Category Archives: Swim Session

Wk10 – 2,000m Early Morning Swim

Posted on March 8, 2013 by lornpearson

This morning was 80 lengths in the pool (or 2000m) at Bellahouston. 37:58. Ave HR: 135 (72%), Max HR 155 (82%) 10 lengths FC swim 10 lengths FC pull 10 lengths FC swim 10 lengths FC pull 10 lengths FC … Continue reading →

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Wk8 – Swim Session 2

Posted on February 20, 2013 by lornpearson

I had another good swim session this morning…I went to Bellahouston and was in the pool for just after 6:30am.  2,000m in 37:32 – 2 minutes faster than last time :-): (Less rest) 10 lengths: FC arms only 10 lengths: … Continue reading →

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Wk8 – First swim of the year

Posted on February 18, 2013 by lornpearson

This morning I was up just after 6am to go swimming.  The pain in my left Hip Flexor had eased a lot since Sunday afternoon where I found it hard to walk and had very limited range of movement.  I … Continue reading →

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Simple Swim Session

Posted on February 14, 2013 by lornpearson

Here’s a simple 80 lengths / 2000m swim session I’m planning on doing.  It should take me around 40-45 minutes to do I think. Simplicity is the key here: easy to remember, easy to count (see here for gadgets to … Continue reading →

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Wk24 – 2,000m swim and plans

Posted on June 11, 2012 by lornpearson

I had a good start to my day again today… a 80 length swim.  🙂  As usual I had a good big breakfast to refuel again.  Yum yum. The pool was pretty quiet again.  There was a rather large man … Continue reading →

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Wk23 – 2,000m swim before breakfast

Posted on June 6, 2012 by lornpearson

This morning it was quite a thought to get up at 6:15am to be at the pool for 6:30ish… but I managed to get myself up and off to the pool ok… and I’m glad I did. I swam 10 lengths … Continue reading →

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Wk22 – 2,000m swim and EAT EAT EAT

Posted on June 1, 2012 by lornpearson

Yesterday I put a poll on my blog asking if I should run or swim this morning.  They got one vote each. So I decided I’d swim. Swimming does tend to take it out of me though, and usually by … Continue reading →

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Wk22 – 2,000m early morning swim & my Training Plan

Posted on May 28, 2012 by lornpearson

Last night when I was swimming teaching I went in the pool, partly to cool off, partly to help teach the kids and adults I was teaching.  I’m teaching an adult to do front crawl just now, so at the … Continue reading →

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Total Immersion Swimming Drill Videos

Posted on January 12, 2012 by lornpearson

I put some new swim sessions on my blog recently, sessions based on the Total Immersion technique. I went in the pool last night to try them out, and think I got them kind of right, more work required though I … Continue reading →

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Wk2 – Total Immersion Swim Session 1

Posted on January 11, 2012 by lornpearson

I got into the pool at 1730 sharp tonight. Wednesday night, I should have remembered that the Glasgow Swim Team is in on Wednesday nights, using three of the six lanes. The other three lanes are set up for lane … Continue reading →

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