Has anyone completed the 1 hour postal swim yet? If so, how did you do?
I missed 5,000 yards by 4 yards! So officially, since we have to "round down" I got 4995 yards.
BTW I am a 51 year old guy. What's weird to me is that I swam much better (well, 60 yards better) than last year, when I felt I was in significantly better shape. I also didn't get nearly as tired this year as last year.
Originally posted by Fritz
You may not want to but is there anything stopping you from doing it a second time?
Yes, my sanity!
No, once was really enough. Time to move on to the next challenge this year.
About the cramping. I haven't had any problems lately, but I cramped up quite often last year during workout. I did drink quite a bit during the day, but maybe I should have guzzled down more water immediately before the swim. I think we all know swimming can be frustrating. Things don't always go exactly as planned.
I was definitely tiring and wouldn't have reached my goal of 5,200 even if I didn't cramp up. I've just got to get back in the pool and continue to work hard.
Originally posted by Fritz
You may not want to but is there anything stopping you from doing it a second time?
Yes, my sanity!
No, once was really enough. Time to move on to the next challenge this year.
About the cramping. I haven't had any problems lately, but I cramped up quite often last year during workout. I did drink quite a bit during the day, but maybe I should have guzzled down more water immediately before the swim. I think we all know swimming can be frustrating. Things don't always go exactly as planned.
I was definitely tiring and wouldn't have reached my goal of 5,200 even if I didn't cramp up. I've just got to get back in the pool and continue to work hard.
