Subject: RE: Greetings from the Mile High City In response to Live2Tri's question about the "Swim Workouts in a Binder" book . . . I really like it. First of all, the book is waterproof, so you can take it with you to the side of the pool (or drop it in the pool ) and it won't get ruined. The book is definitely not about swim technique or coaching. It's purely a set of workouts for things like endurance, form, speed, etc. It tells you what to do for a warmup, the main workout sets, and the cool down, the speed at which to do the workouts, how much of a rest interval between sets, drills, etc. The nice thing is that you always know what you're going to do in the pool and aren't just swimming laps aimlessly. I got it on Amazon.com, and you can view an excerpt from the book to see the format of the workouts if you're interested.
And in response to Sherolyn's question about my goals for tri - my first season will probably just be about learning and training my body to get used to the new stresses. I don't want to do too much or set too high of goals and end up injured (that happened to a friend of mine ). Of course, I have a very competitive spirit, so I'm sure I'll go out in every race to do the best I possibly. But for my first season, I just want to focus on learning, finishing, and having FUN!
Stacie |