1,000,000 yards!

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Rykno — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:58:12 GMT

I did 100x100scm on the 31st to boost my final numbers 446.91 miles swum (=786,554 yards, =719,225 meters) but I was hoping to get to 800,000m, but work got in the way. the drops in Feb and Mar where tappering for nationals. the drop in april was the birth of my 3rd daugther. MonthTotal Distance Jan40.79 miles (=71,796 yards, =65,650 meters) Feb30.32 miles (=53,368 yards, =48,800 meters) Mar37.06 miles (=65,234 yards, =59,650 meters) Apr34.11 miles (=60,039 yards, =54,900 meters) May47.04 miles (=82,787 yards, =75,700 meters) Jun50.39 miles (=88,692 yards, =81,100 meters) Jul40.08 miles (=70,538 yards, =64,500 meters) Aug41.63 miles (=73,272 yards, =67,000 meters) Sep36.44 miles (=64,140 yards, =58,650 meters) Oct28.43 miles (=50,033 yards, =45,750 meters) Nov25.85 miles (=45,494 yards, =41,600 meters) Dec34.75 miles (=61,160 yards, =55,925 meters) Total446.91 miles (=786,554 yards, =719,225 meters) in sept my project hit some major road blocks and I put in 120hrs of OT for the second half of the year, as well as, 18 road trips. the only reason my totals for dec were up is I got in 30,400 in the last 6 days of the year ;) Signed up for 2012 and with this years experience I have set my goal for 700,000m. I'll get a good buffer this week swimming 5x ~5000m with the kids. Congratulations! You are on pace for achieving your goal this year: My goal pace: 2.38 miles required as of today to reach my goal by the end of the event My actual current pace: 2.80 miles as of today

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Elaine Krugman — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:12:04 GMT

Hi, Elaine! I'm slow - it takes me 12+ hours a week to swim. And congrats on all your yardage! Happy New Year and a toast to another year of swimming!:chug: Happy New Year to you! And, thanks!! Here's a :chug: to you for your fantastic year and great success! Good luck this year! :cheerleader:

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jaadams1 — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:46:24 GMT

Hahaha! I made it to .57%...or was it .057%? Barely had time to enjoy my TT Blogging award. You're only as good, I guess, as your next accomplishment. Oh yeah!!, well here's mine: You'll need to pick up the pace to achieve your goal this year: My goal pace: 1.37 miles required as of today to reach my goal by the end of the event My actual current pace: 0.00 miles as of today :bliss: Already starting off in the hole!! Same as last year, I'll build it up, summer will set me back, and then I'll try to climb the mountain in the fall/winter to scrape by in the end of December (hopefully) :)

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Former Member — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:58:03 GMT

I wanted to swim today, but none of my usual places were open. Santa Clara Swim Club, closed! San Jose State Aquatics Center, closed! The community centers near me, closed! Pisses me off. :bitching:

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jim thornton — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:41:43 GMT

2011 is so last year. Now I'm at 0.32% progress towards my goal for 2012! :banana: :banana: :banana: Hahaha! I made it to .57%...or was it .057%? Barely had time to enjoy my TT Blogging award. You're only as good, I guess, as your next accomplishment.

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Jim Clemmons — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:29:52 GMT

I wanted to swim today, but none of my usual places were open. Santa Clara Swim Club, closed! San Jose State Aquatics Center, closed! The community centers near me, closed! Pisses me off. :bitching: Should have driven up to Oakland and joined the Manatees at HNU. We had 8 swimmers at 8am and 9 at 9am (what a coincidence!). Plenty of space for you to have joined us. Happy New Year.

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Former Member — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:57:40 GMT

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That Guy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:53:00 GMT

I don't know which is worse... the thought of swimming a million yards, or actually keeping track of how much I swim every day. You guys are all nuts, but congratulations on the accomplishment, that's definitely a lot of hard work. 2011 is so last year. Now I'm at 0.32% progress towards my goal for 2012! :banana: :banana: :banana:

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SealGirl — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:14:51 GMT

Great going SealGirl! Sounds like you'll be ready to do the 10K openwater swim at Applegate next summer. Thanks, Trout, for the encouragement. I would love to do a 10K open water but I'm too slow:cane:. I understand that we have to finish the 10K in less than 4 1/2 hours and my 10K in the pool last June was 4hr 49 min, and that was with a line to follow and 200 pushes off the wall! This past year I worked on increasing yardage, so maybe this year I can work on increasing speed. Happy New Year!:chug:

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SealGirl — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:07:55 GMT

You GO, girl! :cheerleader: Wow, Mrs. Frog, I'm impressed! :applaud: How many hours do you put in each week? As for Mr. Frog being so supportive, I'm not surprised! You two are the "A" Team! :chug: P.S. I'm at 639,075 yards. And, I thought I was doing well! Hi, Elaine! I'm slow - it takes me 12+ hours a week to swim. And congrats on all your yardage! Happy New Year and a toast to another year of swimming!:chug:

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SealGirl — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:03:09 GMT

I barely made it under the wire: 1,000,269 yards today! Thanks for the challenge!

