towns over. They are in the next age group, but hold most of the meet records. I still want to beat them (or come close)...that's my goal for next April!

100m Breaststroke




Thanks for all the video links Linea!!

2300m

Warm-up
500s/500p/200k

Set
200IM k (no brd)
200IM p
200IM drill
200IM s
100k

Cool Down
200

Total: 2300 1 hr.

Today began the 3 suit drag! All my suits are falling apart, so just gotta put more on. I'm gonna have to retire my team suits from college soon, although I really don't want to! They're at least 6 years old now. I have no idea how they've lasted so long, except that I didn't swim much between college and coming to Japan! Needless to say, I felt a bit weighted down. It was just a leisurely swim today. Just a little warm-up before the community meet on Sunday! I wonder what I should swim?

Oh...my awards from the LC Master's meet were on the white board at the pool waiting for me. There was a sign pointing to them and my name is on the awards, but it's all in Japanese, so it was good the KMSC coach was in the lobby when I walked in, or I probably would have walked right by them (and looked like an idiot).

The hip felt better tonight. I think I'll try seeing a chiropractor when I'm home next month. Maybe it's something a few adjustments can fix. If not, I'm slightly worried it might be another case of Avascular Necrosis, which I was diagnosed with in my right foot in 8th grade! I'm praying it's not that!!!

2050m

500s
500p
200k IM
200drill IM
3x100IM
300s
50scull

Total: 50 min 2050m

I have been sitting in front of a computer ALL day. I had to get out. I made it to the pool, an hour before it closed. Linea was already in and swimming. Wow, we have exciting lives...at the pool on a Saturday night. And our only post-pool planes...go home! But I'm not complaining!

Next Sunday is the community swim meet!

My right hip is really bothering me today. Usually it only hurts when I run. Today I could feel it during my entire swim! Eek!

KMSC 1400m

Warm-up
400s

Sets
5x50 free b-up (1st ez, 2nd last 13m fast, 3rd 25m fast, 4th 38m fast, 5th 50m fast)
7x50 free breathing drills (1st brth 3/strokes & count strokes, 2nd -2 strokes, 3rd brth 5/strokes same pace, 4th brth 7/strokes, 5th brth 9/strokes, 6th 25 no brth/25ez, 7th 25 no brth/25ez)
3x50 free stroke drills (1st armpit touch, 2nd exist splash, 3rd combo)
1x50 scull

Cool Down
200s

Total: 1400m 1hr. 10min.

Oh no, the coach wasn't there again tonight and they asked me to coach them. EEK! I need to start coming to the pool with a workout in my back pocket so I don't have to make it up on the fly (ha ha ha). Anyway, they seemed to enjoy it! And it's much different from stuff I've ever done with them when the coach is there. So hopefully it's helpful!

13km

It's Nov.5th and it's sunny, beautiful and WARM! Seriously, it's about 70 today. I went for a quick ride around town, cheered for my students running in the ekiden (relay race) and stopped by a friend's house to try on a backpack. Yep, I'm finally gonna do it. I need a proper backpack for travel, hiking, etc. Eek, I HATE making big purchases like that!

I wish I had time for more...but I've procrastinated long enough today!

Misc.

No time for much lately....I gotta get this damn paper done. But I can't sit for more than about 15 minutes at a time. So besides dancing in my apartment and random sets of sit-ups just cause I'm bored and antsy, I've tried to get a little in this week just to stay sane.

Yoga: about 1hr! I love stretching. And it helps my concentration (i hope). FOCUS! I need to focus!

A walk in the mountains: about 3 hours, nothing hard core, but got the heart rate up. Plus I got a good dose of fresh air and sunshine!

Bhangra Dancing: So much fun, I wish my DVD worked better. About 30 minutes.