So tonight was supposed to be butterfly, but the coaches decided to switch it to Endurance night. I really enjoyed Endurance tonight, because I had a really good day, so I had a lot of energy that I could channel into my swimming.
I find that I swim my best when I'm either really happy, or really upset. I know I've said before that it helps me get my frustration out, and I found that it also gives me an outlet for all my excess energy. I think that if I hadn't gone to swim team, I would have been unable to focus on my schoolwork later.
The warmup was a 250 kick, and then we did 2x200s of freestyle.
Then we did the main set:
1650 Ladder
This was a descending ladder:
11 lengths, then 10 lengths, then 9 lengths, etc., with 10 seconds rest between each set of lengths
The coaches told me to mix in backstroke and freestyle.
After we did this, we did another 250 of kicking,
and then a 200 of our choice stroke. I did backstroke.
After that we still had about 15 minutes left, so we worked on our diving starts, and then hung out and talked for a few minutes. This was alright because we were all really tired from the long ladder.
I think Monday is butterfly, which again, I'm nervous for. It will take a whole bunch of willpower not to skip swimming on Monday, but the next meet is April 7, so I know that if I don't go, I will feel really out of shape again, and will not be able to swim my best. Also, it will be important for me to improve my skill in that stroke, which I need. Butterfly is my weakest stroke, so I will need to really work hard on Monday.
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