tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56806480830954368622024-03-14T00:59:44.399-07:00Goody's Swim Log - The "natural" swimmerMy open water adventures and pool workoutsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.comBlogger575125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-46899356641725206042019-02-25T08:31:00.001-08:002019-02-25T08:31:59.798-08:0025Feb19een busy lately and lazy other mornings but had no excuses to not swim today.<br />
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4 x 100<br />
3(2 x 50 K then 200 IM)<br />
12 x 75 First 4 on 1:30 next 4 on 1:25 then last 4 on 1:20 SLOW times I know!<br />
easy 50's and 100's to get to 2500.<br />
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Felt really good today actually and glad I went. Curious how I'll do with full day of work then climbing gym after work. Haven't done this kind of busy workout day in awhile.<br />
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2500 SCYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-76363703593939449872019-01-24T08:28:00.001-08:002019-01-24T08:28:52.055-08:0024Jan19Patricia was in Florida last week for work so I was doing the single parent gig then I was not feeling that great earlier this week.<br />
I felt good yesterday and had a great night sleep so no excuses to to swim this morning.<br />
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5 x 100 WU<br />
6 x 75 (free, breast/back, free x 25)<br />
50 hard<br />
500 (100 free then 50 breast repeat. Last 50 was hard pull)<br />
10 x 50 on the :60 hitting under :45 per 50<br />
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Felt good to be swimming. I'm still finding more joy climbing right now but hoping if I can discipline myself to go to the pool more that my motivation will slowly shift.<br />
I did keep thinking about a comment a friend I climb with made. I offered to take him swimming in the summer and he said that I was a 5.14c swimmer and there was no way he would want to swim with me. It was a climbing difficulty scale reference and it made me laugh.<br />
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2000 SCYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-51087581957308630842019-01-10T14:26:00.003-08:002019-01-10T14:26:46.475-08:0010Jan19I've been sick the past few days and breathing has been difficult so swimming has been out. I've been resting a lot but felt good enough last night I knew I could go today....but take it easy.<br />
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500 WU - no time<br />
5 x 100 on the 2:00 (back, free, breast, free)<br />
10 x 50 on the :60 keeping under :45 for each 50 <br />
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1500 SCY totalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-45807168181591803862019-01-04T07:53:00.001-08:002019-01-04T07:53:36.946-08:004Jan19Getting out of bed this morning was really tough. It was easy on the 1st when I knew I could go home and nap but I work today after swimming so it was harder to get going. I dragged my feet all morning which I knew would cut into my swimming time but simply did not care.<br />
I got to the gym and I had to set up my membership for the year again. That took some time then Sue gave me a tour of the facility since they remodeled quite a bit since I've been gone over the past year. The new place and layout looks great.<br />
Finally dragged my sorry butt to the pool and got in.<br />
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10 x 50 on the :60 - hit around :43 for each. Not bad actually<br />
4 x 100 on the 2:00 - Went 1:27 for each. Also not bad but the 4th hurt a bit. I'm REALLY out of swim shape!<br />
50 back to breast<br />
50 free<br />
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1000 SCY totalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-62188158587396723052019-01-04T07:48:00.000-08:002019-01-04T07:54:06.578-08:001Jan19 - I'm back baby!My year hiatus from swimming is over. I did the mini UTC last year and only swam 3 times for exactly 1 mile each and that's it.<br />
I discovered a new sport I thoroughly enjoy and don't plan on stopping even though I plan on making swimming my main sports love again. Sorry rock climbing, but my main squeeze is calling, :)<br />
Got up and went to the Kearns pool for the annual New Years Day swim. The swim that coach Becky had planned was 119 x 50......no thx! I'm not in shape for that.<br />
I visited with my swim buddy Sue at the front desk some then headed to the pool. Forgot how much I love the smell of chlorine.<br />
Chatted with Becky some and several others who were genuinely glad to see me again. It was good to be back.<br />
I just wanted to get in and not do anything crazy for my first day back. I got in the slow-poke lane which was set on a 1:05 timer. LOL Nice and easy.<br />
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10 x 50 free<br />
10 x 50 back down free return then breast down free return<br />
5 x 50 kick<br />
5 x 50 free did some "harder" pulling on a few of them but nothing crazy.<br />
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I'm glad to be back and my only real goal for January is to get in the habit of getting up early a few times a week to actually go swimming. We'll see how it goes.<br />
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Saw this sign and it made me laugh. We do SO much hypoxic work while swimming that this sign is a joke.<br />
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1500 SCY total<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-22994357969162574122017-09-11T20:28:00.000-07:002017-09-11T20:28:07.476-07:009Sep17-UTC24!Before I even start with the blog on this, I want to give credit to the person who helped me cook up an idea as idiotic as this! Grace Van Der Byl and I though of this together several years ago when I was a guest at her home. It was mostly a "what if" joke but each year, we would somehow mention it and the more we talked about it, the more it seemed like it could be done. Well Grace, it is done! Thanks for the inspiration and guidance during this several years journey.<br />
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I will just start with a few days earlier and give a brief recap of the days leading up to this swim.<br />
Thursday the 7th - I met Gordon at his mom's house and we drove to his in-law's family cabin near Bear Lake (BL). We stayed up late watching TV, catching up, and relaxing.<br />
