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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Motivation Station: SIBLING CHALLENGE!

I've talked in the past about what motivates each of us to eat healthy and be active. One of those things is signing up for a race of some sort, whether it's walking a 5K, jogging a half marathon, or attempting to live through an ultramarathon. No matter what the race is, it's a great way to challenge yourself and have an end goal to work towards! On that note...

My brother recently mentioned that he'd like us to sign up for a race so that he has something to work towards. Probably what he meant was that he'd like to do a race together where we get to support each other and race against other people in our respective age groups, like when we raced the Lobsterman Olypmic Triathlon last summer in Maine (see photo). However, I think it might be more motivational for both of us if we were racing against each other, which is why I challenge him to the first ever

SCHROEDER
SIBLING
SWIM OFF
MADISON. MEMORIAL DAY.

The rules: whoever swims the most laps in 25:00 minutes wins. No flip turns, flippers, or flotation devices. Loser buys breakfast at Mickey's Dairy Bar, including but not limited to a scramble and a malted milk shake. The exact date, time, and location are TBD but if you'll be in Madison around that time feel free to come support your favorite Schroeder sibling!
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 3, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Why no flip turns?

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  2. Katrina, RD, LDNMarch 3, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    Good question! I personally don't feel like flip turns are very effective when swimming laps in order to train for open water swimming, since of course there are no walls to push off of in a lake or ocean, so it helps to get more practice on your stroke if you don't spend half of the lap gliding under water.

    Also, I am not good at flip turns and don't want my brother to have an unfair advantage because I know that he can do them :)

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