Swimming
Workout
running, swimming & the Highbridge
I woke up at the crack of dawn this morning. The air coming in through the window was cool for August and I was craving a run, so I slipped on my running shorts (yes! me in the shorts again!) and I went for a half-hour jog in and around the lovely Ft.
Workout
Going The Distance
Two hundred meters from finishing my workout last night the masters swim team took over my lane. Rather than leave without reaching my goal of swimming a mile, I slipped into another lane to knock out my last two laps. But to make the hassle of changing lanes worth it, I went for broke and swam an extra 400 meters on top of the 200 to reach an even 2,000 meters -- my longest swim yet!
Workout
Million minutes still???
Guess I was a little bored with this one, I haven't updated in a while. But..since it is still here..I made a goal this week of 60 minutes each day so I've updated this week through today.
M: 20 weights-upper (dvd); 40 minute walk
T: 60 walk/run
W: 20 weights-lower (dvd): 20 minute walk; 15 minute swim
Th: 60 bike ride
Workout
How does sculling in swimming work?
I am amazed that with a wave of my hand I can "grab" the water and move myself forward farther and faster with each stroke when swimming. How does this work?
Noon Stretch
Successful Outdoor Swimming
"I've been struggling with laps at the outdoor pool because I want to wear a cute swimsuit (not my racing suit) while lounging poolside, but cute swimsuits are not functional. But I think I finally figured out what to wear -- my tankini. This seems to satisfy my vanity while still reducing drag and giving my arms free range of motion...."
— liz, today, 11:05 A.M.
Workout
I did not trip today and spent time floating in the ocean.
After Friday's self managed run, I decided to ask the hotel people if they had a trainer available for the rest of the week. I haven't gone that route yet, and since I'm only here for a few days, I figured it might be a good way to test those waters. Renting a cabana at this resort only costs $30 a day, so I am guessing a trainer couldn't possibly charge NYC prices per hour either.
1st Swim of the Year! or, how not to lose your swim bottoms in front of the neighbors
In the bedroom mirror, finding your swimsuit is a little loose is a fantastic thing! Less so when you decide to execute a glorious dive into the deep end of the neighborhood pool.
Other Places
Gratuitous
Swimming on Mount Everest
People are crazy and impressive and crazy. Case in point, the 13-year-old who reached the summit of Mount Everest this weekend. Case in point #2, environmental campaigner Lewis Gordon Pugh, who swam across a lake at Mount Everest base camp over the weekend. Wait, you ask, wouldn't that be freezing? Yes! The water was 2 degrees celsius. And he was in a speedo, and this wasn't some quick plunge. It was a 22 minute, kilometer long swim. Pugh swam with the goal of drawing attention to the impact of climate change on the Himalayas. More immediate effect of his video: Intense, worldwide gratitude for sweaters.
Online & Video
Wake Up Call
Average, Schmaverage
We must overcome the notion that we must be regular...it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.
Image: Australia’s first women Olympians, Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, 1912
Scientific
Baby Swimmers are Better at Everything
Attention godparents: Forget Savings Bonds — you should sign the kid up for swim lessons. Science says so, in particular, a new study conducted in Iceland, which showed that babies who learn to swim before they're seven months old wind up better at pretty much everything, or at least everything involving balance and coordination. When the researchers compared five-year-olds who'd learned to swim as babies with five-year-olds-who hadn't, the swimmers walloped the other kids in everything from walking on tiptoes and skipping rope to rolling a ball into a goal and catching a beanbag. So sign them up already — heaven forbid they reach age five lacking beanbag catching skills!