Category: Fitness

Swim Technique Notes

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  • Rotate body to gain more reach
  • use hand and forearm to catch the water
  • Keep shoulders down/low and use lats , not shoulder to pull
  • Start slow and get faster with pull
  • pull all the way down past waist
  • Breathing:
    • keep one goggle eye in water, one out
    Think about making your body as long as possible with timing

    Drills:

    • Rotation
      • kick, check rotation, arms at side
      • rotate kits and shoulders, everything in sync
      • 6 kicks one side, 6 kicks flat, 6 on left side (Using fins)
      One arm forward with fins on
      • Swim on side, like superman, make sure body is parallel to wall
      • try to breath
      Skull Drill
      • Use just your hands and work in a small figure 8 rotation to propel yourself down the pool (probably very slowly)

Memorable Runs: The Other Epic

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Attempt 1:

First time attempting this run and failed pretty badly, called Kate from McAdenville to come and pick me up 🙂

Attempt 2:

The second time was a little faster and at least completed it 🙂 This was probably closer to 30+ miles due to the trails in Poston.

Attempt 3:

The 3rd time was probably one my most solid runs epic run … Rocky Branch + Poston – to the top of Spencer Mountain and back. 4.5 hours … 26+++ miles, 2,200ft climbing.