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Can I really swim too much?

I'm actually getting tired of swimming, after the 75 x 100's and a number of follow up days, and the 100 x 100's coming up in less than a week, and I hate the feeling! I much prefer looking forward to getting into the pool, but tis the season to dread the morning alarm...and feel glad you didn't ignore it once you're in the shower!

*warm up: 4 x 200's
first one free, second with 50 back, third with 50 breast, fourth with 50 fly

*3 x 200's free, easy, moderate, hard
100 IM recovery
*2 x 200's free, moderate, hard
100 IM recovery

*2 x 200's free: moderate, hard
100 choice recovery
*2 x 200's free: broken at 100 for 30 secs, then broken at 50 for 10 secs
100 choice recovery

*250 IM: 25 fly, 50 back, 75 breast, 100 free

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Haim said…
If we were meant to swim all of the time, G-d (or whoever) wouldn't have created Triathlon :)

Haim
December 26, 2007 at 9:38 AM
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