I had to go back to previous entries this fall to remind myself of the actual length of the pool at the gym. I had started counting in sets of 4 because the math was easier than the off yard here and there....
So I have been swiming 3 sets of 4 to give me an estimate of my swim time for the traithlon. That works out to be 261.6 yards. So for all intents and purposes this is a good test. I knew the total length was around 80 so I knew i wa within reason.
I have been counting 10 sets of 4 as 800 yards but in reality it is 872.. no bige deal one way or the other just need to remember that it is not 1000 yards.
Yesterday I hit a new high - well at least for this time around - 14 sets of 4 - oh now where is that calculator??? ahh, 1220.8 yards... I am happy with that.
There are 1760 yards in a mile but for some reason swimming distance recognizes 1650 yards as a mile. Something to do with meters versus yards and miles getting caught up in the distinction.. And in viewing that - I am not too far off from swimming a mile... We'll call it 5 more sets of 4...
So I guess the goal for my swim with the remainder of the summer will be 20 sets of 4... and I will slowly increase my amount over the next 6 weeks. That shouldnt be too hard.
Need to think about short distance speed though for the next 2 weeks.... Speed is not a mind set for me out there so I need to do that. But for today - having played some fetch with the dog and walked around a bit with the coffee etc... today will not include a swim...
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