26 February 2013

Sea swimming this week

This week we try our hand at sea swimming.  Jon Linyard and Nige Burgess will be there, along with some other Tri Club members to run through some of the key pointers of sea swimming and how it differs to pool swimming.

We will meet on the beach just in front of the Abel Tasman Statue Carpark at 6.30pm.

As mentioned last week, if you have a swimming cap, please bring this to wear, however, no worries if you don't have one.  Similarly, if you have and would like to wear a wetsuit, then go for it.  If you have goggles, bring them too - may make it a bit easier.

When we are in the water, we only swim parallel to shore, and at a depth that you can easily put your feet down on the ground (plus, it is a low tide tomorrow evening).

And advance warning for next week - the badminton/squash will be on Tuesday nights.  I'll email with more info on these soon.

See you there,

14 February 2013

Next week


SPIN challenge this Friday night

I hope you enjoyed last night, and aren't too sore today from using quite different muscle groups.  We will have a similar format session next Wednesday night at Nayland Pool with Ali, Jon and Nige.

As I mentioned last night, if you are keen on picking up a swim pass for $55, then head in and see Jo Perrott at Riverside Pool Reception.  This allows you access to public swimming for three months (mid Feb through to mid April) - perfect if you are keen on doing a bit of swim practice to lead into the Womens Tri on April 7th. 

I spoke with a number of you last night who were concerned about how the swim works for the tri.  It is four lengths of Riverside Pool, and you do this last, after running 5km or walking 3km, then cycling 14km.  The swim works by entering the pool at the steps (no diving), and swimming down the pool for one length, going under the lane rope, and swimming up the pool in the next lane, going under the lane rope and down the pool in the 3rd lane, and then under the final lane rope and swimming up the pool to complete your last lap.  This means you enter at one side of the pool, but finish at the other side.  Your time is taken when you touch the wall, so you don't need to worry about 'racing' up the steps at the end of your swim.  There are a large number of women who will take a kickboard or aquabelt as they enter the pool (there is always a pile of these by the steps for this), to assist them, and also a lot of women will walk the shallow end of the pool and then breaststroke, backstroke, side arm, doggy paddle etc the deeper end.  So, there is absolutely no pressure at all to swim overarm for four lengths!  If that is your goal though - then go for it!

More details on the Womens Tri can be found on the Nelson Events website - http://nelsonevents.co.nz/content/taylors-nelson-womens-triathlon
I will bring some paper entry forms out next week with me too.

This Friday night is the Heart Foundation SPIN challenge at migym.  Nelson Bays Motor Group are sponsoring a team, as they couldn't make one up with their own staff, so .... if you are keen to be involved, then let me know a time, and then I can put you in an ACTIVATOR team.  All you need to do is jump on a spin bike (like you did for the session at migym last year) and spin for thirty minutes, then the next team member gets on.  There is an instructor up front that you can follow along to, and then at 8pm NBS are putting on a celebration.  Email me your preferred time, and I will facilitate.  A $10 donation to the Heart Foundation would be appreciated.
Time slots are in half hours from 4pm through to the last time slot at 7.30pm.

11 February 2013

Swimming this Wednesday

This Wednesday,  the 13th of February we will resume the series with swimming at Nayland Park Pool.  For this, I ask that you email me back if you intend on coming to the sessions as I need to put you into appropriately sized and ability matched groups.  If I don't hear from you, I will assume that you do not wish to attend the swimming sessions.

We have two weeks of pool swimming at Nayland Pool, so if you want to participate but there is one session you know you will be absent for, please also let me know.

Nayland pool is an outdoor pool, for which you can stand on the bottom (Group 1 will always be near the side of the pool and in the shallowest end of the pool). There are changing rooms and showers available.

We may look to have two sessions for each group, ie one group 2 starts at 6.30pm – 7.00pm and a second group 2 starts at 7.00pm – 7.30pm.  This will depends on numbers for each group - I will keep you updated. 

Please email to let me know which of the three groups you would classify yourself.  Base a ‘length’ on a 25m length pool, swimming overarm/freestyle.

Group 1:  Would not feel confident swimming one width or length
Group 2:  Could swim one or two lengths
Group 3:  Could swim many lengths confidently


Let me know if you have any concerns or queries too.

05 February 2013

Reminder that we start back next week

Just a reminder that our sessions are on Wednesday nights now, and that our first session back is on Wednesday the 13th of February (not 6th as on your programme, (it's Waitangi Day) ).