Today I had the longest swim yet, 1100 yards. I swam it in the pool since the weather was so cool. I remember being in the 2nd week and my arms feeling like jello when I would finish. I thought boy 400 yards and I feel like this, 1100 yards my arms will fall off. Well they didn't. I get emotional when I think about how far I have come. From being so exhausted and thinking boy I'm tired to getting in the water and just swimming it. I remember trying to swim 50 yards and being so winded. When you see yourself progress its amazing. I don't think you fully know that the training works until you commit yourself to doing it and see the tiny differences along the way. The running, still not a fan, but I can tell you I would never have even pushed myself for a 20 minute run much less a 55 minute run. Is it easy? By no means. Can I do it? Yes. With a smile on my face and without a bit of struggle? No. But I wouldn't quit in the middle. I know my body can do it, its just keeping my mind focused and in tune with my body and vice versa. I keep reading stores of people doing their first tri and having so much trouble in the swim. That's hard to read.
My swim today took 35 minutes for 1100 yards, but when I swam in the lake the other day it was 800 yards and it took me the same amount of time. So I am guessing that I have to be swimming more than I think. Obviously unless you measure it out you don't know. I counted my strokes and it took 45 strokes to swim what I was and today at the pool I swam 25 yards in 25 strokes if that means anything.
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