I am moving somewhere where I won't be able to swim much for two years. Anyway, I made it my goal to swim 15,000 meters straight in four hours. I was only able to swim 14,000 meters, but it was a great experience. I actually had time to finish another thousand, but my body died on me. I should also say that I have not been training like I usually do, so this was a lot of swimming. It was a great accomplishment and I can now go without swimming for awhile. My question is, what is the most you have ever done in a workout or in a day and what has it meant to you?
In my case, this was the most I had ever done in a workout. Most in a day was 25,000 that was stretched over the entire day. The meaning of my 14,000 meters was that I was able to have the mental and physical ability to handle doing this many meters by myself.
I had to think long and hard about this, but I vaguely remember doing a five-hour swim about 10 years ago with about 10 other people of varying backgrounds and abilities.
I think I managed about 26,000 yards, give or take a few hundred, with a few breaks to scarf down a Powerbar, take a little rest and drink fluids. I don't think anyone did it nonstop, but there were some who held 1:05 pace for an hour.
And my fiance once swam the Channel, so I know well what the work is required to do that. The thought of doing 220 lengths in an hour is astounding.
I had to think long and hard about this, but I vaguely remember doing a five-hour swim about 10 years ago with about 10 other people of varying backgrounds and abilities.
I think I managed about 26,000 yards, give or take a few hundred, with a few breaks to scarf down a Powerbar, take a little rest and drink fluids. I don't think anyone did it nonstop, but there were some who held 1:05 pace for an hour.
And my fiance once swam the Channel, so I know well what the work is required to do that. The thought of doing 220 lengths in an hour is astounding.
