Went swimming tonight. I started off freestyle, as usual, at workout speed (for endurance)... not racing speed and for the heck of it, looked at my watch before I started. I usually don't do that because I'm not concerned with my speed. I'm more concerned with being able to swim for 30 minutes continuously than I am with how fast I do it. I don't race anymore, so I don't really see the need to track my time. Well, I swam a 100 without flip turns and at about 80% speed (workout speed) in 1 minute, 16 seconds. That's pretty good! 2 years ago, the last time I recorded my speed swimming (when I still smoked) I was at 1:36 for a 100 freestyle! And that was racing speed!!
So, I finished my workout and then decided that I would do it again when I was done with flip turns at racing speed. Now granted, this was when I was DONE with my workout and was tired. I decided to do a 200 at racing speed and did it in 2:21. Not bad! 2 years ago, I was at 2:58 for the 200 free (I got online when I got home and checked the website where it was recorded).
So, I'm prett happy with myself and my progress that I've made since quitting. Now, I think I'm going to start paying more attention to my speed when I work out and see if it keeps improving. It's just amazing to me the improvements I've made without really trying! I was just so tickled, I had to come post about it!!!
Crave the Quit!
Pam
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 165
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,149
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $681.45
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 12 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23
