I hope confetti tossing is allowed here...
I started swimming on October 12th of this year. The first time out, I would do one length (25 yards) of *** stroke and need an oxygen tank at the end of the pool. Trying a freestyle lap got me about 1/4 the way across before I felt like my lungs were going to blow.
So I kept with it. I do endurance building things M and W and then 'marathon swims' on Fridays where I am adding 50 yards each week until I get to a mile. (72 laps). I had to do nothing but freestyle recently because of my groin pull, and have been taking it easy. My goal was to start with one minute between a 25 yard lap of freestyle and decrease that time 5 seconds per week until I was at 0. This week, I was supposed to be at 25 seconds. Anyhow, today, out of nowhere, I went for my first freestyle lap, got to the end of the pool and said to myself, hmm...I'm not tired...so flip and keep going! So I flipped and went back the rest of the way! I didn't have to stop!
I couldn't believe it! If I hadn't gotten creeped out by the covered deep end of the pool and its creepy drains and creepy lane lines hanging into the water looking like dead legs, or other body parts, I think I would have been able to go farther - I tend to swim as fast as I can out of the deep end which wears me out. I was the only one in the pool or I wouldn't have creeped out. Long phobic story that dates back to my childhood, spared for another day and another topic.
Anyhow, I am very pleased that I have made such progress. Swimming rocks and it has made my chiropractic adjustments less frequent, my muscles stronger and longer, and a leaner me - with a resting heart rate of 53 now. WOO HOO!
(Letting my Roomba vacuum up the confetti now)...
-Marian
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I'm so pleased...usually on Fridays I see how far I can swim in 15 minutes. BUt when I got to 15 minutes, I couldn't see why I should stop, so I kept going. *** stroke marathon. I kept going ... and going... and going....I got to lap 40 (in a 25 yard pool) and said okay that' s 1000 yards. Let's do some more. Kept going....I hit 1100 yards....hmmmm I've been in the water 28 minutes. Oh what the hay.....kept going....then realized the member on deck watch needed to get into the pool.
I stopped at 34 minutes of continuous swimming with 48 laps, all flip turns.
I am so stoked! I came home and tossed my lap counter to my husband. "Okay, 48." I said yes...and without a stop. He said "Oh right!" I said it was true. I felt like I could have gone another 24 laps (to get to that coveted mile)!
What a long way I've come...from October 12th when I did one length and wanted the oxygen tank brought in.....
Now when I can do 100 yards of FREESTYLE without a stop, I'll be jumping for joy again!
It was quite an interesting swim, as we had gale force winds making choppy water. I had a pine needle across my goggles and face at one point when I went to breath (new fashion statement).
Marian
I'm so pleased...usually on Fridays I see how far I can swim in 15 minutes. BUt when I got to 15 minutes, I couldn't see why I should stop, so I kept going. *** stroke marathon. I kept going ... and going... and going....I got to lap 40 (in a 25 yard pool) and said okay that' s 1000 yards. Let's do some more. Kept going....I hit 1100 yards....hmmmm I've been in the water 28 minutes. Oh what the hay.....kept going....then realized the member on deck watch needed to get into the pool.
I stopped at 34 minutes of continuous swimming with 48 laps, all flip turns.
I am so stoked! I came home and tossed my lap counter to my husband. "Okay, 48." I said yes...and without a stop. He said "Oh right!" I said it was true. I felt like I could have gone another 24 laps (to get to that coveted mile)!
What a long way I've come...from October 12th when I did one length and wanted the oxygen tank brought in.....
Now when I can do 100 yards of FREESTYLE without a stop, I'll be jumping for joy again!
It was quite an interesting swim, as we had gale force winds making choppy water. I had a pine needle across my goggles and face at one point when I went to breath (new fashion statement).
Marian
