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FINIS Swimsense Review (and Comparison with the Swimovate) [UPDATED]
A week ago, I was excited to receive my new FINIS Swimsense watch in the mail. Originally, I was excited about the Swimovate watch, which would record my swim workouts and give me some ability to remember the intervals that I swam and how they performed. However, in using the Swimovate, I was disappointed in…
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Total Immersion: Advancing Beyond Beginner
This all started after my last session with Coach Shinji. I had been working with him since July of 2009 and been spending all my time with a combination of drilling, swimming, and tempo trainer work. But something still bugged me. I would watch videos like this one of Ryan Cochrane at the Commonwealth Games:…
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Total Immersion: The Alcatraz Swim with the Centurions Race Report
This morning I raced the Alcatraz: Swim with the Centurions Race which was an Alcatraz crossing that ends at Aquatic Park in San Francisco. I made it to the beach in 44:30. it was a mediocre time for me, about the same as the other times I’ve done it. If there is one thing I’ve…
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High RPMs During Rest Intervals
Last year, my coach M2 gave me a set of cycling workouts which changed subtly; knowing that I had progressed many years with him, he knew he could increase their difficulty. The rest intervals now had a small but important change: they would be performed at 100RPM. Now anyone who has tried to spin at…
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Pain in Training and Racing
Last week I tweeted that to a friend whom I’ve been helping with her marathon training. It sparked a whole bunch of thoughts about pain and its role in training and racing that I’ve been thinking about a lot over the last few years. 1. Pain kinda sucks. 2. Pain can be physical, mental, and…
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Barefoot Running
Earlier this year, I read Born to Run by Christopher McDougall and found it to be one of the most inspirational running books I’ve ever read. One of the most important points the book makes is how our history of running in the modern world has been built up by a bunch of theories which…
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Beginning Marathon Tips
Twice this year I was asked for some tips by some people running their first marathons. This is what I sent them: 1. It is important that you run 3-4 times a week. 2 is the barest minimum and may mean you will have a painful race. A nice schedule is 3x a week with…
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Belly Breathing
A long time ago in Bicycling magazine, I saw an unflattering side shot of Jan Ullrich at the Tour de France showing his belly jutting out. It was, however, an article on breathing from the diaphragm and how it gives you added ability to get more air into your system. The Jan Ullrich picture was…
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I Am Without My Normatec MVP UGH
Last year, I got hold of a Normatec MVP and immediately fell in love with it. Going through Ironman training with it has been amazing; after my long rides/runs, I would use it for 30-45 minutes and my legs would feel so refreshed and recovered, and help me be ready for the next day’s workout.…
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Total Immersion: Swimming Analysis with the GoPro Video Camera
Two weeks ago I received my GoPro Video camera in the mail and was very excited to see if it could help me videotape my swimming at the pool. I bought both the standard lens and wide angle lens as forums on the TI website had noted that both lenses may be useful depending on…
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Total Immersion: Retraining the Nervous System with Drills and Tempo Trainer
These last few weeks I’ve been really focused on retraining my nervous system. Why? Because I was working with Coach Shinji and feeling good about my swimming…until I started doing some detail comparisons of my swimming videos with those of Shinji and on the Easy Freestyle DVD. UGH! I had a major problem with what…
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Grant Hackett and Ian Thrope Swimming Analysis
TI coach Dave Cameron posted this amazing series of photos analyzing the freestyle stroke of Grant Hackett and Ian Thrope. Two things I wanted to point out which were very interesting to me: First, in pictures 5 and 6, it’s unbelievable to see how high their elbows are on the catch. I tried this and…
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Total Immersion: Swim Breakthrough Friday!
Friday I had a breakthrough of tremendous proportions in my swimming. Since my last post, I’ve been focusing on my stroke, specifically my arm recovery, as it has been something that hasn’t felt right. So my typical workout, once I embarked on this focus to fix the problems in my stroke, looks like: 200-300y W/U…
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Total Immersion: Working on Arm Recovery and Stroke
In my last session with Shinji, I worked on my arm recovery. Then, a reader of my blog emailed me for some questions on arm recovery, which prompted me to post on the TI forums, and then prompted this post. In working on my arm recovery, I have been given many visuals through verbalizations to…
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Auditory Cues for Better Running
One of the tools I use for better running has nothing to do with my feet; it’s my ears! Great running form is nearly soundless. Each footfall should land with barely any noise, signaling that there is no wasted energy directed into the ground and that as much energy as possible is driving the body…
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