Day 4 Taper?

What is tapering? We think we know, and I am sure I have hit my taper once or twice, maybe Indy 2004 and ? Not recently.  2014 PMS SC, no I was using USRPT.  USMS SC 2014, I had stopped USRPT and started TT, traditional training 1 month.  USMS LC 2013, Mission Viejo, I swam the pier to pier on Sunday and my first event was Thursday, so not really, how about 2013 USMS Indy? I need to check, maybe, and I did have some good swims.

1000 swim
8x50
 Drill/swim
  IM order
  Butterfly, no breaststroke.
2x100
  Fly/free
2x100
  Free/fly
6x50
  Free/fly

200 swim

2300 yards

Taper Day #3

Training partner too.
On my own
400swim
8x50 drill/swim IM order
4x100 free build on 2 minutes
200 ez free

With Sara
10x100 free
3rd one hard, 1:24,1:21,1:22
Ez and build other 2
200 ez

2600 meters

Taper Day 2

Trying to keep up with myself.
I did not feel peppy this morning.
1cup coffee before swim, perhaps not enough...

Swim 20 minutes
 Mixed free/back

8x50
Drill/swim
IM order

5x100 free
Descend
60+seconds rest
1:18,1:15,1:12,1:10,1:10

3 minutes ez swim

10x25 back
USRPT style
<20 p="">3 minutes ez

And I Am Back In The Water

 USMS Nationals in Santa Clara last weekend.  Okay, I had some anxiety concerns still.  I started slow, but improved on Saturday after speaking with the Santa Rosa Masters coach, about my anxious moments.  1:00.85 100 Yard Freestyle.  I really think this is possible because I swam in lane 2 next to a friend in lane 1.  I swam 50 Yard Backstroke under 34 seconds(33.98).  I averaged the weekend on Sunday, although my 200 Yard Freestyle was acceptable, as it was 3 seconds faster than 1 month earlier.  50 Yard Butterfly was high 29.67. 

I was back in the water today.  I think my back needs to swim.  Yes it does..

Two Sessions Remain

Although I do not swim until Friday, I really have three swim sessions remaining before the meet.  I include the Thursday meet warm up.  I think there is a timeline for Friday, I need to look.  100 Butterfly and 50 Freestyle are events 8 and 10, back to back.  Estimated timeline indicates that 100 fly is at 1025 and 50 free is at 1115.  I am in heat 5 lane 3 and heat 14, lane 10. 

Yesterday was a no swim day.
I rowed for 15 minutes, that is 2k plus cool down.  Shoulder maintenance exercises too.

Today is Sunday.

500 swim

4x100 backstroke
maintenance

6x25 backstroke

4x100 butterfly
ez

12x25 butterfly
pace
4x15 butterfly
 pace

10x
Texas 25s
freestyle
ez 

Peak That: Taper This

You know, it seems that I have completely missed the peak/taper thing for many meets recently.  Not this time though.  I am peaked and in the middle of the taper.  I remember thinking that I missed my peak at both Nationals last year.  I think I missed peaking at the 2013 SPMS champs too, but that is another story.  It is usually two weeks before nationals.  Dumb. 

So, I remember that directly after the PMS champs I vowed to get in shape.  Well, I am here.  I completed 10 Y sessions.  I swam 2 doubles.  I remain injury free.  My left shoulder wants to be injured.  I feel a bit bigger in my shirts too. 

I have been swimming lots of butterfly too. 

Today
Thursday

500 swimming
250 extra swimming

8x50 butterfly
25ez/25strong
no clock

250 swimming

3x
4x25 freestyle
30 second sendoff
2:30

10x
15 meter butterfly 
breakouts

100ez

6x
block starts

4 more swimming days

Taper This

Here we go. Monday.

500 swimming
250 kick on back with fins

5x100 butterfly
Strong/easy

250 swimming

4x
4x25 free
Fast
30 second takeoff
Kind of USRPT
75 second - 2 minutes rest

Finish with 20 yard no breathers
No clock
Good stroke rate
Finish with ez speed 25s

About 2500 yards