To: Carleton Coaches
Bcc: Early Birds (51 addresses); = Whitecaps (67 addresses), Nightcaps (33 addresses), Varsity registered with = Masters (12 addresses), Very Early Birds (26 addresses)
Dear Coach:
Why do the lanes alternate directions (e.g. if lane 1 goes = counter-clockwise, lane 2 goes clockwise, etc.)? PuzzledDear Puzzled: The reason for this is = that if you hit hands with a person in the next lane, at least you are both going in = the same direction, so there is less likelihood of an injury. In the = deep end, the lane nearest the diving well must go counter-clockwise to avoid = running into the corner of the "L", and the other lanes are calculated from = that. The shallow end lanes go in the same direction as they would if the = pool was set up Long Course.
Dear Coach: When should I = breath out in freestyle (do I breath out all the time, or just before I breath in again)? Out of Breath
Dear O. o. Breath: The more air you have in = your lungs, the more buoyant you are and the better you float, thus you want = to keep air in your lungs as much as possible. At the same time, when you = turn your head to breath, you want to be breathing in, not out and in, to = maximize the amount of air you breath in while turning your head for as short a = time as possible. Thus if you are breathing every three strokes, you = want to hold your breath in for about 1.5 strokes and then breath it out slowly = for 1.5 strokes. If you were breathing every 5 strokes, you would hold your breath in for about 3 strokes, and then out for 2. Practice this when we do sets with a breathing pattern -- = you should find the breathing pattern much easier to do if you hold = your breath in for all but the last 2 strokes!
Dear Coach: Can you please write the pace = times on the board larger as they are very difficult to see? Twenty-twenty
Dear T.-twenty: Sorry about that -- I will attempt to improve this! Please let me know before you start your set if you can't = see the pace times. I'll either write them in a larger font for your lane, = or explain the pattern so you can calculate them yourself -- sometimes it = is a multiple of a certain amount of time per 50m.
Winter times for private Masters lessons with = Lynn are Monday 4-5pm, Tuesday 7:15-8pm, Wednesday 8-9pm, Thursday 7:15-8pm, and = Saturday noon-1pm. Prices for Carleton Members are $35 for 1 hour, $65 for 2, $90 = for 3, $112 for 4 and $132 for 5 hours, all plus GST. Lessons are also = available to non-Members at a higher cost ($50, $85, $115, $142 and $162, all plus = GST, for 1-5 hours, respectively).
For those who want to take semi-private lessons = (2-3 students), the cost per student for Carleton Members is $21 for 1 hour, = $39 for 2, $54 for 3, $67.20 for 4, and $79.20 for 5 hours, all plus GST. = For non-Members the cost per student is $30 for 1 hour, $51 for 2, $69 for = 3, $85.20 for 4, and $97.20 for 5 hours.
Contact Lynn for availability.
Interested in Copies of the = Workouts?: If you are interested in getting copies of the Earlybird or Nightcaps = Masters workouts ahead of time? Let me know. I usually e-mail = out the week’s workouts on Sunday.
Triathletes: Check = out Rudy Hollywood’s (Earlybirds/Whitecaps) website: http://www.trirudy.com and = subscribe to the daily tri-news e-mail.
Your input to this newsletter is most welcome, = especially for the race results and "Ask the Coach" sections! To be = added or removed from the receiver list, just let me know (lynnmarshall@sympatico.ca).
See you at the pool!