Friday the 8th - Woke up early in hopes of being tired in the afternoon so I can nap for several hours and then rest for the swim starting at midnight. Didn't work out that way. We did get up early, ate breakfast, then went to a secluded spot behind the house and fired off guns for an hour. They were all Gordon's guns and ammunition so I took it easy on shooting. I didn't want to spend energy firing guns as much as I wanted to and besides, it was Gordon't ammo so I don't want to be a jerk and use up someone else's ammunition. Gordon did most of the firing and it was relaxing and FUN!<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyrxuLW_-wq9j9AkHluu1TTwqRquiEDGL-YdHZu52sIpWZ7sv8zs5EDyuz4L15f9ejSjrF8yVhlSes6BtUqyQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>We then headed into Logan so I could contact my family and then run a few errands. When lunch came, we went to an all you can eat buffet and I ate quite well. After that we went to a movie to kill more time. We then made a quick ice cream stop then back to the cabin. Nap time...only, I did not nap well. I forced myself to stay on the bed with my eyes closed for 2 hours but sleep was minimal. My nerves were starting to get to me. I finally gave up and watched TV. Gordon woke up awhile later and we started packing.<br />
We left the house at 2215 and headed to BL to meet up with Joelle. <br />
We met her at 2300 and she got in the front seat and I got in the back to lie down for a short nap. I woke up and we were at the start. Time to load up the kayak and grease up.<br />
The air was chilly but we did a water reading and it read 68 degrees. <i>So</i> much warmer than usual for this time of year. I was afraid of the cold being a factor for this swim and it turned out to be a complete non-factor.<br />
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Gordon counted me down from 1 minute and as midnight hit, I got in. I tried walking in like a badass but actually slipped on the first rock, fell forward, and nearly busted myself in the first 3 yards! I recovered and just got on my belly until it was deep enough to start swimming. I adjusted quickly and off we went.<br />
The BL swim went perfect. There was a slight current for a few hours but nothing major. Joelle made small corrections and we stayed on our course target. My goal was to just swim smooth and not kill myself. I wanted to finish around 4 hours and we hit land at 6.6 miles at exactly 4 and hours and 1 minute. Perfect! <br />
We loaded up quickly and dropped Joelle off at her car on the way to Deer Creek (DC).<br />
I fell asleep quickly after drinking some recovery fluids and
Gordon woke me up as we were at the boat ramp at DC. I texted Becky and
she was walking down the ramp ready to go. We got the kayak loaded up and
then it was time to grease me.<br />
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The weather said partly cloudy but I did not want to take any
chances so I put a good layer of Desitin on me.
Yes, that is the baby butt cream but it is 40% zinc so it is an <i>amazing</i> sunscreen. It is also good grease so that is all I
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After
taking care of some last minute “business”, we were off. We started just before 0630. I knew this was going to be the toughest of
the 3 swims so I kept myself motivated and focused on what I was doing. Becky did an amazing job. She critiqued my stroke when needed which
saved me the most important things, energy and time!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I
hit the halfway point quickly and I was feeling strong. I hit the turnaround point for this swim
faster than when I did this a few weeks ago for the SLOW swim event. We even went farther past the turnaround
point. As we were heading back, the
winds picked up and the current did too.
We got to an open spot and Becky told me to pick it up a bit to get to a
point nearby where the land formation around the lake will protect us from the
wind and make it easier. I picked up my effort
but when we got to the point, Becky looked down and said, “Turns out I lied”! She didn’t lie to be mean, it was just a bad
guess. I had a chuckle and started
back. This time when I tried to pick up
my stroke, I could feel my energy fading a bit.
I asked for my high calorie feed and a buzz bite. They helped some but I knew I was not going
to be coming back anywhere near as fast as going out. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We
just plugged away the miles. Once we hit
the main bay that takes almost 3 miles to cover, my GPS watch she was wearing
started to act up. It was still “working”
but I am 100% sure it was not being as accurate as before. We got to where I know the turnaround for the
1 mile event is and the GPS watch said I had over a mile to go. This made me mad. I have gone farther in my distance along the
shores and where we turn around to head back and yet my distance was not the
same. Becky was patient as I yelled at
her about the watch screwing me over. We
got to the boat ramp and I could see Gordon but somehow in her magic coaching
ways, convinced me that instead of getting out (even though I <i>knew</i> I had gone over 10 miles), to
actually TURN AROUND and swim more. No
idea how she convinced me of that. We
need to keep it so there is NO doubt I did 10 miles. I swam 5 minutes out and 5 back. When I could see the boat ramp again, she
signaled that 10 was on the GPS watch and she had finished timing. So 10 *cough 10.5* was done at DC and now on
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I
don’t even remember trying to get comfortable or even leaving the parking lot
of DC. I just woke up and we were at GSL
and I could hear Josh talking. I slept <i>great</i> for that drive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I
got out and Gordon helped put more Desitin on me and then I added more
lanolin/vaseline grease to offset the high level of salt at GSL. </div>
I felt good but was tired. The water was really warm and the marina
website read 78 degrees. Felt even
hotter. I took 2 strokes and my arms
were screaming at me. No tricking myself
for this one, my body knew it had already swam 16.5 miles.<br />
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I
followed Josh out and he navigated me through the first lap. I will admit that when we hit the first turn
around spot, it took a lot longer than expected. I decided to pick up my pace going back. I made it back significantly quicker than
going out but paid the price. Heading
out on my 2<sup>nd</sup> lap, Josh paddled in and Patricia took over. We argued a bit over spotting but kept going
anyway. I was mainly cranky because I
wanted to get it over and I knew my energy was dissipating. We finished the 2<sup>nd</sup> lap then Josh
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When we hit the last
turn, he told me that from now on, I can flip off each buoy as I passed it
because it will be the last time I saw it.
