tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post1656402613257412468..comments2023-10-12T05:00:35.247-04:00Comments on Jacob's Land of Bliss and Blisters: Keep It off My Wave, My WaveJacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-26007379012155703412011-03-25T16:21:29.528-04:002011-03-25T16:21:29.528-04:00High school *team*, that is. Stupid fingers.
And ...High school *team*, that is. Stupid fingers.<br /><br />And I assume you're swimming freestyle, but if you really want a workout you should try butterfly. THAT is exhausting.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940936362201799176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-50145325519151308632011-03-25T16:20:09.608-04:002011-03-25T16:20:09.608-04:00Yeah, swimming will wear your arse out if you'...Yeah, swimming will wear your arse out if you're not used to it. I swam on my high school swim my freshman year, but since I'd only swam summer league prior to that, I'd get blown out of the water by the year-round swimmers I was competing with. It was a tad embarrassing, which is partially why I only did it for one year.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940936362201799176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-50282586146570278702011-03-22T08:05:43.069-04:002011-03-22T08:05:43.069-04:00Sid, is that a half marathon or are you suddenly a...Sid, is that a half marathon or are you suddenly a crazy-good distance runner? 2:30 would be a sub-6-minute mile over 26 miles. For you crazy metric people that's basically a 3:30 per kilometer pace. The women's world record is only 15 minutes faster than 2:30.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-4111197882044993822011-03-22T07:55:20.774-04:002011-03-22T07:55:20.774-04:00I plan to start training for my first triathlon in...I plan to start training for my first triathlon in April. Right now I'm just focussing on completing the 2 Oceans Marathon in under 2:30.Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378637266179966793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-40281471314024210892011-03-19T10:41:41.223-04:002011-03-19T10:41:41.223-04:00I am a terrible swimmer. I never got past beginnin...I am a terrible swimmer. I never got past beginning swimming lessons so I have NO form. All I remember is to "pick an apple and put it in the basket." I DO intend to actually use the pool in my neighborhood this year, though. Of course, I said that last year, too.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245359960166359487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-3585082862144061082011-03-17T17:28:26.232-04:002011-03-17T17:28:26.232-04:00And the key (for me at least) to breathing is just...And the key (for me at least) to breathing is just as you're bringing your arm out of the water (left arm for me, but whatever is comfortable), you rotate your head to that side. So with my face down I reach in the water with my left, stroke to the back and as I just begin to lift that arm back out, I turn my head to the left, breath in, and turn my head back down, and then breath steadily Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-28248608017885343092011-03-17T17:20:33.447-04:002011-03-17T17:20:33.447-04:00Mickey: There was a point in my life where I was a...Mickey: There was a point in my life where I was a very competent swimmer. Even did the whole s-shaped stroke under the water and rotated the arm to reduce splashing when the arm re-entered the water. I even recognize some of the techniques the Olympic guys are doing when I watch on TV. That being said I NEVER managed to do a flip turn without choking myself. Flip turn is the underwater roll Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-16216853432772905292011-03-17T17:09:23.597-04:002011-03-17T17:09:23.597-04:00I'm impressed. I wish I could swim that well.
...I'm impressed. I wish I could swim that well.<br /><br />I don't know the Soundgarden song (or at least I missed the reference), so I've got She Don't Use Jelly stuck in my head, the Ben Folds version, of course, because I'm a dork not a rocker.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796345438886867796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-87296976158079408262011-03-17T16:31:14.017-04:002011-03-17T16:31:14.017-04:00Also, now I have that song in my head, replacing V...Also, now I have that song in my head, replacing Vaseline. You're on a roll.Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-52979801735040920052011-03-17T16:30:05.510-04:002011-03-17T16:30:05.510-04:00Soundgarden.
Aside from the first time I learned ...Soundgarden.<br /><br />Aside from the first time I learned to swim, I've never been trained in the finer points. That whole breathing thing is what gets me. I have a hard enough time regulating my breathing when I run, and my head is always above water then.<br /><br />It's nice that you have that pond to train in, although catfish freak me out a little when they're not in their Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.com