Swimming Podcast

I was wondering around Triathletemag.com and found this great podcast about swimming.

LISTEN HERE

38 days to go... HOLY HELL, where did this year go?

Swim Clinics

Last weekend Kimmy and I did the Pacific Coast Tri Swim Clinic at Newport Beach. At first I thought we were crazy for attempting something like this but at the end I am really glad we did.

We learned a lot of valuable information such as how to breath, how to get in, out of the ocean water, and how to just swim in that type of conditions. They also did a timed swim for everyone and showed alot of info on transitions techniques. (I missed out on that stuff cause I was hunted down by a 10foot long sting ray who nearly killed me. Okay, not really but I did get stung and it did hurt like hell.)

Would I recommend this swim clinic to others? HELL YES! I am going back in mid July to finish up the clinic and also will be checking out the clinic before Triforlife.

music to my bones?

While I was swimming on Saturday I noticed a man slicing through the water with a weird contraption on his head. I heard a slight rhymic vibration in the air and realized he had a mp3 player on!!! Fascinated by this, I took my time getting situated to start swimming and waiting for him to be done so I can bother him with a million and a half questions.

The new SwiMP3 v.2 underwater MP3 player is an incredible audio experience. Imagine listening to hours of your own music during your swim workout. The SwiMP3’s innovative sound transfer technology offers exception underwater sound quality. Standard players rely on the transmission of sound through air or water causing the swimmer to perceive only muffled noise. The SwiMP3 uses bone conduction – the direct transfer of sound vibrations from the cheek bone to the inner ear – to provide the swimmer with exceptional sound clarity. The SwiMP3 is fully waterproof and can be used with all the competitive swim strokes.

Weighs only 2 ounces. We have removed the back control console. Easily Clips onto any goggles, without taking your goggles apart. Now has 256 MB capacity for 4 hours of original music.


now, I want one!!!

Monthly Competition

Because this month is OWNED by the girls... i decided to bring up the thought of May's monthly friendly competition.

It will be dubbed... SwimMaster.

This will be an individual competition based on hours, not miles. Once a week, I will dubbed people who are in first and last place Big Fish, Little fish respectively.

You have from May 1- 31 to go out there and swim until you can breathe underwater!




now, go train!!!!

BETS

Some of you may know the bets going on for Vineman.

*Last one out of the water (slowest time) has to buy the first round of drinks (alcoholic or non).

*Anyone who DNF (did not finish) has to buy dinner for EVERYONE.

Well, there's another bet between two of us. Marc and Linda. Linda thinks she can beat Marc's swim time. Marc is scared and is attempting to sound confident she can't. What do they win? Bragging rights for the rest of their lives of who is the fastest swimmer.

Now, go train!