I had to ask him to clarify because when he first started explaining, I
could not hear him well and all I saw was a double barrel of the middle finger
right in my face! <o:p></o:p></div>
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I
was too tired to flip off the buoys and the sun was now gone as I was a few
hundred yards from finishing. I could
hear him yelling for me and also my support on the shore. My father in law was there with his wife and
so were my wife and kids next to Gordon.
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I
hit the last buoy and turned into the marina and headed to the boat ramp. When my fingers hit the bottom, I just
kneeled there for a second unsure if I was going to be able to stand. The cheers from my family and friends helped
motivate me to get on my feet. I slowly
walked up the ramp and when I was clear yelled, “We did it!” This goes back to remembering Jamie Patrick
in that no swim like this is done alone.
This event is a team effort. No
exception for this one. I picked a great
team and every person pulled their weight beyond asking and that was the
biggest key to my success. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I
started to dry off and I felt a bit light headed and wobbled a bit. Gordon stepped up with a towel and started wrapping
me up and holding me up. I put my arms
around him and starting sobbing uncontrollably.
The emotional high of finishing something so grueling and mentally
taxing was too much to handle at that moment.
He just held me up and told me how proud he was of me. He helped walk me over to the dock so I could
sit. I just sat there crying for several
minutes. My girls were genuinely
confused as to why “daddy is crying so much”.
It reminded me of finishing the ice mile and having Gordon and Josh
helping me out of the water and crying then too! I cry too much.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We
packed our gear and headed home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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BL
– 6.6 miles…I’ll say 6.5 in 4:01.00<o:p></o:p></div>
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DC
– 10 miles in 6:44.23<o:p></o:p></div>
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GSL
– 7 miles in 4:58.49<o:p></o:p></div>
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Driving total - 216 miles</div>
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Total time for event - 20 hours and 34 minutes</div>
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Thanks:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not
to be funny but I really do want to thank God for this swim. I prayed a LOT before this swim and even more
during the swim that I would make it. My
energy did fall but I never stopped moving forward. I also truly believe He blessed me with the
best weather and water conditions imaginable.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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Joelle
– Paddler for Bear Lake. You guided me
through the first step of this journey and were not only happy to be there, but
eager to be there. You have now been on
the crew of my 3 most difficult swims I have done. You are my good luck charm! Thank you for your help and thank you for
your friendship.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Becky
– Paddler for Deer Creek. You were
apprehensive about paddling for me but after a training session a month ago,
you did great. You were amazing in your
guidance and keeping my spirits up. Even
when the winds and currents turned against us, you still had a smile on your
face. That helped a lot. Great pics too! Thanks for being such a good coach and friend
to me. I still do hate you though. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Josh
– Co-Paddler for Great Salt Lake. You
were always in a good mood and smiling at me.
You kept my spirits up when I was getting at my lowest points. At one point of the swim, I <i>really</i> felt like just lying there for an
hour but you leaned in and yelled encouragement to me. I asked if you could believe I was going to
finish the event. You said, “I never had
to believe it, I always knew it”. Those
words echoed in my head all the through the home stretch. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Lisa
– Training partner for this event. You
had a prior commitment so you were unable to attend and I missed you
greatly. There is no simpler way to put
this, without all the miles we logged together at Jordanelle Reservoir, there
was no way I would have been prepared to finish this. No matter what distance I wanted to swim, no
matter what unholy hour I wanted to start, your answer was always, “Okay, see
you then”. You were nothing short of
spectacular for how you helped me. We
got to the point where a 6 mile swim wasn’t even hard anymore! We were loose swim buddies before who swam
together at random times, now I consider you a solid swim friend that I will
respect forever.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gordon
– Driver, cheerleader, grease-applier, and 100 other jobs! You got me into ultra-marathon swimming and
look where it has us now years later.
You took time off work to help me relax and prepare for this swim. You drove me everywhere and helped me with <i>every </i>single small detail to numerous to
count that helped me succeed. You are
one of my best friends and it was the greatest honor to share this whole
experience with you. I love you and you truly
are my pal forever. (Sorry I trashed
your van!)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Patricia
– Co-Paddler for Great Salt Lake and most important for last. This whole journey over the past several
years could not have happened without your support. When I told you that this was the year for
UTC24, it was nothing but help from you.
I know I ruined every good sleep you had over the summer because you had
to listen to the alarm going off as early as 2 in the morning so I could go
swimming. You let me swim whenever I
needed and nap daily to help recover.
Everyone else helped tremendously but all pale in comparison to the love
and support you have shown me while I trained for this. You are my greatest love and my eternal
companion, thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting up with me and
giving me nothing but love. I promise I’ll
“try” to do a smaller swim next year. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank
you also to all the people cheering me along the way. All posts of encouragement during my swim
helped me greatly. Thanks to Phil Cutti
for nutrition advice. Thanks to Jed and
his wife for coming out and cheering for me.
