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Day 022 - Into the pool!

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NINE MORE WEEKS UNTIL YOUR NEXT HALF-IRONMAN!



This week's focus is Base Maintenance with a minor addition of speed. Your total workout time this week will be:

Age Group: 10 hours, 15 minutes;

Elite: 10 hours, 45 minutes;

Pro: 11 hours, 30 minutes.



TODAY'S WORKOUT:

SWIM: Distance Freestyle.

Set 1:

Do 2-3 repeats of the following:

2 x 100 freestyle plus 4 x 25 drill.



For the 100s, improve your time on each set. For the 25s, do a drill round:

1 = fist free,

2 = 1-arm free,

3 = catch-up free.



Set 2:

500 free: steady pace.

4 x 100: short rest free (5-10" rest).

500 free: steady; go 15" faster than the first 500.

4 x 100: long rest free (30-40" rest); have your average be 3-5" faster than the short-rest free 100s were.



Total distance for this workout: 2400-2700 yards/meters.



STRETCH 15'. ABS 10': 100 upper abs, 100 lower abs, 100 sides.