{"id":25072,"date":"2019-06-08T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T00:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/the-washing-machine-summit-locals-prep-for-ironman-triathlons-with-breckenridge-masters-swimming\/"},"modified":"2019-06-08T18:56:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T00:56:00","slug":"the-washing-machine-summit-locals-prep-for-ironman-triathlons-with-breckenridge-masters-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/the-washing-machine-summit-locals-prep-for-ironman-triathlons-with-breckenridge-masters-swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Washing Machine\u2019: Summit locals prep for Ironman triathlons with Breckenridge Master\u2019s Swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first group of athletes begin the swim portion of the 2019 Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga last month in Chattanooga, Tennessee. On Sunday, Summit locals, including Carolyn Wyborney of Dillon and Michelle Lyman of Breckenridge, will take to a similar swim scene at Ironman Boulder. Both hope their recent training with the U.S. Master’s Swimming class at the Breceknridge Recreation Center will benefit their swim leg of the race.<\/strong>
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Breckenridge local and U.S. Master\u2019s Swimming coach Jaime Brede calls it \u201cThe Washing Machine.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s that feeling \u2014 that spot \u2014 while swimming in a competitive race when air bubbles cloud your vison underwater, splashes skew your sight above the water line and, generally, your nerves spike a bit \u2014 or a lot.<\/p>\n

For anyone who has been in a triathlon similar to today\u2019s Ironman Boulder, The Washing Machine is that familiar, helter-skelter feeling and place to start off a daunting 140.6-mile swim-bike-run race. That\u2019s why Brede makes it a point to simulate, as best she can, the psychological pressure, conditions and necessary energy output of a chaotic triathlon swim environment when she hosts her Master\u2019s Swimming class at the Breckenridge Recreation Center each Tuesday and Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes you from survival mode all the way to enjoyment,\u201d Brede said, \u201cto where \u2014 and I think that\u2019s the goal of all of this \u2014 you come to enjoy open-water swimming. Because open-water swimming, I call it backcountry swimming. It\u2019s a beautiful style of swimming. And if you can use all of these experiences to get comfortable and go swim in some high-alpine lakes, go swim in the ocean, go swim a couple miles when on vacation with family at beach, I think that\u2019s the beauty of swimming. That\u2019s the essence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m training at kind of a higher level than I was training before when swimming by myself, because of the people pushing you. Last year in Boulder, I was real relaxed. I remember that morning sitting and thinking, \u2018Everything that had to be done is done.\u2019 I was sitting there on the ground waiting for the race to start with a real calm about me.\u201dMichelle Lyman<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

In a recreation-crazed place like Colorado, there is certainly no shortage of triathlon or swim coaches. Brede\u2019s Master\u2019s Swimming students, though, feel there is an added benefit to training with others in the Master\u2019s Swimming environment. For a swimmer like Carolyn Wyborney of Dillon, who will race at Ironman Boulder today, there is the camaraderie of your lane mates. There is the innate competitive encouragement to keep up with those around you, and there is The Washing Machine.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to swim in close proximity to others at a pace that they may not be comfortable with is invaluable for triathletes, because that\u2019s triathlon,\u201d Brede said. \u201cYou don\u2019t have your own lane. It\u2019s not quiet. It\u2019s rough and rugged.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wyborney said her weekly attendance at Master\u2019s Swimming was the primary reason why she felt confident heading into November\u2019s Ironman Florida that she would do well in the race\u2019s intimidating ocean swim. Wyborney\u2019s mental approach to the swim was a world away from where the former ultra-marathoner was just five years ago. Back then, she couldn\u2019t even swim across a pool before putting her feet down out of fear.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first sprint (triathlon) I did I had to dog paddle and the kayaker followed me across the water,\u201d Wyborney said. \u201cMy first two half Irons, I did with a snorkel \u2014 which is no longer legal. Before that, I couldn\u2019t make it across the pool. In fact, I had my oldest son try to teach me, and I just about cried. I thought, \u2018I\u2019m athletic, I do weights, I run,\u2019 and I couldn\u2019t make it across the pool without standing up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now Wyborney does much more than that. Last year she succeeded at Ironman Boulder in besting her swim-leg goal of 90 minutes by 2 minutes. This year, she\u2019d like to see that number dip to 1 hour and 25 minutes. If it does, she\u2019ll credit Master\u2019s Swimming and Brede with continuing to push her.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe walks the talk,\u201d Wyborney said of Brede.<\/p>\n

Brede breaks down the Master\u2019s Swim class typically into four different lanes, furthest to one side are beginners like Wyborney. On the other side, there are some of Summit County\u2019s top, competitive endurance athletes. Tuesday classes are more sprint-focused, skills that can help a triathlete separate themselves during the beginning of a chaotic race or, say, to maneuver around clusters of swimmers or around a buoy in open water. Thursdays are more endurance-focused, stretching swimmers to, week-by-week, get used to the demand of such events as an Ironman Triathlon\u2019s 2.4-mile swim.<\/p>\n

For swimmers like Wyborney, the workout itinerary can seem daunting. But, a short time later, the team of lane mates has pushed through it together. Brede dubs that positive benefit of swimming with others as \u201cathletic Darwinisim.\u201d It\u2019s an element of rising to the occasion simply because others around you share the same energy of a mutual goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just remember thinking, \u2018I can\u2019t finish all of that. That\u2019s way too much.\u2019\u201d Wyborney said. \u201cBut as you break it down into small pieces, your lane mates encourage you to sit out and push hard whenever it\u2019s time for each. Everyone is there for their own athleticism, but they are encouraging.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of Wyborney\u2019s old lane mates is Michelle Lyman of Breckenridge. Like Wyborney, Lyman has competed in double-digit Ironman events and will compete at Ironman Boulder today.<\/p>\n

Lyman credited Master\u2019s Swimming with helping to continue to push both her body\u2019s limits and her mental toughness on a weekly basis. Lyman knows how crucial discipline, self-belief and mental toughness is for Ironman triathlons. Last year she suffered a mechanical breakdown on her 112-mile bike leg that would have made many competitors quit on the spot. Unable to shift gears, she gutted out the bike and walked the 26.2-mile marathon running-leg of the race to finish the Ironman despite triple-digit heat in Boulder.<\/p>\n

This year, conditions will be much different for her and Wyborney. With the lingering cold temperatures and continued spring runoff, the water will be much colder than last year. But Lyman is confident she\u2019s ready for whatever Mother Nature throws her way. And much of that confidence comes from weekly attendance at the Breck Rec Master\u2019s Swim which, for many, is the best triathlon-preparation swimming program in a county where outdoor swims are simply not an option.<\/p>\n

\u201cJaime is a tough coach but I think that\u2019s what you need when you are not getting the outdoor swims in,\u201d Lyman said. \u201cI\u2019m training at kind of a higher level than I was training before when swimming by myself, because of the people pushing you. Last year in Boulder, I was real relaxed. I remember that morning sitting and thinking, \u2018Everything that had to be done is done.\u2019 I was sitting there on the ground waiting for the race to start with a real calm about me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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