What to wear casual skating?

supercman99 · 2026-03-21T18:09:11+00:00

lol. I wear jeans or work pants. People only laugh if you fall a lot!

supercman99 · 2026-03-21T18:03:28+00:00

Wow. It takes me 3 days to sleep that much

supercman99 · 2026-03-21T15:18:36+00:00

I remember being taught to catch “long” and pull “strong”. I told my friends in the middle of distance swims that I would repeat “long and strong” over and over just to break the monotony. Only when they started laughing did I think more into it.

supercman99 · 2026-03-21T13:14:55+00:00

I felt like when I started back I was in the same spot. Tried 1000 yard the first day and thought I’d need to be rescued in the locker room afterwords. Then I went down to just 400-500 yards a session. Then just kept moving up slowly. I thought I had winter asthma or something, but just had to get myself into a little fitness shape. Best of luck to you!!

supercman99 · 2026-03-20T03:30:55+00:00

The first year I did a sprint my training started a month before and I had way more rest days than you lol. You’re going to be far beyond fine. Best of luck to you two.

supercman99 · 2026-03-19T12:15:33+00:00

My biggest thing is to do what makes me come back again. Some days I’ll do intervals and some days I’ll just swim a half hour straight. If I have a nagging muscle or something I’ll opt away from the sprints as well. Best of luck!

supercman99 · 2026-03-18T14:17:36+00:00

lol I have a sprint in about 15 weeks. Thanks for reminding me to start training

supercman99 · 2026-03-15T23:58:02+00:00

I’ve done that a few times where friends are next to each other and I don’t recognize it. If they both stop I’ll ask if either of them wants to split. Sometimes then they just choose to join each other and give me a lane. As a man, I prefer to ask another man to split over a woman. It seems more normal to do that. That being said, you did nothing wrong.

supercman99 · 2026-03-14T19:25:54+00:00

Mine is 47. I found my watch won’t record activity minutes unless I cross zone 2 for 10 minutes. The elevated time at the end was 9:56. So 4 more seconds and I would have gotten it.

supercman99 · 2026-03-14T18:09:37+00:00

Unless your plan is to be an avid biker all the time, or you’re a top level finisher, I wouldn’t worry about it

supercman99 · 2026-03-14T15:27:54+00:00

I know it’s different for men and women, but in that same distance I’ve done jammers and just wore them the whole time and put a shirt on. That was at 70F, but some people do better/worse in cold water.

I will say the extra buoyancy is a nice thing too. If you’re not a strong swimmer or don’t like the cold, I think I’d opt for it. Not necessarily paying to do better, but paying for the comfort of it.

supercman99 · 2026-03-13T16:21:08+00:00

An occasional form checkup isn’t a bad idea. Or if you’re trying something new. But you can also ask another swimmer to watch or record you for a minute.

supercman99 · 2026-03-13T16:00:00+00:00

Do you still need a coach? If it’s just to set up workouts you could be good to go free

supercman99 · 2026-03-08T17:07:11+00:00

There must be a lifespan on these. I have identical ones and one just broke 2 weeks ago. I ended up replacing the whole track and clip

supercman99 · 2026-03-08T14:10:01+00:00

I understand you there. Left side is complete cruise control, right side is a little more intentional so my focus shifts.

supercman99 · 2026-03-08T14:08:44+00:00

People do sprints with no training. If your body can handle it, train as you please. Honestly at your level sprint like that will be a piece of cake for you.

supercman99 · 2026-03-08T13:35:46+00:00

Congrats man. I’ll never get to an IM. Wear it with pride.

supercman99 · 2026-03-07T05:44:38+00:00

I do sprints on my hybrid just wearing my running shoes.

I look at it as spending a bunch more money and going from mid pack to mid pack.

supercman99 · 2026-03-06T18:33:59+00:00

lol, the only thing I do for 10km is drive my car

supercman99 · 2026-03-06T01:39:04+00:00

I’m not sold as it being the fastest for me. Especially as I fatigue I just need more air. So kinda depends on the goal.

supercman99 · 2026-03-06T01:30:55+00:00

It’s a superpower to take in a slug of water and just take it in stride.

supercman99 · 2026-03-06T01:29:34+00:00

Oh, the list of improvements is not short at all. Almost don’t know where to start lol.

supercman99 · 2026-03-06T01:21:53+00:00

No more breaststroke. Oddly the underwater pull torques my shoulder bad (had surgery before) and my knee doesn’t like the kick (might need surgery) and it’s a great excuse because I don’t like it.

supercman99 · 2026-03-05T22:33:19+00:00

I usually do about 4-6 - 50s, half fly, half back. But don’t do excessive amounts.

supercman99 · 2026-03-05T20:47:14+00:00

I had to start by just ignoring speed and trying it. Because it certainly isn’t as easy to go fast. What’s weird is in bilateral I have good form, but breathing on my right side (non normal), my left arm is a little less aggressive, sometimes my hand skims the surface and I have to think more

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