Excuse me for beating my own drum but....
This morning I swam half a mile!!! Seventeen laps!! Well, just short of half a mile but still, for an old fart, I'm stoked!
I started swimming just after Christmas last year and completed two laps that day. I was whipped!
So I continued at two laps per day for a week. The next week I increased to three laps.
Then four, and then five. Each week adding one lap. Swimming at 6:45 AM five days a week.
I'm only doing the crawl. Just back and forth without flip-turns. Recently I began working on being more efficient through the water; head down, longer strokes with a bit of a coast between strokes. I decreased my stroke count for twenty-five yards from fourteen to nine!
Just like walking. I used to think a two mile walk was huge. Now I walk six or seven miles and don't give it a thought.
All I had to do was get my mind right, get up and Get OUT. Amazing!!
Yay, Ron! What an inspiration. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThat's terrific Ron, a good example for us.
ReplyDeleteI used to swim, but I had trouble remembering what lap I was on. Good for you for having not only the physical, but also the mental stamina!
ReplyDeleteThat is a fabulous accomplishment! Keep up the great work! PS thanks for stopping in and reading my Haiku!
ReplyDeleteGia
Yo Bassfo,
ReplyDeleteI always thought "Runner's High" was an improved memory experience but for me it is what I call, "Runner's Dumb"! I loose track of what, why, who and where!! I'm told my blood is busy helping me move and skimping on supplying my brain!! :-)
At the pool I move a foam float board one tile at a time from left to right to keep count of my laps. Once I start doing flip turns... well, I guess I will have to glance at the clock and average it out!!
Just proves you're smarter than I am. I'm so dumb I'm still running a 2.1 in my Vanagon.
ReplyDeleteI'm up at 5 running and lifting weights though. It's guess it's easier to count to 10.
Best,
Bassfo