Forum: Freestyle
05-15-2012
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,903
I have seen an ultra marathoner go from barely...
I have seen an ultra marathoner go from barely swimming 25 yds to swimming a mile in 5 days at a TI Open water camp in Kona a couple of years ago. If you are in good physical shape I think your goal...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-09-2012
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,902
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Forum: Freestyle
02-24-2012
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,188
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
02-22-2012
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,081
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Forum: Freestyle
02-20-2012
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,352
Great swim
I had a great swim today. There was a winter advisory and snow up in the mountains but the beach just had a few sprinkles. Gotta love the Big Island. Friends and I headed for the half Ironman buoy...
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Forum: Freestyle
02-07-2012
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,180
Just an idea
One thing that may have happened when you sped up was that you tightened the muscles in your hand. Tension in those muscles make you use more of your smaller arm muscles. Relax the hand and your...
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
01-23-2012
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,802
Email
deniseboatwright@email.com
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
01-22-2012
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,802
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
01-22-2012
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,802
Aloha
I have seen a person go from barely swimming a length to swimming over a mile in less than a week at a TI open water camp in Kona. I don't think it's unrealistic to swim 1.5K in a couple of months....
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Forum: Links and References
12-24-2011
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,914
1 sentence
Success is having the feeling of calm and enjoyment as the water flows over me, no matter what distance I choose to swim.
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Forum: Links and References
12-23-2011
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,339
Question
Although you can't totally separate the two I'm curious if more people come to TI because of the philosophy (Kaizen) or the technical aspects (stroke mechanics and SPL). Do they come for one and stay...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
12-19-2011
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,924
Thankful
This morning a dozen of us met at Manini Beach (Big Island) on Kealakekua Bay and went for an adventure swim south about a mile to Ke'ei Beach. On the swim I thought about how thankful I was for T.I....
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
11-06-2011
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,618
Hawaii
We too have boats in most areas. Probably not the density you have on a lake. We also have large animals that we sometimes worry about. We do have regular swim routes that boaters know to be on the...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
09-25-2011
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,104
Getting mojo back
Before April I had a decent stroke and competed in an open water race about once a month. Then I received a breast cancer diagnosis. Although I was back in the water 3 weeks after surgery and swam...
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Forum: Freestyle
05-26-2011
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,311
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Forum: Freestyle
05-21-2011
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,193
Swimp3
I love my swimp3! I use it almost every time I swim. It keeps me relaxed. If I lose focus and my stroke falls apart I can focus on the music, let my body relax a bit, and then my stroke comes...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
04-26-2011
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,522
Depends
A lot depends on what you do now and how comfortable you are in open ocean. When I'm getting ready for the Waikiki Roughwater in Sept. I usually do 1.2 mi 3 times a week, the full ironman course...
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Forum: Links and References
03-25-2011
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,384
Aloha and congrats!
Happy birthday Terry!
You are an inspiration to us "aging" swimmers.
It looks like my first grandchild will be your birthday twin later today.
A hui ho
Denise
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
03-12-2011
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,857
Tsunami
For those of you who have attended an open water camp in Kona and those of you who have been here for Ironman here are some pictures of the pier after the tsunami. Luckily no human injury. No...
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
10-30-2010
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Replies: 20
Views: 15,739
Bilateral breathing doesn't have to mean...
Bilateral breathing doesn't have to mean breathing every 3rd stroke. You need to be able to breathe comfortably on both sides. You can swim one length breathing left then one length breathing right
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Forum: Freestyle
10-24-2010
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,032
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
10-10-2010
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Replies: 16
Views: 8,776
Brrrrrrrrrrr
I think you guys should really think about spending some winter time here in Hawaii where the water temp is 73 - 78 year round.
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Forum: Links and References
10-10-2010
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,160
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Forum: Freestyle
10-08-2010
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,903
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Forum: Racing
10-04-2010
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Replies: 26
Views: 22,022
I think TI techniques help sprinters also....
I think TI techniques help sprinters also. Sprinters can get away with some bad technique because they are only going a short distance. Over a long distance the mistakes accumulate more and more lost...
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