WHERE DO YOU LOOK WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR BREATH?
This week in the pool, we worked on whale eye, pirate mouth and laser beam.
Where Do You Look? :
During your next swim, take a couple of laps and start to notice where you look when you take your inhale. If you are looking at the ceiling, you are looking to high! Start playing with looking at the buoy line and looking back slightly over shoulder.
Whale Eye:
Think about rotating hips, shoulders and head so that you can get just one goggle (whale eye) out of the water when you inhale.
Pirate Mouth:
As you take your breath, take your mouth off to the side like a pirate saying "argh", matey do you want to go to sea?
Laser Beam:
Whether you're taking a breath in or if your face is in the water, focus on having a laser beam on the top of your head, pointing toward the end of pool, just under the water. Laser beam decreases the chances of getting water in your mouth when you get your whale eye and pirate mouth out of the water!
Have fun and be playful!
I love the accountability and the structure of the Virtual 70.3 Half Ironman training program. I don't think I would have gotten this far without the program. The accountability is huge for me!
Deborah Jackman
My coach Kevin Willis is amazing. His swim practices have been a real game-changer for me. A great communicator regardless of your swim level. The whole club is supportive of everything you do. You don't need to be an Ironman to benefit from their programs. 5 stars all around!!! - Denise Pittuck
I just wanted to thank you and your team (Gabi! Brenda! Maggie! Dawn!) for making last weekend's event so amazing. I had tried to do a try-a-tri on my own last summer, and the experience was night and day.
Even though I didn't make every virtual session, I felt so prepared... I knew where to go for information, and I knew I had a team of people (coaches and our beginner tri group!) who were all there to support me.
It was interesting to watch Eric train on his own (without access to the TrainingPeaks workouts and without the weekly meetings to ask questions and learn more about proper form and race-day stuff). When we left on Sunday, he looked at me and was like "we're DEFINITELY doing the training with Julia if we decide to go for the olympic distance, right?".
So glad to have found this club and looking forward to many more triathlons in the near future!!! Tai Teleso