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Triathlon Swimming: Made EasyIt’s obvious that efficiency is critical to success in open water marathon swimming. So is being able to exert control over what and how you think for hours and hours. Stroke counting in the pool while training for an open water marathon may be the best way to improve both.
Posts Tagged ‘open water swimming’
Stroke Counting Grows Brain Cells . . . which may be critical to swimming the Channel
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 3rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 3rd, 2010
Day One of Marathon Season – Training Log Begins
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 2nd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 2nd, 2010
First day of marathon training -Goal is to establish an efficient Stroke Length, then improve my ability to maintain that Stroke Length at gradually increasing Stroke Rates.
Why – and How – Should you Swim Easy?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 19th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 19th, 2009
Why you should make Ease a central goal of your swimming – and 12 specific ways to swim better through ease.
Sample #1 of “Practices that Grow Brain Cells”
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 18th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 18th, 2009
Most distance and marathon swimmers believe the most important thing is to “get the yards in.” I believe there’s much unexplored potential in shorter, well-crafted practices that actually create more direct benefit than long grind-it-out sessions.
What do you think about
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 9th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on December 9th, 2009
In open water, think about your stroke first, most and always. And think in specific and targeted ways. Everything else is just details.
Which is better? Pool practice or Open Water?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 28th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 28th, 2009
Learn to make the best use of frequently-changing tasks in pool practice to improve the ability of your brain and nervous system to “change gears on the fly” and the opportunity for long stretches of uninterrupted stroking in Open Water to deepen new skills into unbreakable habits.
Its All in Your Mind: Improving Through Mindfulness
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 11th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 11th, 2009
I learned to focus not on the clock but on how I’m feeling and moving — that is, process, not outcome. Improved performance, it seems, follows improved mindfulness.
Completing Ironman – one stroke, pedal or stride at a time
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 11th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 11th, 2009
“Terry’s advice was to be the quiet center of whatever pack you’re in. This created a ‘cocoon of calm purpose’ and led to my most memorable swim of all time.”
100 Opportunities to Improve Mindfulness
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 7th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on November 7th, 2009
If you’ve experienced – or expected – boredom during long pool swims, here’s a way to reframe that experience positively.
This is your Brain in Open Water: Why “Flexible Circuits” Matter
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on October 16th, 2009
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on October 16th, 2009
To enjoy and be successful in open water, you need to retain the “Stable Circuitry” from pool practice and add to it “Flexible Circuitry” for differing conditions – chop or swells; packs or “rude” contact; drafting behind or alongside; changes in tempo or pace on start, turns, while passing; etc.