100s with easy 50s on dropping send-offs, a 50-to-150 pyramid

Total distance
4,500 m
Estimated time
1 h 30 min

Focus: Kick, swim and drill to warm up, then 100s with easy 50s on send-offs that drop from 1:30 to 1:15, and a pyramid of 50s, 100s and 150s.

Warm-up (800 m, 17 min)

400 choice

400: 2 x (50 kick + 50 swim + 50 drill + 50 swim)

Main set 1 (1,500 m, 30 min)

50s and 100s are on the same send-off

1 x 50 easy + 4 x 100 @ 1'30"

2 x 50 easy + 3 x 100 @ 1'25"

2 x 50 easy + 2 x 100 @ 1'20"

1 x 50 easy + 1 x 100 @ 1'15"

200 easy

Main set 2 (1,800 m, 33 min)

4 x 50 @ 45"

4 x 100 @ 1'30"

4 x 150 @ 2'15"

4 x 100 @ 1'30"

4 x 50 @ 45"

Warm-down (400 m, 9 min)

200 drill

200 easy

From the GHM workouts archive.