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:38:02 GMT

Have only been swimming 9 months, new member. My goal for 2012 was 450k. After reading this inspirational thread I may up it. You guys are amazing. Great forum and great members, regret waiting 50 years to swim but I have to swim everyday, just a need. Thanks for the motivation

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:42:11 GMT

I think it's wonderful when sprinters finally admit to this.:) I think he means, sprinters move way too fast to be hooked up to any device. :bliss:

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jaadams1 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:57:01 GMT

Done. This morning I passed 1,000,000 yards on my way to beating my Masters best from 2007. I have another 14,000 or so to go to get a new PR. No swimming tomorrow... that will be my first day out of the pool in almost two months! Merry Christmas to all you dancing bananas :banana: :carolers: :banana: Congratulations you crazy banana! Take 2 consecutive days out of the water... I DARE YOU to. :)

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That Guy — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:29:42 GMT

Hmmmm, I just noticed that at my current rate, I should hit 1M on Christmas Eve. That would be a nice way to earn a day off on Christmas Day. (I won't attempt to find a pool on Christmas anyway....) :carolers: Done. This morning I passed 1,000,000 yards on my way to beating my Masters best from 2007. I have another 14,000 or so to go to get a new PR. No swimming tomorrow... that will be my first day out of the pool in almost two months! Merry Christmas to all you dancing bananas :banana: :carolers: :banana:

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Former Member — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:07:37 GMT

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That Guy — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:00:03 GMT

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SealGirl — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:50:24 GMT

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pmccoy — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:33:01 GMT

I've just passed 1,150,000! Over the next two weeks with classes out of the way and nothing else to do but a brief two days down in LA, I'll be doing a lot of swimming, so maybe I can get that number up to 1.3 mil. edit: I'm actually just past 650 miles for the year... maybe I should go for 750 before NY? :)Yikes! You are just 4 miles behind me (and I didn't swim today). Not sure I'll be able to hold you off with your daily distance. I'm definitely not making 750 this year. Looks like 680-690 for me. But then I've allways been in it for the free Nike swim suit so I'll be happy no matter what mileage I end up at.

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Former Member — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:01:49 GMT

Awesome job. I've far exceeded any previous year of masters' mileage this year and have exceeded my goal, but I'll not get to 1M yards. I will set that as a goal for 2012, though. Same here. I'll end up 20-30,000 yards short. Next year, though.

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Former Member — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:32:00 GMT

Hey, Couroboros, thanks for starting this thread! I am at 936K and would have finished at about 980K going my usual rate. But I'm inspired, I'm increasing my yardage, and plan to finish 1M on 12/31! And thanks to my husband, Allen Stark, for telling me about the thread. He is unbelievably supportive! Great going SealGirl! Sounds like you'll be ready to do the 10K openwater swim at Applegate next summer.

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funkyfish — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:19:19 GMT

If I make my goal of 400 miles by the end of the year I'll still be about 300,000 short…but I'm ok with that because I'm just a sprinter. Hats off to you and the others who've reached that milestone. :bliss:

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ande — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:52:22 GMT

pretty sure I did over a mill in 2011 trained 5 - 7 days a week, Swam 4.0 - 5.5 per practice Did a lot of doubles this yr Plus postal 10k, 5k, hr swim, & 3k

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Elaine Krugman — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:13:20 GMT

Hey, Couroboros, thanks for starting this thread! I am at 936K and would have finished at about 980K going my usual rate. But I'm inspired, I'm increasing my yardage, and plan to finish 1M on 12/31! And thanks to my husband, Allen Stark, for telling me about the thread. He is unbelievably supportive! You GO, girl! :cheerleader: Wow, Mrs. Frog, I'm impressed! :applaud: How many hours do you put in each week? As for Mr. Frog being so supportive, I'm not surprised! You two are the "A" Team! :chug: P.S. I'm at 639,075 yards. And, I thought I was doing well!

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Former Member — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:43:30 GMT

So last week I swam 33 miles, the most I've ever done in one week. Tonight I read an article that said Michael Phelps swam 43 miles last week. :bitching::censor: I think I've got to have a bigger week.