Tuesday, 28 July 2009

New PB: 125m DNF!

I had a great day today, finally touching the other side of the pool at the 125m mark. And I even did it without my lovely monofin. Yes, my leg kick is kind of funny... But it seems to do the job ;)



Arms and legs were pretty lactic afterwards, but that's okey. It was a truely great dive and I'll try to keep this feeling for the next weeks.

I wanna send a big thanks to both Anna and Martin for the company and help with the training, it's been great! Aarhus here we come...

5 comments:

  1. Holy crap Boo! Fantastic! Do you think you might need more weight near your butt and less on your neck? You seem to not be entirely balanced. Add a smooth suit to this and correct balance and you'll be closer to 150.

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  2. Congatulations E! Great dive. As Daan says a suit is really a must. A did some tests two days ago and with my RS1 suit I can do 15m pushoffs and I`m still not perfectly balanced. What I would try if I were you would be to adjust bodyposition. A persons balance shift a little after the armstroke. Try to straighten out your neck abit after the armstroke. It seems you are almost looking backwards. Try looking straight down. I wish I could have a coach and a buddy now. No max attempts for ages. Luckily I`m going to Nordic Deep:-)
    Bjarte

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  3. Congratulations!
    I'm sure you can make 150m DNF if you play a bit with your balancing.
    Good luck with your max attempts and competitions.

    Lubo

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  4. Nice Dive!
    Long dive too! 3'02"!

    Though I agree with the balance and suit part, I disagree with head advice. The head in down position relaxed much more, it's even a hypnotising position. Your speed is a bit slow, but you know what speed your body is trained for. Have a good fun and focus at the WC!

    Kars

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  5. Congratulations!
    3min 02s, that's something! 30s/25m is about a normal DNF speed, and then 3 min=150m. With a (Orca) suit you would get more speed without extra work, and longer glidings.
    Your have a special kicking style, not a standard one, maybe it's a natural for you.
    Good luck for Århus WC!

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