If I Had a Boat

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Week 23: Rehabilitation

10/27/13
Distance: 600 yds.
Time: 15 min.
Focused on 45-degree stroke, straight pull and two-beat kick.  The new two-beat rhythm felt completely automatic.  John helped time my 100's.  I stayed at a time of 1:51 with this new technique, much faster than the 2:05's of the previous technique ... and this was after a bad illness!  During the nights of pneumonia, I would dream and dream about swimming.  I would dream about my deep longing to swim.  Most of all, I would dream about swimming with the two-beat kick.  My brain was processing this new motor skill while sleeping!  During this workout, it felt as though I had never swum any other way. ... On the day I got pneumonia, I found out my thyroid disorder has been in remission, even off medication!  I am praying it stays in remission, so that I don't experience any more setbacks to this training.

10/29/13
Distance: 1200 yds.
Time: 31 min.
Focused on 45-degree stroke, straight pull and two-beat kick.  The new two-beat rhythm felt completely automatic.  My time for each 100 was about 1:51.



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