Getting back to swimming. Use to do Masters, no longer available. Didn't need to count laps before, now I do and can't seem to keep track. Thought of taking flat sidded marbles, then thought wouldn't be able to remember which pile was which. Any suggestions?
Occasionally I will do a 30 minute or 60 minute swim to gauge performance. (Mel Goldstein got me into this habit) This is when I have difficulty keeping track. My solution is to chunk my distance by 500 depending on the final distance. (I typicaly do not have problems keeping track until I swim above 500 yards.) I have trained myself to count on the turn, so, no matter what I am daydreaming about, it is interrupted by my lap count. Remembering lap count by two's did not work for me either. I have to count every lap. Hence, I count up to 20, click off 500 in my memory, and start over until done. I completely understand the difficulty with long distance swimming and lap counting. When I swim it feels best when I reach the point where I fall into a meditative state -- obviously this is not a performance improving workout but it is great for stress relief.
C.R.
Occasionally I will do a 30 minute or 60 minute swim to gauge performance. (Mel Goldstein got me into this habit) This is when I have difficulty keeping track. My solution is to chunk my distance by 500 depending on the final distance. (I typicaly do not have problems keeping track until I swim above 500 yards.) I have trained myself to count on the turn, so, no matter what I am daydreaming about, it is interrupted by my lap count. Remembering lap count by two's did not work for me either. I have to count every lap. Hence, I count up to 20, click off 500 in my memory, and start over until done. I completely understand the difficulty with long distance swimming and lap counting. When I swim it feels best when I reach the point where I fall into a meditative state -- obviously this is not a performance improving workout but it is great for stress relief.
C.R.
