{"id":399,"date":"2009-05-28T12:40:10","date_gmt":"2009-05-28T17:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelfigart.com\/blog\/?p=399"},"modified":"2009-05-28T12:40:10","modified_gmt":"2009-05-28T17:40:10","slug":"80-lengths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelfigart.com\/wordpress\/2009\/05\/28\/80-lengths\/","title":{"rendered":"80 Lengths"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I swam a 2000 today.\u00a0 That is by no means a normal swim, though I suspect by the end of the summer that it will be.\u00a0 Right now, a good solid 1500 is my normal workout.\u00a0 A 2000 takes me about 50 minutes and I don’t always have that much time.\u00a0 No, I am not a fast swimmer by any stretch of the imagination!<\/p>\n

So, that’s 20,000 yards since May 1.\u00a0\u00a0 I want to see if I can possibly get in another 5,000 by May 31, so that I can be properly on track to get to my goal on time without scrambling too much.\u00a0 I have until Aug 31, so ideally I need to put in 25,000 yards a month.\u00a0 That’s a good, steady pace.\u00a0 Not insane, but there’s little room for slacking.<\/p>\n

That’s a lot more yardage than I’ve ever swum in a month.<\/p>\n

This is doing a good job of keeping me focused on working out.\u00a0 You pretty much have<\/em> to keep working at a pretty steady pace or you won’t make it.\u00a0 Oh sure, there are already people who have racked up something like 35,000 yards.\u00a0 They’re competitive swimmers and hats off to ’em.<\/p>\n

I found out an aqua aerobics class only counts as 500 yards.\u00a0\u00a0 I think they’re getting the short end of the stick. Those classes are an hour long!\u00a0 I’ll grant you probably don’t go quite as hard as I do, but… Well, if aqua aerobics is what you’re doing, either your fitness levels aren’t quite at the lap swimming range, your technique isn’t up to it, or you’ve got a disability where there’s Just No Way.\u00a0 I wouldn’t begrudge an hour class counting as 2000 yards if it’s getting butts in the pool.\u00a0 Doing what you can is important.\u00a0 I mean, there’s a reason<\/em> I’m a swimmer and not a runner!<\/p>\n

I’m all mellow and relaxed and sleepy after my swim.\u00a0 I may nap.\u00a0 I may just veg.\u00a0\u00a0 But goodness me, it’s nice to have work done, have worked out and have a free afternoon.\u00a0 I don’t get this often, but I sure like it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I swam a 2000 today.\u00a0 That is by no means a normal swim, though I suspect by the end of the summer that it will be.\u00a0 Right now, a good solid 1500 is my normal workout.\u00a0 A 2000 takes me about 50 minutes and I don’t always have that much time.\u00a0 No, I am not … <\/p>\n

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