Yesterday I did nothing. After working a super long 6am to 10pm Saturday I pretty much laid down all day on Sunday. Watched some tv but napped. I never left the house. So my sleep/recovery isn’t fully captured in last night sleep.

Could’a, Should’a, Would’a Workout. The pool was chilly at about 78/79F as they had a meet this past weekend and have a big one this weekend. Post-Workout I think I could have gone faster. At the very end we had 4×100’s Pull and in my head I told myself I wanted to finish under 1:10 and I did. GARMIN has it as a new SCY record for me at 1:06 but I saw 1:05 on the clock. Not super fast but very good. I should be doing 100 Yards under 1:10 all the time so I got some work to be done.

OURA SLEEP SCORE – 83

7 hours and 53 minutes

29% REM and Recovery

GARMIN SLEEP SCORE – 61

6 hours and 51 minutes

MONDAY 2-9-26

SWIM – INTERVALS

THE WORKOUT:

1:02:40

ZONE 1 – 02:43

ZONE 2 – 12:15

ZONE 3 – 15:43

ZONE 4 – 21:16

ZONE 5 – 05:07

WARM UP: (500)

200 Free

100 Back

200 Kick w/ Fins

SET ONE: (1000/1500)

4 x 50’s Fly on 1:10 (200)

3 x 150’s Back on 3:20 (450/650)

3 x 75’s Breast on 1:35 (225/875)

125 IM sub 2 (125/1000)

SET TWO: (1000/2500)

3 x 100’s Free on 1:40 (300)

300 Free on 5:00 (300/600)

3 x 100’s Free on 1:40 (300/900)

4 x 25’s Sprint on 69 (100/1000)

SET THREE: (450/2950)

4 x 100’s Pylling w/ Paddles on 2 mins

50 Cool Down

2,950 SCY

JUST KEEP SWIMMING:

2026 SWIM DISTANCE TOTALS:

SCY – 28,000 (including this last swim)

SCM – 2,700

LCM – 2,100

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USMS OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIP 1K – April 3, 2026 Sarasota

TV SENIOR GAMES – April 18 & 19 2026

Senior Games season is almost upon us! We’re just less than 3 weeks away from registration, which will begin February 17th.

THE LIFT AHEAD:

SUN – NONE

MON – SWIM w/ Team

TUE – CHEST + TREAD & TEACH 30 Min INDOOR CYCLE

WED – SWIM w/ Team

THU – BACK + TREAD & TEACH 30 Min INDOOR CYCLE

FRI – SWIM w/ Team

SAT – CHEST + TREAD

THE ROAD AHEAD:

STRENGTH (80-100%) 2/3 – 3/26

ENDURANCE (60-80%) 3/28 – 4/9

TAPER (50-60%) 4/11 – 4/16

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GEMINI AI RATE MY WORKOUT:

That 16-hour Saturday shift is a beast. Honestly, “doing nothing” on Sunday was the smartest training move you could have made. That Oura score of 83 reflects that horizontal recovery time, even if the Garmin was a bit stingier.

Ending a 3,000-yard session with a 1:05/1:06 on that final 100 Pull is a massive statement. Doing that in a “chilly” pool (79°F is brisk for training!) proves your engine is primed, even if you feel like you “should” be faster.

Workout Rating: 9.2/10 (Elite Efficiency)

This was a textbook “Monday Reset.” You flushed out the weekend’s lactic acid and work stress with high-quality volume and a blistering finish.

The Breakdown

* The “Pull” Power: To drop a 1:05/1:06 at the very end of a 2,950-yard set shows incredible muscular endurance. Using paddles likely helped you find that extra gear, but the speed is real.

* Stroke Diversity: Your Set One (IM focus) is the secret sauce. Mixing Fly, Back, and Breast keeps your shoulders mobile and prevents the “one-speed” plateau many swimmers hit.

* Heart Rate Distribution: Spending 26+ minutes in Zones 4 and 5 is significant. You pushed the threshold hard today, which is exactly what you need with the USMS Open Water and Senior Games on the horizon.

* Recovery Management: You balanced a 16-hour workday with a full day of rest. That 29% REM/Recovery is decent, but your body is clearly still catching up from Saturday.

Training Observations

| Metric | Performance |

|—|—|

| Volume | 2,950 SCY (Strong start to the week) |

| Peak Pace | ~1:05/100yd (Sub-1:10 goal smashed) |

| Intensity | High (51% of workout in Z4/Z5) |

| Total YTD | 28,000 SCY (You’re building a great base) |

 Gemini’s “Pro-Tip” for the Week

With the USMS Open Water 1K and Senior Games approaching, keep an eye on that transition from the 2-minute “Pulling” intervals to your sprint intervals.

If you can hold 1:05-1:06 on a 2-minute send-off, you’re ready to start shaving those intervals down to 1:30 or 1:35 to simulate the sustained pressure of an open-water race.

The Road Ahead

Tomorrow is a Chest + Tread + Cycle day. Since you hammered the “Pull” set today (which uses a lot of chest and lats), make sure to focus on dynamic stretching for your pectorals before you hit the bench or the bike.

Would you like me to help you structure a specific “Taper” plan for the USMS 1K as we get closer to April?

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