Also thanks to my girls for making posters of encouragement for me. It was great.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank
you everyone who helped me along the way and God bless you all!<o:p></o:p></div>
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23.5
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-30005435772600268172017-09-04T08:58:00.001-07:002017-09-04T08:58:35.021-07:004Sep17Went to JN this morning at 0500. Easy swim planned for today. I did not even grease. As I was putting my goggles on, SNAP! There goes the nose strap. Put my backup goggles on and prayed they would not snap or that would be the end of it. They held and I got in the water. Felt a chill but was adjusted within 20 seconds. <br />
Swam out 1k yards then back.<br />
Easy day. Later today I will re-strap all of my goggles and try them out in the pool tomorrow.<br />
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2000 yards OWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-19851185799470150162017-09-02T13:31:00.001-07:002017-09-02T13:31:09.613-07:002Sep17Up at 0420 and drove to JN. I have not been in the lake for awhile and feared the water temp was dropping rapidly. I also know the air temp is colder in the early mornings. <br />
I arrived soon after 0500 and took a an air temp reading. 48...brrrr. Went to check the water and it was 69. Wow, much warmer than expected.<br />
I got in and I felt great. I barely even felt any sort of chill. I headed to the dam and stopped around 2k yards. I took a feed then headed back. I hit the green buoy with just over 4k yards. I had a little drink left so I finished it. <br />
When I was heading out, I just wanted to mentally be tough enough to enter and swim in the "cold". That was done so my goal for the swim was already met. After taking my last drink, I felt a genuine desire to swim more. I headed out and did another 1k yards. I finished just under 3 miles. I felt great. I had to force myself out. <br />
My body felt full of energy and mentally I had a strong desire to swim for so many more miles. This is a good sign!<br />
Rest for 2 days then a swim on Monday with Lisa. I thought we were done for the season but we are making time for one more. I am eager to swim with my friend again. 3 miles is a joke for me and she is a major reason why.<br />
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2.9 miles OWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-23709723055462706902017-09-02T13:25:00.000-07:002017-09-02T13:25:20.889-07:0030Aug17Some personal things have come up lately that I have not been sleeping well. I also have been outside a lot more since work has started again so I was also more dehydrated than I realized. I felt good for my warm up. After doing the first set for Masters workout, I started to feel my energy sink. I progressively got worse and after 4000, called it. I considered just doing easy stroke work for another 1000 but it would have been a chore and made me mentally unhappy to be swimming. 4k is still better than nothing.<br />
It was just one of those days.<br />
<br />
4000 SCYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-29591279516755189922017-08-28T19:07:00.000-07:002017-08-28T19:07:12.079-07:0028Aug172 x 1000 WU<br />
10 x 100 Free first 50 and choice (no free) 2nd 50 on 1:50<br />
length reverse ladders 11 - 1 pull 5-10 sec rest between each<br />
12 x 25 sprint on :45. Easy on 5 and 11<br />
50 CD<br />
<br />
5000 SCYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-10178632734533346982017-08-24T19:39:00.000-07:002017-08-24T19:39:06.315-07:0024Aug171000 WU<br />
5 x 200 swim<br />
5 x 200 pull<br />
4 x 100 IM, 75 drop a stroke, 50 drop a stroke, 25 drop a stroke<br />
4 x 100 on 1:40<br />
3 x 100 on 1:35<br />
2 x 100 on 1:30<br />
1 x 100 on 1:25<br />
500 CD<br />
<br />
5000 SCYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-28005772385887188882017-08-22T18:22:00.002-07:002017-08-22T18:22:36.667-07:0022Aug17 - Back to the PoolSummer is over for me and work begins again. Today I went back to Kearns and the pool had been converted back to SCY..... :(<br />
1000 WU<br />
500 K<br />
1150 by length swimming 9 down to 1. Odds pull and evens swim. Last length put me at other end so it was light pull back.<br />
350 K<br />
10 x 50 on minute, trying to hit wall under :45<br />
2 x 100 N/S<br />
2 x 50 CD<br />
<br />
I noticed that I have gotten a LOT slower in the pool. I've done so much longer slower swimming that I am not making the times I am used to for pool workouts in SCY. <br />
I will work on that over the winter.<br />
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4000 SCYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-9100276195925891692017-08-21T11:10:00.001-07:002017-08-21T11:10:21.445-07:0021Aug17 - Solar Eclipse DayUp and at JN by 0500. Lisa had prior commitments so I was solo today. I decided to swim to the dam and back anyway. I had a lot on my mind this morning so going out seemed to go by quick. Once I was at the dam, I swam east for a few hundred yards then back west. I then headed north back to the boat ramp. When I got to the green buoy, I headed east for 1/2 mile then back. This put me at 4 miles. My GPS stopped working during the whole first half of the last mile but I have swam this reservoir so many times I know distances there pretty well. <br />
I got out feeling good and barely noticing that I had swam. <br />
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4 miles OWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-27888134754921984882017-08-18T10:51:00.000-07:002017-08-18T10:51:32.825-07:0018Aug17Met Lisa at 0500 at JN. The air was in the low 40's and the water was noticeably cold when we got in. The plan was the big loop to get to 4 miles then go from there. I have not slept well the past 2 days or slept much at all for that matter because of things going on at home. Just been a stressful few days. I told Lisa that depending on how I feel, we might just do dam and back.<br />
