March 11th - Crazy Pat & Her Crazy Coaching

5:30am workouts on Monday mornings.  Half the success is just getting there~!  So yea!!  Here was the workout:

750 "SKIPS"

12 x 25s - cycle 4 (yes Pat, cycle 4 not 3)

8 X 25s IM order down, Free back  

100 EZ

4 X 125s, last 25 IMO
100 EZ

4 X 125s, middle 25 RIMO
100 EZ

2850 total

Gotta love Pat!  I'm beginning to see why she sits on the walls so much asking about the workout while swimming, when even as a coach, I have to explain to her!! HAHAHA  Just kidding.

As for the workout, I felt decent, but good for a Mon AM workout.  For the first round of 125s, I was flipping the 100 mark at around 1:15, but not pushing too hard, so I'm happy.  Strokes felt yucky during the workout, but with not enough stretching and it being so early, I'm not overly surprised.  I tried to work my turns on the IM, but my body said to forget it. UGH. I need to focus on the turns Tues and Thurs night, since the 100 IM this Sunday (along with 100 back) are the two events I'd like to see if I can break Kurt's 35-39 records before I age up.  Neither one of them are a sure thing, and actually very difficult.  I will need to go a :59.73 in the 100 IM and a :59.06 in the 100 back.  I'm getting nervous just thinking about them, but I will give them EVERYTHING I have and see what I can do!