Thursday, November 15, 2012

Total distance
3,400–4,300 m
Estimated time
1 h 10 min to 1 h 30 min

Focus: Aerobic 100s: kick with fins that descends to a pace, swim alternating long and easy with fast, then pull that descends and eases off.

Warm-up (1,100–1,400 m, 21–27 min)

Warm up - 100s

5 swim/3 kick/4 pull/2 drill

OR

4 swim/2 kick/3 pull/2 drill

Kick set (600–800 m, 14–19 min)

6 OR 8 x 100 kick with fins@ 15 rest

1) smooth

2) strong - pick a pace

3+) decend to/below pace

Main set (1,000–1,200 m, 21–25 min)

10 or 12 x 100 Swim @ 15 rest

odds) ez/long

evens) desc to fast pace

Pull set (600–800 m, 13–17 min)

6 or 8 x 100 pull @ 20 rest

descend 1 - 3or4

ascend 4or5 - 6or8

Warm-down (100 m, 2 min)

100 easy (added: the original has no warm-down)