08/10/04 Breaststroke Taper Practice

Just two more practices before I leave for USMS LCM Nationals. I still wanted to crank it out a bit today, but take more rest between efforts. WARMUP: 400Four EZ rounds of 25 Breast kick and 75 BackstrokeMAIN SET: 150 with pull buoy, alternating Breast kick on back and Breast sculling or Breast1 X Broken 200 (4 X 50 Breast on :55 sendoff or approx. :12 seconds rest). Focus was EYES DOWN on the turns and EZ, fast cadence. Took 9 strokes on most lengths. (Times were 43...43...43...42.)150 with pull buoy, alternating as on above 1501 X 100 Breast. Focus on EYES DOWN on the turns and getting hands slightly over the water on the recovery. Took 10 strokes on each length. (Times was 1:25.)100 Breast kick with board -- 14 kicks...13...12...11 by 15. Then 50 EZ backstroke.1 X 100 Breast. Same focus as above. Took 9 - 10 - 10 - 10 strokes. (Times was 1:24.)150 with fins, alternating 25 Head-Lead Body Dolphin on Stomach/ 25 on Back1 X 50 Breast. 1o strokes per length. (Time was :40.)150 with fins, as above1 X 50 Breast. 10 - 11 strokes. (Time was :39.)100 Breast kick with board -- 14-13-12-11 kicks per length by 15. Then 50 EZ Free.4 X 25 Breast on :45 sendoff. Focus on not going too deep on pullout and getting cadence going right away on first few strokes. Took 11 strokes on each. (Times were 18...18...18...18)150 EZ warmdown, then 3 starts from the blocks. Total Yardage: 2050