Going The Distance

[anarchist_nomad]

Also worth noting:

Tonight, in the Barton Pool, I set a new personal distance record. I swam 100 lengths of the pool, for a total of 2500 meters.[*] My usual workout is 1600 meters, or one mile, but tonight I felt like pushing for a bit extra. My previous distance record was about 2135 meters, set many years ago when I was an undergraduate.

It took me about 66 minutes to cover 100 lengths, meaning that I kept up my usual speed of one and a half lengths per minute. This corresponds to an aquatic speed of about 1.4 [non-nautical] miles per hour.

Interestingly, I didn't feel particularly tired when I had completed the challenge that I had set out for myself. Methinks I may increase my standard workout from 1600 meters to 2000 meters.

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[*] I write this in full knowledge that this is in no way an impressive accomplishment on any absolute scale. Nor am I under and delusions that this may interest my dear readers. Nonetheless, I am recording it here, to refer back to later, if needed.

Comments

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

66 minutes?! What did you think about for al that time? This is why I can't get into swimming very far, I just get so bored.

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Honestly? I didn't think about very much, save keeping track of my lap count. I find swimming rather meditative; tis one of the few times that my brain is not rushing forward on several tracks at once.

That said, I can see how it would be rather boring were it not for the meditative value. Sixty-six minutes is a long time to be doing the same thing over and over!

[dragonmamma.livejournal.com]

Well done for beating your record. I'm working on improving mine this year as free swimming is part of my "lazy gym" pass.

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Good to luck you on your similar efforts! What does your current record stand at?

[dragonmamma.livejournal.com]

on 1 rare occasion I managed 32 lengths - but not continuously. I would normally do about 16-20, managing 6 without a pause.(on a good day, that is, with the water nice and warm). Am hoping to make it up to 32 lengths (half a mile) every time I go and work on the continuous bit. But this week its all about walking as Seniorsis and the hublet are up. Today we did a mile round the park in the morning and a further 3 miles up and down hill round the Scarecrow festival at a local village in the afternoon. Tomorrow I*'m planning on somewhere flat!!!

[cheshcat.livejournal.com]

Yay! Now you are ready to Swim to the Zoo! :D But maybe it would be easier without all the scuba equipment? :P

(Congrats on breaking your own record, Mips!)