11/18/13
1800 yds.
47 min.
Missed 42-lap workout on 11/17/13, due to tornado weather. Made up 36 of those laps today. Now I am behind 6 laps for the week. Focused on 45-degree stroke, straight pull and two-beat kick. Also focused on keeping my head lower in the water, keeping legs higher, keeping feet closer together, making each kick shorter, and rotating more. Also focused on tring to drop arm sooner and lower, to improve catch. My time was not great, however. I lost time due to having to stop to rest, because winded. It did feel good to continually lap the triathlete in the next lane, though. Also, I had less of a bubble trail. I really need someone to critique my stroke, now that I am trying the TI technique. Will continue to watch tutorial clips, etc. My chiropractor today instructed me to do wrist exercises by lifting a half-full milk bottle a certain number of times per day.
11/20/2013
1800 yds.
52 min.
Missed 42-lap workout on 11/19/2013, due to traveling due to bomb threat in Decatur. Made up 36 of those laps today. Now I am behind 12 laps for the week. Focused on 45-degree stroke, straight pull and two-beat kick. Also focused on keeping my head lower in the water, keeping legs higher, keeping feet closer together, making each kick shorter, and rotating more. Also focused on tring to drop arm sooner and lower, to improve catch. However, 52 minutes is a very slow time. I felt exhausted during the workout, and my lungs felt heavy when breathing. I don't think I am sick, just very tired; perhaps not fully back after the pneumonia. Need to take Vit. D and get better sleep. I really need someone to critique my stroke, now that I am trying the TI technique. Will continue to watch tutorial clips, etc.
[Missed 11/21/13 workout of 42 laps, because completely exhausted. Now behind 54 laps for the week. Discouraged.]