It's taken me awhile, but I'm finally on pace again to swim more than 50 miles this year! I'm entered in U.S. Masters Swimming's "Go the Distance" program, where fitness swimmers like myself are recognized for swimming various distances in a single calendar year. My goal is 50 miles -- the lowest that the program recognizes. Got to start somewhere. I began the year well, and by Jan. 4, I was on pace to swim 59.79 miles. A minor operation kept me out of the pool for about a month, and by Feb. 3 when I was swimming again, my projected mileage for the year had plunged to 12.92. Today, May 8, my projected mileage finally crawled above 50. Right now it's at 50.54. I'll need to swim a lot in the next few weeks to get my projected mileage up there, because I'm going to be out of the pool for three weeks in late May and early June. That's when the park district pool where I swim will be undergoing its annual maintenance.
Tags: Swimming Go The Distance
