No swimming today

work didn't allow swimming today. i had to stay in the office due to meetings and what not. this is the first day in 3 weeks that i have not swam.......a little nervous. my goal to because seal has taken a slight step back...... dang you work!

Still walrus, but maybe a slightly faster walrus

i wonder if an elephant seal is faster than a walrus. i am going with yes. i have moved to elephant seal status with my 50 yds. crawl sprint of 43 seconds (43.27). although the east german judge is protesting because i had too wipe the water off my goggles to see the time, i may have been in the 42 second range.

i didn't mention this yesterday i don't think, it is slightly embarrassing but that is what i am about. if i can't laugh at myself, then i will become one of those people that............well i can't think of anything right now, it's late and i am about to go home from work, woohoo! anyway, i was wearing the flippers and was using a kick board. i was cruising along at a pretty good clip when i was caught from behind by a guy who has to be about 65. he was crawl stroking in the lane next to me. granted the guy is in good shape and he is there everyday like myself but for crying out loud! i had fins on! sheeesh! he is that elusive seal status that yearn to become one day.

Monday at the pool....

i really didn't feel like swimming today (already), but i am not going to stop (hopefully). i have decided that maybe i will mix it up a little. work out at the gym a few days and swim the rest. i figure as long as i go to the "Y" everyday to do something, then that will be good. however i do plan to swim more than anything else.

they have a raquetball court. maybe i will join the good ol' boys at a game of smack ball.

i didn't go for time today so i have none to report. something tells me that i am still just a few seconds behind the girls swim team time. i have figured out how to manage my laps better. since i have a horrible short term memory, i am always thinking to myself "was that lap 6 or 7, maybe i am at 200 yds, not 250yds." to help combat this short term memory loss, i have devised a system. crawl, back, and 2 breast stoke. that way i will always remember where i am at. all i have to do is remember if i am on my 3 set or my 4th. ugh.

Swimming Update

first of all, the speedo still kicks ass. love that thing. i think i might be michael phelps on halloween for three reasons.

1. i am really enjoying swimming.
2. i have most of the costume. all i need is a swim cap and a bong.
3. the unintentional (intentional) comedy might win me an award at the halloween party.

today i swam the 50 freestyle in 45 (i'm going to call it 44.47) seconds. i can tell on the big YMCA clock, you bet. that is better than my monday total of 50 seconds (or 49.53 sec.). i also discovered the use of fins. makes swimming the crawl stroke so much easier and i can just focus on breathing to get the lung capacity up. the only thing that sucks is when i take them off to do the last 200 without any help. i feel like the old lady in the lane next to me that is moving but not moving......know what i mean?

Care for a swim at lunch?

so i have been swimming at my lunch time in an effort to get into better shape. it has been pretty fun and i have felt the effects immediately. i even bought a speedo. never thought i would own one but to be honest, it is the best thing ever for swimming. i cut through the water like a walrus. hopefully i will get down to sea lion, but for now, walrus.

last week i think my best as far as yards was around 650 yds. today i did 800 yds in about 20 min. i did a trial for how fast i could do a 100 yard breast stroke (my personal favorite). i did it in about 2:20. not good considering that molly told me the girls swim team does it in about a buck thirty. so i have some work to do. i think my crowning achievement today was swimming 100 yards, then 200 yards, then 400 yards without stopping. i'm getting better at it.

the worst part however is when i am putting my clothes back on. i am sticky and start to sweat plus my arms are ridiculously tired. it must look pretty funny when someone walks into the locker room and sees me with my shirt halfway on and my pants around my knees, all while i am just standing there resting, waiting to get the strength to pull up my pants. hopefully i will be a sea lion soon.