Good Kick Set

Today I swam separate from the Sprint group, this will be a long 4 months.  It was a recovery workout which ended with a good kick set (below).  I'm beginning to push the limits with my underwaters.  I've learned that this team does not put as much of a priority on dedicated kick sets as I'm used to.  I'll need to work on my kicking within all swimming sets, arguably what I should have been doing for months (or years) now.  I still think there is a great value in kicking sets though.  Today I was going 9 dolphin kicks off each wall, quite an upgrade from my former 5 kick goal.  I'll need to get this number up to around 12.  Not just 12 kicks, but 12 GOOD kicks, which is my other difficulty.  I can kick forever, but actually producing massive propulsion is a different game entirely, a feat I've really only mastered off the start. 

So much to work on, good thing I have the rest of my life to train!  Unlike pretty much everyone I've ever trained with, I can't see myself ever quitting swimming.  Many swimmers get burned out, I just love it more and more.  My current training speed bump is a downer for sure but nothing can stand in the way of my love for the sport.  I'll get through this, 2012 Trials are important to me, but they won't be my last Olympic Trials, or my last important meet.  I'll figure this out and make it work for me.