So I swam on Monday, but I just couldn't bring myself to go hard so instead I went long (ha ha sounds like a football game) so I swam for an hour and a half, and was able to do the whole thing at one speed (not good really.)
But as you probably guessed from my thousand of earlier blogs, I was not the fastest in the pool. I decided to do 5 x 400, 5x200 and 5 x 100 and try and do the 100's hard, but it didn't happen. By the time I got to the 100's my leg was cramping so badly that I actually had to stop twice to stretch it out. But I digress. So doing the 400 the guy next to me (he wouldn't win any prizes for pretty swim) lapped me once per 400 - okay I was averaging 2 minute 100's (to give you a reference point when I was younger and training I was repeating 100's @ 1:05-1:10, and I wasn't a freestyler) which means he was doing the hundreds at 1:30, but I couldn't keep up. I would be able to keep up for a lap, but then he would do a flip and leave me in the dust. And I am not ready to do flips yet, but close...they will definitely take time off.
So he got done and then two people got in the lane next to me a man and a woman. And they were swimming together. At first I didn't realize that they were, but when I stopped they were actually pacing each other (well I am guessing he was pacing her more then she was pacing him) then they would stop and kick and while they kicked she would blather away and he would say yea = oh = interesting. So by the end of the set she was panting and puffing and he was like okay now we are doing...
And I felt how lucky that they are working out together - wouldn't it be nice if I had a swimming partner too? Maybe if I advertise - Looking for someone who is faster then me who will work out with me 5 days a week and pace me. Hmm I don't think so. Well a girl can dream.
But as you probably guessed from my thousand of earlier blogs, I was not the fastest in the pool. I decided to do 5 x 400, 5x200 and 5 x 100 and try and do the 100's hard, but it didn't happen. By the time I got to the 100's my leg was cramping so badly that I actually had to stop twice to stretch it out. But I digress. So doing the 400 the guy next to me (he wouldn't win any prizes for pretty swim) lapped me once per 400 - okay I was averaging 2 minute 100's (to give you a reference point when I was younger and training I was repeating 100's @ 1:05-1:10, and I wasn't a freestyler) which means he was doing the hundreds at 1:30, but I couldn't keep up. I would be able to keep up for a lap, but then he would do a flip and leave me in the dust. And I am not ready to do flips yet, but close...they will definitely take time off.
So he got done and then two people got in the lane next to me a man and a woman. And they were swimming together. At first I didn't realize that they were, but when I stopped they were actually pacing each other (well I am guessing he was pacing her more then she was pacing him) then they would stop and kick and while they kicked she would blather away and he would say yea = oh = interesting. So by the end of the set she was panting and puffing and he was like okay now we are doing...
And I felt how lucky that they are working out together - wouldn't it be nice if I had a swimming partner too? Maybe if I advertise - Looking for someone who is faster then me who will work out with me 5 days a week and pace me. Hmm I don't think so. Well a girl can dream.
yes, i think advertising is the answer! but you'll have to do it somewhere in addition to here, i imagine.
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