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Water Running with DragSox: Initial Observations
I finished my second week of water running with DragSox as my primary training method to prepare for San Francisco Marathon 2011. Here are a couple of observations so far: Water running with DragSox is hard. I was in good shape before I started water running; I had been training with DragSox for 9 months…
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San Francisco Marathon Water Running with DragSox Workout 2
Today I plan a first long water run with DragSox. I am going to build up from here… WU + drills = 25 min 10 x 25 swim with small VoloBlades as one all out, one easy; @0:45 400 water running with DragSox. 50 with 2 x 2 lbs weights (I hold one in each…
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Visualization
Food for thought: In an experiment that is as hard to believe as it is simple, Drs. Guang Yue and Kelly Cole showed that imaging one is using one’s muscles actually strengthens them. The study looked at two groups, one that did physical exercise and one that imagined doing exercise. Both groups exercised a finger…
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Water running with DragSox. Can it prepare me for San Francisco Marathon?
I have said several times before that DragSox is a great training tool not only for swimmers but also for runners, triathletes and anyone who is interested in cross training. It’s especially good for water running. To put money where my mouth is, I decided to register for the San Francisco Marathon which takes place…
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Skill Learning and Sleeping
Learning a new skill requires a lot of repeating of particular movements: the more you practice, the better you get. When you do a new swimming drill, you are learning a new skill (or skills). I read recently about the association between these repetitions (or learning a new drill) and nighttime dreams. According to Richard…
