As I've mentioned in previous blog entries, I'm participating in U.S. Masters Swimming's "Go the Distance" program. The idea of this program is to extend Masters swimming's base further beyond competitive swimmers and to embrace more effectively the masses of fitness swimmers in the U.S. In this program, swimmers are recognized not for how fast they swim but for how far. I'm trying to swim 50 miles this year, which, by the way, is the shortest distance recognized in the program. Still, for me, a guy who only swims so I can participate in triathlons, it would be a huge accomplishment to swim 50 miles in a year. Right now, even staying out of the pool for about four weeks due to surgery, I'm on pace to swim 47 miles in 2008. I've easily covered more than 5 miles in both February and March, so, as I get stronger, I might be on track to swim 60 miles this year.
Tags: Masters Swimming
