Day three of my attendance at Tri50 swim camp in Lanzarote run by Jo Lewis and Sandra Barden.The weather is glorious (a tad windy), the beds hard as boards, and the company lots of fun. so far!
The camp started on Sunday night with a meetup of all 13 athletes and a long introductory session over a beer. We learnt about the experience of the other athletes, their reasons for being on the camp, plus some 'interesting' facts which mostly ended up being who had met someone famous.
The first day wasn't too tough. We had some video analysis and CSS testing in the morning, with feedback in the afternoon. CSS stands for Critical Swim Speed and is used as a training tool based on your aerobic ability to swim 400m then 200m as fast as possible. CSS is in fact a number which is your 100m pace, used to increase aerobic endurance over time. All very technical, and particularly good when you have a coach that sets you CSS swim sessions throughout the winter.
The video analysis is always exceptionally useful, as with anything, you often think you know what you are doing but in reality its often very different! I had had a video analysis 18 months previously and so I was keen to see what had changed. As it turned out, not a huge amount! I still had a left hand 'shimmy' thanks to the catch being in the wrong position......something to work on during the rest of the week.
The next two days involved two lots of sea swims and two lots of pool swims, and I decided to throw in a couple of bike rides for good measure.
At the end of day three I can safely say I am looking forward to my bed in 4 hours time!
The camp started on Sunday night with a meetup of all 13 athletes and a long introductory session over a beer. We learnt about the experience of the other athletes, their reasons for being on the camp, plus some 'interesting' facts which mostly ended up being who had met someone famous.
The video analysis is always exceptionally useful, as with anything, you often think you know what you are doing but in reality its often very different! I had had a video analysis 18 months previously and so I was keen to see what had changed. As it turned out, not a huge amount! I still had a left hand 'shimmy' thanks to the catch being in the wrong position......something to work on during the rest of the week.
The next two days involved two lots of sea swims and two lots of pool swims, and I decided to throw in a couple of bike rides for good measure.
At the end of day three I can safely say I am looking forward to my bed in 4 hours time!
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