Still Getting After It In The Cold!

California has been sunny, but not so warm. Morning practices have been in the lower 40s and until the sun comes out you can really feel the bitter cold.

The cool thing about the blog is that it is a working history of this team. This isn’t the first time that we’ve had bad weather on a training trip. Our seniors will remember their first trip to Cocoa Beach…

http://www.havenswimming.blogspot.com/2010/01/great-first-practice.html

But just like then, we’ve remained positive…

http://www.havenswimming.blogspot.com/2010/01/jump-for-joy.html

Despite the weather, we’re working hard and doing what we came to California for. The women are a small (but mighty) group that is going through the hardest phase of the season in a place they thought would be warm, but isn’t. Its hard to fight adversity, but that’s what athletes do, and they’re better off because of it.

We’ve been breaking off into groups in the morning, this was this morning’s distance practice.

8 x 1000

1.       Warm Up, every 4^th kick

2.       10 x 100 @ 1:30 pace 1:20

3.       8 x 125 @ 1:50 100 build 25 AO

4.       5 x 200 @ 3:00 breathe every 3/5/7 by 50

5.       4 x 250 @ 3:45 train style

6.       2 x 500 @ 7:30 make it

7.       1000 @ 14:00 for time

8.       500 fast @ 7:00, 500 WD

3 more swimming practices while here, and one intense dryland later today! GO HAVEN!

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