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[polyteleology]

“Celtic Boar” by Ellen Jewett

[findingironman]

Little Tiny Swim Breakthrough

Maybe all you have to do is complain publicly on Tumblr to finally make a little swim breakthrough...emphasis on LITTLE swim breakthrough here, people. Yesterday I realized that I’ve only been really pulling for about half of my pull. Does that even make sense? When I start my pull, my arm is super lazy, then about halfway through, I give it some oomph. Yesterday I gave that pull some oomph right at the start. The result? A little bit faster, didn’t bother the shoulder, and a whole lot harder. Swimming isn’t easy, you guys, but moments like these give me hope that I can keep doing a little, tiny bit better.

[sagerountree]

Read: How Long Do You Need to Recover After a Race?

Read: How Long Do You Need to Recover After a Race?

I’ve got a series on recovery and the off-season running at Ironman.com. The first one asks, “Do you know the most powerful factor in the recovery equation?”:

In my book, The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery, I include in the appendix a post-race recovery chart. This chart lists the number of days an athlete should plan to recover, based on the race distance and other factors (such as whether the race…

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