Well, for vanity reasons, I missed swimming two weeks ago.  It was Thanksgiving week, so I had to move my hair appointment up a few days, and I’m not trying to swim after getting my hair done.  ahem.

Given that I’d missed a week–and it killed me to miss that week, trust me–I was apprehensive about actually adding 100 yards this week.

As usual, I just took it as it came, and was able to swim 1400 total.  I also accomplished my goal of swimming more laps of ‘legitimate’ strokes, decreasing my laps of elementary back stroke.  So, even though it was exhausting, I was able to swim 375 yards of both freestyle and back, and only 250 of elementary back!  I also swam 325 breast, and the usual 75 fly.  Next time, I think I’ll push myself to swim 4 100 IMs, or a combination of IMs, and what I call IM split, which is an IM that I interrupt with a cool down lap of elementary back.

I was also able to shave more than 5 seconds off my IM time, by finishing it at 2.49.17, down from 2.54.24.  I pressed my watch to start timing me, then I kind of zoned out and didn’t push off the wall until 4 seconds had passed!  I reset the timer and started over again.  I wonder if my time last time was the result of something like that?

I felt good enough to swim a second 100 IM, but not for time.  I would have to have something to record two separate times in order to do that.  I think my watch has the capability, but I don’t know how to do it.  Must ask my son.  He would know, somehow.

Next time, 1500.  I’m closing in on the 1 mile mark.