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| Big Ricks team member Paul with some of the 5000 flyers that the British Heart Foundation have kindly had printed for us to help promote the swim .. Now who is free to help us hand them out!! |
It's been a busy week, training has been going great - after a few weeks of shorter swim sessions, this week, well sorry lads!, the long stuff is back for a month...we think this will be the last big push in the pool before we hit the open next month. We want to be ready, so all we have to worry about is getting used to the cold and not worry about our fitness! The team really can't wait for the sea/lake swimming to start, the pool training is great up to a point, but after 4 months of it you really do start to go crazy.!!!
Finally, it's a big massive 'Thank You' to Warren and Charlotte at The British Heart Foundation, their amazing work in helping to sort out our Channel flyer has been really amazing, we cannot thank them enough for giving their time to help us, hope we can do you all justice now.!!
Catch you next week..Ricks Team
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| Big Ricks Swim Team Members Nick and Victoria at the summit of Mount Snowdon Nick and Vic along with their staff from Henwood Court Financial Planning Limited .Undertook this challenge in aid of the British Heart Foundation. As a result of their endeavours they raised well over a Thousand pounds for the BHF. What an amazing Effort guys. ( Nick is handsome one in the Benny hat, and Victoria is the Beautiful blonde lady with the very fetching tartan neckerchief ) |
Training Update..Perry Beeches Pool 20/3/11..
WARNING.!! there is some naked flesh in this video ladies,
'Big Ricks' own super model Gary, has his manly chest on show
for all to see...the man has no shame.!
Everybody's Talkin
I put this video on as I was watching David Walliams' Comic Relief Channel challenge over the weekend; and apart from enjoying Davids' amazing swim, some of the things he said about the way he prepared for the swim and the way he used of keep his mind sane whilst swimming were great to hear. One of the ways he focused was to hum along to Harry Nilsson's 'Everybody's Talkin' . I dare you to listen..... you will be humming along to it in the pool/sea for months (the BBC IPlayer link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007ch0h )
If you wish lend your support to 'Big Ricks' Swimming The Channel To Help Save Lives challenge in aid of The British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK, then please log onto our Virgin Money Giving Page;
Every Penny Raised will go to help save Lives.!
Sessions this week
Saturday 19/3/11 ( Walsall Gala Pool 33.3m)
Main Set
6 x 400,s of 6.05.....target 5.40 or better for every 400
6 x 200,s of 3.05.... target 2.40
6 x 100,s of 1.35.....target 1.20
6 x 2,s of 1.05........ target 50 sec
6 x 1,s of 35 ......... target 20..!
Swim Down
gentle 400
Thursday 17/3/11 ( Walsall Gala Pool 33.3m)
Warm Up
400 F/C stroke drills
Main Set
1 hour swim.! note distance
Kick Set.
6 x 100.s f/c kick fins
Warm Down
6 x 2 good long guiding stroke ,breathing every 6
Wednesday 16/3/11 ( Perry Beeches Pool 25m)
Warm up
1000m relaxed swim
Main Set
4 x 800,s make each 800 faster than the last..(HARD SET)
Kick
400 kick choice
Swim down
4x100,s backstroke
Monday 14/3/11 ( Walsall Gala Pool 33.3m)
Warm Up
400 m f/c head up every third length
Main Set
15 x 200,s of 3.00 Target Time 2.40 or better for each 200
Kick Set
8 x 100,s kick with fins.. ( 4-off f/c 4 off choice stroke)
Swim Down
12 x 1 underwater..!!
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