What Legs?

Wednesday morning:  This morning's swim main set was:

1. 4x25yd flutter kick with board; first piece SPRINT and rest easy
2. 300yd free at 90% pressure
3. 4x25yd flutter kick with board; two pieces SPRINT and two easy
4. 300yd free at 90%, but 5 seconds faster than first 300
5. 4x25yd flutter kick with board; three SPRINT and one easy
6. 300yd free FAST

300 yards is eight lengths of the pool.  Although 300yd only takes about 4-5 minutes, it feels like a long distance, chasing the black line at the bottom of the pool back and forth (repeat).

Thursday morning:  Fin Day!  I should be really excited about fin day, considering that kicking with fins is about the only swimming "thing" that I am fast at.  In order to swim fast with fins though, you have to have leg power.  After yesterday's 25yd flutter kick sprint and 300s, I jumped into the pool and found out, "What legs?  My legs must be on strike!"

Fin Day workout, all with fins:

1. 4x20 seconds on, 10 seconds off of vertical kick, hands in streamline
2. 4x25yd butterfly
3. 4x25yd underwater kick with no breath (Marcia: "It's just air!  You don't need it!")
4. 4x75yd odd pieces breast with fly kick and even pieces back dolphin kick
5. Repeat #1-4
6. 100yd one arm free with partner and PVC stick

I am absolutely ready for the end of the week and a relaxing, chill weekend.  Unfortunately, the weekend will be packed with an open water swim race at Lake Berryessa (I'll let you know if I survive) and several parties.    Are you ready?  Here we GO!