Swam a 500 today, just to see how slow I am. 8:40.
That used to win races in high school, as slow as it is! I remember swimming about that speed in high school, then going a full minute faster as soon as I bought a pair of speedos. By the time I was a senior I was going about 6:40 (2nd place in Oakland behind a guy named Sherwin Gormley who could go about 5:10). In college I went as fast as 5:19, making me the slowest person on the team. The fastest was a guy named Mark; he would go 4:45 or so, which still amazes me. (The WR is 4:08.)
The 8:40 translates to a 30:20 per mile pace. The fastest Ironman swimmers swim 2.4 miles at a 19:30 pace, in open water!
No ill effects from my short hike up Green yesterday, which is very very good news.
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