Re: 3km


"Martin Smith" <sleepless@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Micheal Artindale wrote:
>
> > We are not talking about right now, we are talking about 6 months. Who
realy
> > knows what will happen in 6 months.
>
> What is your current goal again? You have changed it so many times I
> lost track. What is your goal?

I have a few. The 2 that are closest to now would be 1) swim 200IM. 2) swim
from a island to shore, it is between 8-10km. When I get a GPS, I will get
the exact distance.

I have a lot more
>
> > Martin, I have a challenge. Before the end of the month, go to your
local
> > pool and do 8 km. Report back to us on how long it took. Also, the day
> > after, report on how you feel.
>
> I can't. I wish I could, but I don't have the time.

You should be able to do that in 2-3 hrs. You mean in the next week, you
cannot find the time. Is that the lazyness in you that is coming out
>
> > It took me 1 year to learn crawl, and do it in 59 seconds, actually
> about 4
> > months, 3 times a week for a hr each practice.
>
> It took a year to learn crawl? What was your main problem?

I never put my head in the water. I had to learn to swim with my head in the
water, and breathing.

>
> > The next year it was honing it so that i could bring it to 45 seconds.
>
> Hone?... Buddha. I don't think you can use that verb in this context.
> What you're doing is more like chisling a new face into Mount Rushmore.

The jack hammers on Mount Rushmore does the same. If you are a far distance
away, it is not noticeable. Close up, it looks horrible.

>
> > I may be in the typical prime, but I am improving every day/week/month.
I
> > have yet to hit any peak. I dont have a muscle problem. I have a
> > disadvantage. I learned how to swim almost 10 years later than you.
>
> Like you said, Who really knows what will happen in six months?

Yes, I could do 8km in 1hr.

>
>
> > I ll believe that when I see it, or dont see it.
>
> You asked more questions.

You have the freedom to stop typing


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