Race Season starts

Swimming around 12,000 yards a week but need to get to the weight room a few times a week too. 

Going to swim the 100 fly in a meeting in a couple of weeks - the 1t event so at least I should be fresh! 

100 miles to London...

On Saturday in the Flaherty Pool in Roslindale, I passed the 100 mile markf or miles swum on 2010. It is something that I only passed the 50 mile mark in the middle of July and was able to crank out another 50 in the next 8 weeks or so!

I upped the goal to 125 miles just so it would say I something to shoot for.
I guess there is a message there :)

Back in the water

So I got back into the water the past month or so. Went to as many practices as possible and chose to swim the Bay State Games this past weekend. It was my first LCM meet and the first time in a 50 M pool at all in over 2 years! Yikes what a difference.

I DQ'd on my 100 Fly - just ran out of steam which was frustrating as I can I know I can swim that distance but did not have the energy or expended too much of it too soon. Onto the next 100 fly!

My Free times in the 50 and the 100 were only a second slow than my PB at Harvard SCY Championships in 2009 - so not too bad there.

My 200 IM was 6 sec slower than my PB but "best " is used loosely. Need lots of technique work on the strokes, and some serious dryland work. But it will happen and I shall kikc butt!

All for now

Hodding Carter

I just finished Hodding Carter's book "Off the Deep End" - his story of trying to qualify for the 2008 Olympics. I had to laugh when I saw the book - "Man, someone already wrote my book. "

I have been on dry land far too much of late. Not swimming Harvard and had a set of personal worsts - kinda - at a small meet a few weeks back.

So I have not given up hope at all. I just need a better job that allows me some extra money for a new suit and dues for my team, and some serious dryland workouts.

Also just friended Hodding on FBook. :)