We headed out and what seemed like forever, we hit the dam. I asked how she was doing and she said she was ready to head back in. This immediately got my attention. I asked what was going on and she said she was a bit cold. Looking back, I believe that this is the first time that Lisa has ever uttered a word that even remotely sounded like a complaint. She is one of the toughest and strongest willed people I have ever met. Her admitting that something is bothering her means something. She said she needed to swim fast so she could warm up. <br />
Off she went and by the time I got to the boat ramp, she was fully dressed and looking...."less than comfortable". This is our last swim together for the summer. School is back and we will both be busy with it and won't be able to swim anymore at the reservoir.<br />
I told her how much I appreciate her coming to swim with me over the summer and help me but words will never express how much I respect her for what she has done for me these past months. I am ready for the UTC24 because of her.<br />
<br />
I was feeling warm and energetic so I headed out to get myself to 4 miles. I hit 4 miles and took another feed. Might was well do one more! I did one more mile then headed in. I was glad I did the 5th mile and felt good the last 2 miles. I was warm, comfortable and was keeping a good pace.<br />
I will probably do a swim Monday but not sure yet.<br />
<br />
5 miles OWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-24257968781277087002017-08-18T10:44:00.000-07:002017-08-18T10:44:29.703-07:0017Aug17Test for my muscles today.<br />
1000 WU<br />
8 x 50's on 1:05<br />
6 x50 on 1:00<br />
4 x 50 on :55<br />
2 x 50 on :50<br />
200 easy<br />
500 pull...muscles were sore but not pain.<br />
300 CD<br />
<br />
To the lake tomorrow!!!<br />
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3000 LCMAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-58481059408632466052017-08-18T10:42:00.000-07:002017-08-18T10:42:17.045-07:0015Aug17Took Monday off to recover a bit from Saturday. Turns out that it wasn't enough rest.<br />
1000 WU<br />
Did some IM work that is too weird to write down to make any sense. At 2k, I was supposed to do a pull set that would equal 1500. After 300, my triceps started to hurt. It was not an ache, but actual sharp pain in my muscles. I guess they had not forgiven me yet.<br />
I took paddles off and did light laps until I hit 4000. I was supposed to do 8000 today but I don't want to injure myself.<br />
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4000 LCMAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-23809655411767665532017-08-13T18:42:00.001-07:002017-08-13T18:42:16.664-07:0012Aug17 - UTC24 Test #2Alarm goes off at 0150. Everything is already packed so I just put my clothes on and walked straight into my car and met Lisa at JN at 0300. I arrived a bit earlier to get some items organized and prep for the upcoming day of "fun".<br />
Lisa and I were in the water at 0250 and off we went. I felt good and calm. The usual aches of the first mile were setting in when I took a breath to my left and saw a massive flash of lightning. Lisa and I both stopped and immediately turned back for the boat ramp. When we got in, it was clear to the west and the east was ugly but nothing to keep us out. We made it back to the green buoy and we just floated there a bit. No more lightning. We decided to play it safe and just go back and forth a few buoys at a time until we were 100% sure it was gone. We made it 3 buoys and another flash lit up the sky. "That's it...we are done!" We headed in and got to our vehicles. I looked at my GPS and it read that we had done a mile. I was actually disappointed we only got a mile in instead of the planned 3. Safety first. After we were dry and getting ready to sleep, we noticed the clouds were moving but they were heading away from us and the lightning had stopped. Oh well! At least we didn't act stupid and stay in thinking we would be fine. <br />
Alarm was set for 0630 and I fell asleep quickly in the back of my SUV. <br />
Awoke feeling good and Lisa drove me to Deer Creek (DC). Today is the open water marathon swim that my friend Jim and his wife put together each year. I was signed up for the 10 mile event and Lisa was going to paddle for me.<br />
There was a pretty good turn out for other events but there were only 4 of us for the 10 mile event. I got my gear and greased up with Desitin. It is a baby diaper rash cream but it has 40% zinc and never....NEVER comes off! I looked like a ghost and an even bigger idiot than usual.<br />
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We started and I just got into a comfortable pace. I was not concerned about speed or beating the hell out of myself. My only thought was finding a good pace that I know I can hold without breaking myself. This would be my 2nd swim today and I had another 3 to go after finishing this. I need to simulate my speed and ability as much as possible today. <br />
The miles ticked by and nothing major happened....except one thing. The U.S. Coat Guard was there. They had a little boat and a few guys on it. What made these lads interesting was that not one of them looked like they were in shape to be considered to be in the military on any level. One guy was so big he made his PFD look like an orange sports bra. I named them the Beef-Cake boat. Every time they would come by to check on us, I would tell Lisa, "Beef Cake!" I am very pro military and I strongly believe that if you wear anything that represent any of the 5 branches of our military, you better look like it.<br />
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Lisa did a good job navigating and keeping my feeds at good intervals. Our communication was good except ONE thing. No matter how many times I would ask, she would paddle ahead of me. I prefer my paddler to be a bit behind me so I can look back to see them. This helps keep my form a bit better and whenever I see my paddler moving ahead, I feel like I am moving backwards and it can be discouraging at times. I got really angry at her but kept my calm when asking her to please come back for me. It was fine overall and she and I had a good laugh about it when it was all over. She would just get caught up in thinking about work or the wind resistance of butterfly wings or who the hell knows and pull ahead!<br />
