Challenge #5. Swim like a fish.

As challenge 4 is over and we have now done bike and run, it is swim time. This one is over one calender month. Start date is Monday Feb 1 and all points gathered during February count.

Here is how the points work.

1 Point - Swim 20-39 minutes
2 Points - Swim 40-59 minutes
3 Points - Swim 60-89 minutes
4 Points - Swim 90 minutes or greater

Bonus points

1 Point - Open water swim
1 Point - Swims done on a third consecutive day. ie swim Mon, Tue, Wed, the Wed swim attracts a bonus point. The count resets after day 3 so a swim on the Thur would be day 1 again.
3 Points - Swims done on a 7th consecutive day. ie swim Mon - Sun every day and the Sun gets 2 points. You DO NOT also attract the 3 day swim bonus points.

Time is counted from when you hit the water until you get out. You don't have to stop the clock for rest intervals. If you find yourself close to another point level, standing around in the pool waching the clock is technically within the rules but not really within the spirit. You will be found out when you get 70 poins then swim 1:25 at your next IM


The Goals

35 Points - Challenge met.
40 Points - First to 40 wins a custom title of their choosing.

Riding in the rain - 1 point

Running in the rain - 1 point

As long as you do it in budgie smugglers and swim cap, you are on.

Does swimming in the rain also attract a bonus point?

Good challenge. Shame it didn't start a month earlier as I won't be doing much swimming after HOTW

No bonus point for a race? If there was and it started today I'd be up for 5!!!

This challenge should be boycotted until he has paid up for the last one!!

" So, what do you win? Well membership to an exclusive group. If you achieve the 30 points in the 30 days you will become a member of the 'Awesome'. This means your forum profile will have this added as a custom title. If you are the first to 30, you will receive the forum title of 'Super Awesome'. If you achieve the most points in the 30 days, you achieve the forum title of what ever you want, no exceptions, swear words excepting."

Sounds good Alex - it will be a great challenge for me as my swim sessions rarely go over 40 minutes and I am lucky to get in 3 sessions a week.

With 6 swim sessions this week, including 2 over the hour mark, am wishing my program was started a week later at the moment

Had a thought it might be interesting for some recording of individuals best time over whatever distance now before the challenge starts, then see if there is any improvement at the end of the month.

Maybe choose the distance you want (anything from 50m to 1km TT for example) and see what improvement comes from consistently training over the month. Would be more beneficial for the BOPers.

Excellent idea! I am just using the chalenge to build to a reasonable volume again but will do a 200m TT start and finish to see.

im planning on doing 2 x 20 km weeks to see if my times drop considerably

starting on monday

Excellent idea! I am just using the chalenge to build to a reasonable volume again but will do a 200m TT start and finish to see.

Who'll be there to throw a block of wood at you if you're just dragging your arse along

Hah. Probably my two pool boys. These are actual people not foam

I can picture that, two of the smaller guys in the squad, scooter could find a picture of that in five minutes

2 points for me, 2.5km in 44 minutes

Easing into the challenge after a long day at Gundi yesterday. 1 point, 1.5kms in 28 minutes for me.

Bloody hell Rex! I won't even be looking at a pool this week after yesterday!

Blair
I am going to swim training tonight...at least I can see my hands in the water there !!

Kicked it off tonight with 130 laps of the backyard pool, approx 1km in 22min

1 point

Squad tomorrow night

Mick G wrote:Kicked it off tonight with 130 laps of the backyard pool, approx 1km in 22min

Did you swim around the corner each lap Mick?

Swim squad this morning. 1 hour = 3 points for me!

3 for me too!

another 3 points for me after 3.5 km in 1:06 taking me to 5 points. aiming for 20 km this week and next.

Mick G your a saddist.