Saturday, November 18, 2006
The Boyz from Ipanema
You can tell our team is gearing up for the December meet because lately the workouts have been taken up a notch. This week's focus was: distance, strength and speed.
On Wednesday, we were assigned a series of stroke sets including:
4 x 25 FL, descending
50 K, no board
4 x 50 BK, descending
50 K, no board
4 x 75 BR, descending
50 K, no board
4 x 100 FR, descending
50 K, no board
Needless to say, this particular IM set was demanding, but I found a good song to help keep me focussed. (Did you know that Gertrude Ederle maintained a breakneck pace during her record Channel crossing by singing "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" while Michael Phelps gravitated toward hip hop at the Athens Olympics?). Inspired by the "tall and tan and young and lovely" swimmers around me, I contentedly hummed Antonio Carlos Jobim's well known bossa nova song until the clock struck eight.
Friday's practice was a different story altogether. When Coach hollered, "Love that lactic acid!," my internal DJ put on some good ol' fashioned punk.
On Wednesday, we were assigned a series of stroke sets including:
4 x 25 FL, descending
50 K, no board
4 x 50 BK, descending
50 K, no board
4 x 75 BR, descending
50 K, no board
4 x 100 FR, descending
50 K, no board
Needless to say, this particular IM set was demanding, but I found a good song to help keep me focussed. (Did you know that Gertrude Ederle maintained a breakneck pace during her record Channel crossing by singing "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" while Michael Phelps gravitated toward hip hop at the Athens Olympics?). Inspired by the "tall and tan and young and lovely" swimmers around me, I contentedly hummed Antonio Carlos Jobim's well known bossa nova song until the clock struck eight.
Friday's practice was a different story altogether. When Coach hollered, "Love that lactic acid!," my internal DJ put on some good ol' fashioned punk.
