Get Hyped for Triing in the Spring
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(1) Practices will be Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-10:00 pm (we will use the full time). We’re going to be focusing more on distance and endurance work, so expect that once we’re back in the pool, the volume will be creeping up.
(2) I will have printed workouts with me that will be placed in each lane so you can read the workout as we go along. There will be a base pace listed at the top of each sheet, this base pace will differ from lane to lane and you will use this to determine which lane you will swim in. Over time, you will get a sense for what the right base pace for you is. If a base pace is too hard or too easy for you, move up or down a lane accordingly. Which lane is assigned to which pace can vary from practice to practice depending on who is present, just make sure you are in a lane with the appropriate base pace and you will be fine.
(3) We will have 6 test set days interspersed between now and Nationals. It will be three different test sets each done twice to track progress as the season goes on. They will be on 1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 3/13, 3/27, and 4/10. Mark your calendars. Please do your best to be at practice on these days. If you cannot make one of these practices, I highly encourage you to do the sets on your own time to keep track of your progress. There is an off chance that I won’t be able to make two of these practices myself due to some evening clinic/hospital hours that have not yet been scheduled that I cannot control (although I am working with our scheduling office to try and avoid having to miss any of these days). If that turns out to be the case, I will make sure you still have all the resources necessary to do these practices without my direct supervision, but ideally it won’t come to that.
(4) Every workout will be posted here after practice for your reference and for anyone who wishes to use these workouts on their own time: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SqVibAI6AzLReLhBvX0htWBSpKAwzc5mok97SwKJ2Oo/edit?usp=sharing. Another great resource for workouts is this site hosted by my old college swim club if you are looking for more workouts to do: https://app.box.com/pcsworkouts.
(5) Anyone who wants to do additional work with me one-on-one can let me know in advance and I will make 10:00-10:30 pm after practices and possibly weekend times during rec swim available to you. The key there is to let me know IN ADVANCE so I can plan for it.
It’s been a pleasure working with you all this year. I’m really excited for 2017 and I hope you are too. See you all on deck soon!
Much love,
Jess
Mentor List
We tried this last year, but never really managed to get it to take off. This year, as motivation, every time you practice with your mentor/mentee you'll get double practice points towards your attendance score!!! This will be updated as other people join!
Mentor-Mentee
Connie Gan- Ellie Gottdenker
Emily Morgan- Sophie Bishopp
Grigg Schneider- Jon Gross, Flynn Walker, Josh Moskow
Jessica Hao- Kate Westenberg, Lyndsey Patterson
Lizzie Abbott- Sarah Stewart
Mike Kramer- Ian De Moura, Jimbo Reddy
Nick Cornejo- Nadav Harper, Zelun Wang
Nick Rafferty- Joel Pugh, Jon Stepakoff
Summer Elias- Nicolette Laird, Victoria Cui
Gear Rental: If you need anything from a bike to a bike tool, we probably have it, so reach out!