Week 4: Lessons Learned

1: Swimming less than a mile 2-3 times a week is not going to cut it if I want to cut time off my 5K. I really need to be going 2000-3000 3-4 times a week. I know this, but my body doesn't want to believe it.

2: I was clearly an idiot when I decided to test a 1000 every two weeks. That @#%# hurts! I did my second one today in a time of 17:33.1. That was 6.8 seconds faster than I did two and a half weeks ago. I was hoping for a bit more improvement, but considering how much swimming I have actually done since then, I am "on my knees, kissing the ground" grateful for an improvement at all. Here are my splits:
1:38.9
1:46.3
1:46.6
1:49.4
1:44.2
1:45.8
1:47.8
1:43.8
1:46.9
1:41.0

3: The best motivation comes from imagining the face of someone you want to impress or shame with your impressive feats of athleticism. Or boys you like. whatever.

4: Beer is not the same as water, even if it is Bud Light.