Day 99: Getting the right kick

Calli- The swim was wonderful this morning. I love getting
up with cold water…there is a no fresher more shocking feeling. It’s more of a
love hate relationship. The water will be much more shocking on race day in
Ohio during September that’s for sure. We are in a Recovery Week this week so
the work outs are less than the past three weeks. We are focusing as much as we
can on having strong kicks for freestyle. This is a very difficult thing to get
your body used to if you are not accustomed, but remember that if you stick to it and persevere…you will succeed!

Jose- 750 meters today. 250 meters of bilateral breathing freestyle, 250 meter of kick and 250 meters of bilateral breathing again. The kicking always gives me a hard time. We have been paying a lot more attention to this since we KNOW that this is my biggest weakness in the water. Even though I might have to focus a lot more on exercises that are going to be a pain to do, I’m looking forward for the final result. By using fins I realize how important is just the fact of having your legs up in full horizontal position with the rest of your body. Also I managed to beat Calli in freestyle but of course using the fins, because of that extra speed they give you. I just need to work harder.

“Sometimes you’ve got to believe in someone else’s belief in you until
your belief kicks in.”- Les Brown