Week 24

The scenery is a little flat and dull around here!

However, passing farmsteads along the road, gives a taste of the Alberta Prairie life

Day 89 (January 25, 2014):  2500m Total 120.164 km. 

Day 88 (January 24, 2014):  2500m Total 117.664 km. Plenty of encouragement from John

Day 87 (January 23, 2014):  2600m Total 115.164 km. 

It was tough swimming today... had they turned up the pumps?

Day 86 (January 22, 2014):  2500m Total 112.564 km. 

Day 85 (January 21, 2014):  2500m Total 110.064 km. 
Great having you swimming with me today... you little turtle you!

Day 84 (January 20, 2014):  2750m Total 107.564 km. Thanks Wendy for keeping me going 10 extra lengths

Day 83 (January 19, 2014):  2500m Total 104.814 km. 

And that's 17.80km = 11.09miles this week

Found on community.myfitnesspal.com

Week 23 - It's official I'm a fish

Day 82 (January 18, 2014):  2500m Total 102.314 km. 

Day 81 (January 16, 2014):  2500m Total 99.814 km. 

Day 80 (January 15, 2014):  2550m Total 97.314 km. 

Day 79 (January 14, 2014):  2500m Total 94.764 km. - I hit 100 lengths in 1 hour 10 minutes 

Day 78 (January 13, 2014):  2250m Total 92.264 km. 

Day 77 (January 12, 2014):  1850m Total 90.014 km. 

This week I surprised myself by swimming 13.50km and once.... 90 lengths in one session wow- that's about 1080 strokes.
And then the next day 100 lengths in 70minutes... that's one length every .7 mins which is 60x .7 seconds = 42seconds

Over 100km now.
Out of 312km
That is one third there....

I love a use for maths....
I began swimming at North Glenmore for my 53rd day of swimming...
I am now at my 82nd day of swimming.
So I have swum 29 days at North Glenmore and covered  102.314 -54.614 = 47.7km

That averages at 1.6km a day... though I am doing more like 2km a day now
I still have 210km to go which at the more conservative rate means I will make it in about 131 days.
6 days a week = almost 22 weeks.... 

Let's see what the next week brings.
For now this is where I am.

Week 22 - This week I want to swim to Carstairs. Wish me luck.

Yes I did!

By swimming more than a mile a day!

And in fact 7 miles in total this week! And boy do I feel it!

 Next stop Didsbury or beyond -
Reminder to self it is 312km from 4519 Coronation Drive SW Calgary to the West Edmonton Mall by car.... which means I am more than a quarter of the way there, and getting speedier all the time...

Distance swum in Week 22 = 11.500km = 7 Miles

Day 76 (January 11, 2014):  2000m. Total 88.164 km. 

Day 75 (January 10, 2014):  2050m. Total 86.164 km. 

Day 74 (January 8, 2014):  2050m. Total 83.964 km. 

Day 73 (January 7, 2014):  2000m. Total 81.914 km. 

Day 72 (January 6, 2014):  2000m. Total 79.914 km. 

Day 71 (January 5, 2014): 1500 m. Total 77.914 km. 

I seem to have come full circle:-

I spotted this outside our local pool.
Reminded me of the one I saw outside The Talisman all those months ago...
I don't play water polo....yet....

And maybe it was thanks to the three hulks of guys in the lane next to me this morning (Saturday) who maybe are the polo players... they were certainly swimming like no others, they were the talk of the hot tub as they had made it really tough for us weaker swimmers in the slow lanes to make progress on our laps!

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Week 21

It's Yuletide holidays... I'm off to Saltspring Island... but not until I swam 7.450km this week...

Day 70 (December 18, 2014): 1550 m. Total 76.414 km. 

Day 69 (December 17, 2014): 1650 m. Total 74.864 km. 

Day 68 (December 16, 2014): 1650 m. Total 73.214 km. 

Day 67 (December 15, 2014): 1500 m. Total 71.564 km. 

Day 66 (December 14, 2014): 1500 m. Total 70.464 km.