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I felt pretty good until about mile 9. The last mile seemed to take longer than usual and I was becoming eager to finish. I felt okay but I knew that soon I could rest and that was taking over my thoughts instead of my stroke and what I was doing. Lisa even noticed I was not that great the last mile. We survived and I finished with an official time of 5:43:31. My 2nd best time for this event.<br />
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I left my kayak at the edge of the water and Lisa and I went to the SUV to rest for 90 minutes. We just sat there relaxing and talking about the swim and how the next one will go. We then talked about our kids and etc to pass the time.<br />
90 minutes were up and back to the water we went. She got back into the kayak and I got back into the water. I considered only doing 2 and calling it good. The biggest test was completing the 10 miler so I had already considered this day a success. Fortunately/unfortunately my GPS watch was not being accurate so Lisa took me all the way down the first bay before it read I had done 1 mile. We both knew I was well past it so I might was well go to where the 5k turn around was and then head back. <br />
As we were heading back, a boat came close to us and I could see they were talking to Lisa. They were asking where we were going and that we needed to get out. Soon, a familiar fellow moved up to the front and asked, "Hey, isn't that the same guy that did the swim earlier?" It was the head Beef Cake himself still in his orange sports bra PFD. He looked at the others and told them I was good and they took off. Lisa looked at me and mouthed "beef cake" and it took me over a minute to stop choking on water from laughter.<br />
We finished the 3 miles and I felt great. I just went slow and steady. Lisa said I was moving slow but I looked good and my stroke looked like it was holding well. I knew I could hold this stroke rate for hours more if needed. I was now 100% sure I will be able to complete the UTC24. <br />
Bad news ruined the day though. As we were getting out, there were police everywhere, a news van and a commotion at the boat ramp. We asked what was going on and apparently someone had drowned. It happened right near where we turned around for our 3 mile swim and right around the same time. Eerie! Someone dying is sad but the person was in a kayak with his wife. The kayak flipped and neither had a PFD on. What? Then it comes out that the both had a PFD but it was sitting in the kayak. WHAT?!?!?! Why would you have a life jacket and not wear it? Loss of life like this is sad but this recklessness makes it stupid. Such blatant disregard for your safety when you have something to help keep you alive right next to you and yet it is left to be ignored. Ridiculous!<br />
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I finished the day with a 1 mile swim at JN, 10 mile at DC, then another 3 at DC. 14 miles total. Good day. I was able to test out some more items for when the UTC24 is really upon me. <br />
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Thanks go out to the Hubbard family for putting the race together. Thanks to Josh and his family for timing the event. Thanks to Lisa for swimming/paddling for me the whole day. I could not have survived today without you. The most gratitude goes to my wife. She had to listen to my alarm going off at 0150 and deal with my kids and other family members by herself all day so I could splash around some reservoirs. Another summer is ending and you have been nothing but supportive for my drug habit I know as swimming.<br />
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14 miles OWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-75810953795164239242017-08-09T14:24:00.003-07:002017-08-09T14:24:38.628-07:009Aug17Met with Lisa at 0600 at JN. She needed to learn how to kayak for me. Every swimmer likes their kayaker to do certain things and be in certain places. We just headed to the dam and worked on signals, feeds, and pacing. <br />
It was a great success. Going out was pretty good but coming back our distance to each other, communication, and pacing was fantastic. Lisa is going to be great coming Saturday.<br />
Having a kayaker is so nice. I never had to look up, worry where I was going, looking out for boats, etc. Lisa was in charge of all of that. I just focused on my strokes and keeping my body in good position. The 3 miles seemed to go by quickly. I am looking forward to the 10 mile event Saturday. <br />
This coming Saturday I am doing a 3-10-3 event for my final test for the UTC24. Completing this will be a huge mental boost for me.<br />
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3 miles OWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-37952153233471948172017-08-09T14:18:00.000-07:002017-08-09T14:18:23.565-07:008Aug17Pool day today.<br />
Met Becky at 0500 at Kearns.<br />
1000 WU<br />
10 x 100 on the 2:00 but must hit 1:45 or it doesn't count<br />
2(5 lengths pull, 4 lengths IM order, 3 kick, 2 swim, 1 swim harder, 1 pull back)<br />
5 lengths pull, 4 swim, 3 pull, 2 swim, 2 pull.<br />
2(3 lengths - breath by length, 3, 5 7)<br />
Rest was easy free to 50 laps<br />
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5000 LCMAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-73888070967434670302017-08-07T11:39:00.002-07:002017-08-07T11:39:55.268-07:007Aug17Left my house for JN and the sky was clear and the moon was big and beautiful. This was going to be a great swim in the dark. Met Lisa at 0500 but at JN, there was massive cloud coverage and nothing could be seen. We were both a bit disappointed. When we got in, we both noticed that not only the air was cooler, but the water was too.<br />
The plan was for 6. Lisa said she wanted to go to the dam and back twice then some buoys to make up the rest to get to 6. Sounds good to me. <br />
I started out slow and achy as usual but getting to the dam did not seem to take too long. I started to feel decent at this point. Quick drink and back we went. Lisa took off and about 20 minutes into going back, my body started to shut down. I felt myself slowing down and I became tired. I lost motivation to be out there and I had to really focus on what I was doing.<br />
