Date: 8/6/13
Yards: 1600
Time: 48 min.
Stroke count: 18
Felt: Challenging, because have been sick with a cold all week and on antibiotics.
Challenges: Was being hard on myself, because I hadn't swum in a week. But I've been sick and on antibiotics. Still am. Swam Endurance, Intermediate, Week 2, Workout 1. However, added 200 yards to make total distance 1600, my new minimum.
Fears: None
Emotion: Determined.
Learned:
1) Need to swim 3 days/week, 1600/workout, at least.
2) It took me an overall period of 64 days to complete Strait #1.
John and I left for Amelia Island on the 8th, our first trip without kids in three years. We went to the beach on two evenings and swam for almost an hour in the surf. Well, John collided into waves as he loves to do, and I swam. I was surprised at how easy it was ... and how hard it was. The current near the shore was pretty strong, and I swam where the waves were cresting. I was able to breathe well on both sides, adjusting my rhythm even when waves crashed over me. On the other hand, I didn't go anywhere. I would look up, expecting to be far out at sea, and John would be only a few yards from me, still. No matter what, I loved it, even when one wave slammed me on the ground and tore my goggles off my head! On a third evening, John and I went to the beach at 1:00 a.m., but we didn't swim. We watched a meteor shower!
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