…a swimmer
This week I swam a personal record distance. More than triple where I started this year. More than double what I was doing when I posted this in May. And a full 42% further than my most recent personal best. It took me an hour and twenty minutes. As I staggered out of the pool (that’s no exaggeration) and later sat in the locker room contemplating the dark red marks my swim fins had left on my feet I thought ‘ you are going to have to start thinking of yourself as a swimmer instead of just a swim class loser.’
I may be slow and my form may not be remotely pretty, but I still haven’t drowned.
I am so excited for you! Swimming can become very relaxing– the rhythm of the stroke helps me think and meditate, if that is possible. And then some days I just feel like I can barely keep my head above water!
Katie – how do you do that? I have to focus on my count or I’ll lose track of what I’m doing and convince myself I’ve done 3 laps when I’ve only done 1.