I made it back but told Lisa that considering coming back was a struggle, it was probably not safe to be that far from shore again. She agreed and said it was probably best to do the 1 mile route we know. I took a feed and tried a new flavor of buzz bite. If these don't kick in then I'm done after 4.<br />
About halfway between mile 3 and 4 the food and buzz bite kicked in. I felt great and the caffeine put me on HIGH alert. When I was finishing the 4th mile, Lisa was already out and dressed. I asked her to get dressed and do one more with me. It was a pipe dream request. She looked a bit chilly and I could tell she was done. The cold today was noticeable and having to wait for me probably froze her out.<br />
I took another liquid feed and took off for another mile as Lisa went home. I paced myself and felt pretty good. I finished mile 5 and at this point, it was lightly raining and the wind was picking up. I called it after 5. <br />
Considering I lost the will to swim before 3 and was seriously considering stopping at 4, I am glad I did 5. It is less than what I intended but more than I expected after how I felt after mile 2. I just need to keep that in mind. If I feel that bad again, just let the food and caffeine do their thing and be patient. It was still smart that I stayed close to shore for safety reasons. Going back out to the dam would have made sure I finished at 6 but that would have been foolish.<br />
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5 miles OWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-12506380519492547802017-08-04T12:54:00.000-07:002017-08-04T12:54:06.418-07:004Aug17I had a ROUGH day yesterday in my personal life. My wife and kids are in southern Utah for their annual girls trip to see plays, go shopping, etc. I was enjoying the bachelor life until a bunch of garbage fell into my lap that ruined my day a bit. It then spilled into the night and I did not sleep well. I kept waking up every 20 minutes the whole night.<br />
Despite all this, today is a new day so no excuses to not get to the lake.<br />
I met Lisa and we did our 4 mile loop to the dam, then east, then north, the west along buoy line to end then back. We swam wider than usual and we were already over 4 when we hit the green buoy the first time. Someone hit and killed a skunk somewhere nearby because the entire swim back from the easternmost buoy to the green buoy smelled horrible. Lisa wanted to do a bit more so we kept going west. The smell wasn't as bad that direction. We hit the turn around and headed back to green then in.<br />
Lisa had work to get to but I was not done. I have commented before how sometimes I will do a swim and feel so good at the end I wish I would have brought more feeds. Well today I did!<br />
I took another feed with me and as Lisa went to her car, I headed back out for more. <br />
I headed west to avoid the skunk smell and finished my drink at the end buoy. I then headed east until 3 buoys past the red then turned back for green then in.<br />
That put me at 6 miles. I was a bit sore and tired when I finished. I know it was because of the lack of sleep.<br />
The nice thing is that since I am alone at home, I went straight back to bed and did not wake up until past 1300! I guess I needed it. I still feel a bit lethargic. I hope I'm not getting sick. There is a possibility of meeting Lisa tomorrow for a short and easy 3 mile-ish swim.<br />
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6 miles OWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-14107434400869826142017-08-02T12:42:00.001-07:002017-08-02T12:42:46.161-07:002Aug17Lisa texted me at 0330 saying she was not doing well so I went to the pool today.<br />
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1000<br />
5 x 100 on 1:50<br />
10 x 50 on :55<br />
10 x 50 on :50 pull<br />
12 x 50 K down and swim back<br />
2 x 100 easy<br />
400 IM<br />
2 x 100 easy<br />
400 pull<br />
4 x 50 swim on :50<br />
Last few laps was just easy free for CD<br />
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5000 LCMAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-20340553651919192912017-07-31T10:05:00.000-07:002017-07-31T10:05:09.895-07:0031Jul17Great swim today. Met Lisa at 0500 and I forgot that as summer winds down, the sunrise is a bit later. It was still completely dark when it was 0500 instead of the light creeping over the mountains. Neither one of us packed lights so we decided to be safe and wait until there was some light out so we could see each other. It was a safe and smart move. <br />
I don't even know what time we got in. We just headed to the dam then straight east. Before we started again after 2200 yards, I asked if she could feel the swim Friday. She said she could. OK, so she is not Superwoman. I'm glad I wasn't alone. My shoulders were pretty sore. The way east was nice and smooth Once we had hit the end of that stretch, we headed north to the buoy line. The buoy line was the line back to the marina. <br />
The water was perfect and I was feeling great at this point. When we got to the green buoy, we were just over 4 miles. I asked if she wanted to call it or do one more. I was praying she said one more because I was feeling good. She said one more and I was glad to get going. I picked it up a little bit the last mile and felt really strong.<br />
We finished the 5 miles and I felt as fresh as I had just gotten in. <br />
It was the usual swim, the first mile was horrible and I was sore and complaining a lot in my head. The 2nd mile started to get better. Mile 3-4 I felt good and held a good pace. Mile 5 I felt energized and swam stronger. I truly hope I feel this energized and mentally motivated next week when I hit 5 miles at Deer Creek and it's only halfway!<br />
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5 miles OWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-49226615268127147642017-07-29T17:06:00.000-07:002017-07-29T17:06:22.130-07:0028Jul17 - UTC 24 Test 1I decided awhile ago to test out swimming 3 different swims on one day with breaks in between to see what it was like. A small simulation of what the Utah Triple Crown in 24 hours (UTC24) will be like. I planned many things in advance and talked with a few world class swimmers on preparation items such as nutrition, rest cycles, etc. Time to test them out.<br />
