Post by robreddy on Sept 8, 2011 14:40:38 GMT -5
It's THAT time of the year again - Tri Swimming is coming BACK!!
As in the past, Tri Swimming it is a highly structured swim training program. It covers about 7 months and trains triathletes in a manor simular to competitive swimmers - however unlike traditional masters swim programs there are special considerations for the needs and abilities of triathlete swimmers incorporated into the program.
The program will again be 16 dates solid. We will start on Oct. 23 through the end of April. I want to hit the first 4 sessions with a TOTAL focus on stroke mechanics and drills. Nothing else - all workouts for the first month will be relatively short and 90% drill focused. We will then do a T test on 12/11 going into three months of distance focused training. I want to work on low HR, sustained effort swimming - but there will also be an emphasis placed on holding form - lot more info on how this will work once we get started. My general thought is that for all I want to work to build a HUGE aerobic base during the winter. I think because we start the program soooo early in the season, this pproach should be beneficial to everyone in the long run, particularly folks considering doing a HIM/IM next year!!! As we get into early spring I want to break the group in two - one side for people who will be "A" racing sprint/oly distance in '12 and one group for people who will be "A" racing HIM/IM - the reason for the break will be to provide different work out tracks that (i think) will better prepare people for their big race.
We will again be using the Oberlin pool and will have a start time of 8 a.m. For those not familure with Oberlin - it is about 35 min from Bay Village and about 30 min from the airport.
Cost for the "Tri Swimming"program will be $180.
If you are interested in Tri Swimming - please let me know ASAP - I will get you some paperwork (I'm being pushed to have releases completed BEFORE we begin practice). Feel free to share this message/registration with anyone you think might be interested.
As always - space will be limited and (hopefully) filled.
Questions please let me know.
Tentative dates
10/23 - swimming
11/6 - swimming
11/13 - swimming
11/20 - swimming
12/4 - swimming - stroke work AND swim practice
** this is our stroke 'clinic' phase
12/11 - swimming
** 1st T-test
12/18 - swimming
1/8 - swimming
1/22 - swimming
2/5 - swimming
2/19 - swimming
3/11 - swimming
** this is our 'over distance' phase
3/25 - swimming
4/1 - swimming
4/15 - swimming OR 4/22 - NOTE - we will swim ONE of these two dates based on pool availability. I should know by early Nov. which Sunday we will be swimming.
4/29 - swimming
** this is our 'sprint/oly OR him/im' focus phase
TRI TRAINER - as many recall we also did a trainer class last winter. While I though this went quite well there are a few things I would like to change if we do this trainer class again. I would again run this as a 2 hour class starting right after swimming. We would start on 1/22 but only run 6 sessions through to 4/1. It seemed after April 1 people wanted to start ridding out side and even more so people were basically tired of indoor ridding. I would also like to make this a BRICK trainer ride - we did a number of classes in this format last spring and it seemed to go very well (using the indoor 200 meter track at the college). And no other trainer ride (to my knowledge) can give you a real BRICK experience.
At this point I would simply like to know if you are interested in the Tri Trainer program - no hard committment needed.
If you are interested in registering for TRI SWIMMING please email me at rob.reddy@oberlin.edu ASAP and I will get you the required paperwork.
thanks
r
As in the past, Tri Swimming it is a highly structured swim training program. It covers about 7 months and trains triathletes in a manor simular to competitive swimmers - however unlike traditional masters swim programs there are special considerations for the needs and abilities of triathlete swimmers incorporated into the program.
The program will again be 16 dates solid. We will start on Oct. 23 through the end of April. I want to hit the first 4 sessions with a TOTAL focus on stroke mechanics and drills. Nothing else - all workouts for the first month will be relatively short and 90% drill focused. We will then do a T test on 12/11 going into three months of distance focused training. I want to work on low HR, sustained effort swimming - but there will also be an emphasis placed on holding form - lot more info on how this will work once we get started. My general thought is that for all I want to work to build a HUGE aerobic base during the winter. I think because we start the program soooo early in the season, this pproach should be beneficial to everyone in the long run, particularly folks considering doing a HIM/IM next year!!! As we get into early spring I want to break the group in two - one side for people who will be "A" racing sprint/oly distance in '12 and one group for people who will be "A" racing HIM/IM - the reason for the break will be to provide different work out tracks that (i think) will better prepare people for their big race.
We will again be using the Oberlin pool and will have a start time of 8 a.m. For those not familure with Oberlin - it is about 35 min from Bay Village and about 30 min from the airport.
Cost for the "Tri Swimming"program will be $180.
If you are interested in Tri Swimming - please let me know ASAP - I will get you some paperwork (I'm being pushed to have releases completed BEFORE we begin practice). Feel free to share this message/registration with anyone you think might be interested.
As always - space will be limited and (hopefully) filled.
Questions please let me know.
Tentative dates
10/23 - swimming
11/6 - swimming
11/13 - swimming
11/20 - swimming
12/4 - swimming - stroke work AND swim practice
** this is our stroke 'clinic' phase
12/11 - swimming
** 1st T-test
12/18 - swimming
1/8 - swimming
1/22 - swimming
2/5 - swimming
2/19 - swimming
3/11 - swimming
** this is our 'over distance' phase
3/25 - swimming
4/1 - swimming
4/15 - swimming OR 4/22 - NOTE - we will swim ONE of these two dates based on pool availability. I should know by early Nov. which Sunday we will be swimming.
4/29 - swimming
** this is our 'sprint/oly OR him/im' focus phase
TRI TRAINER - as many recall we also did a trainer class last winter. While I though this went quite well there are a few things I would like to change if we do this trainer class again. I would again run this as a 2 hour class starting right after swimming. We would start on 1/22 but only run 6 sessions through to 4/1. It seemed after April 1 people wanted to start ridding out side and even more so people were basically tired of indoor ridding. I would also like to make this a BRICK trainer ride - we did a number of classes in this format last spring and it seemed to go very well (using the indoor 200 meter track at the college). And no other trainer ride (to my knowledge) can give you a real BRICK experience.
At this point I would simply like to know if you are interested in the Tri Trainer program - no hard committment needed.
If you are interested in registering for TRI SWIMMING please email me at rob.reddy@oberlin.edu ASAP and I will get you the required paperwork.
thanks
r
