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Adventures with an unreliable narrator.
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Jan 21 07: 4,205
The 2007 One Hour Swim is now done. I did okay—not up to the pace I’d hoped to hold for myself, but respectably enough, especially in light of my spotty training record for the event.
In one hour this morning, I swam 4,205 yards, which is 168-and-a-little-bit laps, which is also 2.4 miles. My average pace for 100 yards was 1:25.47. Yay, me!
I should thank my dear friend Hugh McGowan for his assistance this morning. He was in the lane next to mine. Although we stayed together for the first 400 yards or so, he is generally the faster swimmer, and so eventually pulled ahead. When he first lapped me at about the 31-minute mark, I thought to myself, Bitch, I love you, but you do not get to do that again. When he started pulling close to lapping me a second time at about 48 minutes, I picked up the pace. And Hugh picked up the pace. So I put on a little more speed. And he put on a little more speed. By the last 200 yards, we were flat-out sprinting down the pool.
But he never did pass me a second time.
My even greater thanks, however, go to all of you who sponsored me, because as much as Hugh was inspiring, you spurred me on even more. My gratitude to each and every one of you.
(If you still want to sponsor me, I’d be happy to accept a donation. Comment here, or send me an email, and I’ll tell you how.)