STILL ON CLOUD 9 - SHOWDOWN IS HERE 3/26/07 - 4/1/07

I am still beaming about last Saturday. Maybe its just the type of person I am, but seeing people that were a part of my life for so long really is special. High school was fun and you sort of get to know people, but when you also spend up to 6 hours more a day with your swim family, do this starting at age 10 or 12, plus travel to meets around the country/world together, seeing old swim friends is special.

This coming Sunday is the showdown. I am not sure how my performance will be as I am feeling tired and not really ready. The goal is under 2:10. If I go 2:08 or better, I will be incredibly happy. Even if I lose, 2:08 is winning to me. But don't get me wrong, I'm going to win Marc. :-)

MONDAY SCM

600 w/u easy breathing
4 X 50s breast drills
4 X 50s breast kicking
Main Set:
16 X 75s free on 1:10 - fast / easy / fast
3 x 100s - 25 fly / 50 back / 25 breast 1:40
200 cool down
Total - 2700 meters

The workout started rocky as always. Like I have been saying, mornings take awhile for me to get going. The 75s were decent, going fast/easy/fast. I worked on being strong off the walls. I was going about 1:00s, which is about 1:20s pace for SCM. Considering the easy 25 in the middle, I was happy. The 100s IM style were good too. I believe I went right around 1:19s on them. Now I can't remember, but I was satisfied with the workout.

WEDNEDSAY - SCM

I am starting my mini taper for my rematch with Marc. Aside from that, I find it annoying when people are rude in the mornings at workout. One guy hardly said anything as he walk in. I asked him 3 times if his partner was coming in and he purposely ignored me. I know he heard me because he was 3 feet away. Finally when he was forced to answer, his response was "I don't know.. why don't you ask him!!". I mean come on here. There is no need in life to go through being rude to people like that. It just puts a nasty taste on the way one's day is to start.

Anyway, I am over it now, so let's get back to ME!

500 w/u

25 fly
50 back
100 breast
150 free
100 breast
50 back
25 fly

Main Set:
4 X 200s on 3:10

250 cool down

Total - 2050 meters

The IM set was decent. My 100 breasts were around 1:25/1:30 which is 1:16/1:20SCY, and being that it wasn't even close to being all out, I was happy. The RI was 15 secs. The 4 X 200s I decided to descend 1 to 4. #1 was 2:40(2:23), #2 was 2:38(2:21), #3 was 2:33(2:17) and #4 was 2:24(2:09). I was pleased with that last 200. I swam it 75/50/50/25 and when doing it that way, most of the time it works. Good workout. Not sure where I am though.

THURSDAY NIGHT LCM

Tonight goal was to swim around 2K with some good sprinting involved.

500 w/u
2 X 200 KRLS

4 X 4 X 50s (kick / drill / easy / all out) - 1 of each stroke on 1:00

300 cool down
total - 2,000 meters

The 50s sprint felt really good. My fly was 31 high (27 mid), back was 34 high (30 low), breast was 39 high (34 low) and free was 30 mid (26 low). Exactly where I wanted to be. With those times, I am confident I will be at least going 2:08 on Sunday for the 200 IM.

FRIDAY and SATURDAY - EASY SWIMMING