Month: June 2013

So, my swim in July is 2.1 KM across the lake. I’m going to do just that distance for any workouts that I can get in between now and then.  See how fast I can go and keep up the pace.

Today I did 35 minutes for 2100 meters.  Felt good!

So, last night I read through the website for the swim I’m doing in July.  Please note I’ve never done a lake swim before and haven’t ‘raced’ in 40+ years.  The swim in actually 2100 meters (2.1 km). If I figure yesterdays swim in the pool, I’m doing about 37 minutes for the above distance.  There are 650 swimmers in the race.  My god!!  Ages ranging from 15 to over 70.  I figure my time puts me in the top 250 of the whole crowd.  Only in the top 20-25 of my age group(55-64). I will be 62 at race time.  If I can keep that time even with all the factors of going across the lake, I will be happy.  Actually, I’ll be happy finishing!!

I have a ‘cross the lake swim’ I’m going to be doing in Kelowna, BC on July 20th.  2.2 kilometers (about 2300 yards).  One width of the lake.  I work out pretty regularly in the pool but wanted to see how long it took me to do 2500 meters(2.5 KM) at a steady pace. It took me about 45 minutes of continuous swimming.  Allowing for no line on the bottom of the lake to follow, hopefully, that will equal the time it would take me to do the crossing. That puts me a little faster than 2 miles an hour:)

Wish me luck.

I’m helping a friend of mine, Grant Boshoff, promote his first book. It’s pretty good – excellent in fact! It is a free download until midnight tonight- 6 June 13(I had to pay…so if you end up paying a couple of bucks – worth it.) Check it out – it is fairly short and an excellent read: http://amzn.to/14KPgu9