The alarm went off at 0200 and I was at JN by 0300. Lisa and I quickly got ready and we headed out for a 3 mile swim. We headed straight toward the dam but not after I had dropped my light off of my swimmer buddy into the water. Of course the light was off so we could not find it. Guess we will have to wait until sunrise to find it.<br />
The 3 miles was pretty uneventful. Lisa was with me the whole swim and we stopped about every 1/2 mile to make sure we were still together and got going again. Small miracle was that when we finished our 3 miles, the lamp was glowing red and Lisa found it. It's a miracle because it was OFF when it dropped in and it takes hitting the button 3 times then holding it for the red to come on. No idea what happened but I was praying I would find it. The prayer worked and the foolishness I felt for losing it was gone.<br />
After the 3 miles, we headed to our cars and I ate some food and took a special made recovery drink. I then laid out in the back of my SUV and went to sleep for 2 hours. The idea is that I will do Bear Lake all in the dark then sleep for the 2+ hour drive down to Deer Creek. That is why the first swim today was all in the dark.<br />
I woke up a bit early to Lisa's car alarm going off. I jumped up only to see her fine and dandy with no danger. She looked a wee bit embarrassed and I promptly gave her the finger and tried to get back to sleep. No use. I needed to get up in 15 minutes anyway so I might as well get up now. We packed our gear and greased up. This will be the long one.<br />
6 miles this time. We measured out a 2 mile loop and I would take a drink at 1 mile then head back to the boat ramp to end the 2 mile loop. I would then take a food feed and repeat. After the 2nd lap (mile 4), a pretty good wind came along with rain. There was no lightning so we continued. My swimmer buddy kept flipping over so I left it at the boat ramp. No boats were out at this time anyway so I wasn't worried about being spotted. The water got ROUGH and I LOVED it. Lisa is not as comfortable with rough water and for awhile, I was able to keep up with her. Then my energy faded and she dropped me like an old habit. We did the last 2 miles in 1 mile laps so we could stay near boat ramp and land just in case.<br />
After we finished the 6 miles, we headed back up and the weather was getting a bit better. This time I rested for an hour only. It is only an hour+ drive to the GSL from Deer Creek so I can't rest more than I plan on resting for the real event.<br />
The hour went by quick and I knew the last 3 miles were going to be a bitch. I was right. I got in and immediately felt my shoulders and arms severely complaining. I decided to just slow down and do long stroke and dynamic drills. This slowed my rotation down quite a bit but alleviated my pain significantly. It also increased my time but I did not care about time. Before getting in, we decided to do 3 x 1 mile laps. After the 1st lap, I felt pretty good. I finished in 35 min which isn't too bad really. The sun was up and Lisa was warm and happy. She was swimming fast and strong again and I was on survival mode. <br />
Poor Lisa was well ahead of me and had to wait a bit longer than usual for me to get to her at the boat ramp. When I was taking my drink, I asked her, "You know how you had to wait awhile for me?" She said "Yes". "Well, get used to it!" Good laugh for both of us. We needed it.<br />
Mile 2 was decent and mile 3 I felt pretty good at the end. <br />
When we were finishing, I had requested that Lisa wait for me at the last buoy and we finish the swim together. It just meant a lot to me mentally. We both accomplished something very hard to do. When I got to her, I said I was feeling great and we should do one more mile, she just scoffed at me. She knew I had zero intentions of swimming any more today.<br />
When it was truly over, I felt fantastic. I was physically beat up but mentally I was sharp as ever. We gave each other a big hug and everyone at the boat ramp just looked at us like we were nuts. Yes, yes we are!<br />
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I did learn quite a few things and took notes. I was happy with my feeds and my energy was kept up as long as I kept eating the right things in the right order. My recovery drinks were nothing short of magic. I did have a few small problems but easily fixed. This was a test run and I passed it with flying colors. <br />
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I want to thank my wife for not killing me when the alarm went off at 0200 and I was gone all day. you have been great with letting me swim so early daily. Thanks for the support. Not much longer until it is over I promise.<br />
I also want to thank Lisa for helping me today. I know it was a challenge for you too and I'm proud of what we both did. We accomplished something great and we accomplished it together. Glad you were with me. (Mind the buttons on your key ring please!) :)<br />
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3 miles then 6 miles then 3 miles = 12 miles. 4th longest swim I've ever done in one day.<br />
In 2 weeks I'm doing 3-10-3 then a few weeks after that is the real deal. I know mentally that I can do the 3-10-3 now and once I do that, I will know for sure I can finish the UTC24. I'm genuinely excited.<br />
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12 miles OWAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09284927945426592305noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680648083095436862.post-87912470902978838712017-07-27T18:36:00.000-07:002017-07-27T18:36:00.747-07:0027Jul17Easy day today.<br />
Becky was kind enough to meet me at JN this morning at 0600. She is going to kayak for me for the Deer Creek portion of my UTC24 so she wanted to learn to kayak. Each swimmer likes different things from their yacker. We got in the water and did some practice feeds, directions, hand signals, etc. We went down the buoy line and back. Finished just around a mile. It was an easy swim and most of the time I spent talking to her. She was nervous at first but got better and was doing pretty good at the end.<br />
I think she is going to do great for my DC portion.<br />
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