They all
laughed when I said I wanted to learn how to lap swim, until I jumped into the
pool!
This week
marks two and half years since I decided I wanted to lap swim to get into
better shape. How hard can it be, I
thought. So I went down to our city
pool, and as they say, dove right in.
Well I could barely make one pool length (25 meters). The second length really put me out of
breath. I was wiped, but did not give up.
For the next
six months I went 5 times week and slowly built up some endurance. Swims were usually around 30 minutes. Now I was up to 200 meters, but it was still
very hard.
Then I got
some good advice on technique and just kept at it. Swimming 4 to 5 times a week (usually first
thing in the morning or during lunch) each time going just a little farther, a little stronger and a little faster.
For over the
last year now I usually go 3 to 4 mornings a week and do what is called 40 over
50. That is 40 lengths (1000 meters) in
fifty minutes. That’s how I start my
day. Am I bragging – darn right! I am proud of my accomplishment.
Am I the
fastest fish in the pond? No way, but I
am doing what I want to do and keep improving.
I always keep in mind the saying “what would you do if you knew you
could not fail!”
Real Magic is nothing more than coming up with simple effective solutions to complicated problems and doing something about it!
Here’s to making
all our magic happen!
