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May 22, 2008
Even Bigger News
Things are really movin' and shakin' around here! I've already told you the good news about our new Little Cesear's and now, I have even bigger news from my little corner of the world! You are reading the blog of the proud new owner of a 100 yd swim PR, set at masters practice this morning! Yes that's right! And what, might you ask, is this new PR? Well, it's exactly 1 second faster than the previous PR - a new standard of 1:07! :)
Sarcasm aside, I really am excited about my new PR. We can never take improvement for granted, no matter how small, or how slow! Of course one day I would like to be able to swim faster than a 1:07. One day I would like to swim longer than a 100 at 1:07 pace. And one day I would like to swim more than just one or two 1:07s. But for today, I will take a lesson from Rachel's blog and practice kaizen (you can read all about this Japanese philosophy from Rachel's entry yesterday but in short it is the "philosophy of continuous improvement based on progress made in slow and steady gains in every arena of life. In time, the small improvements add up to huge gains.") Although my 1:07 doesn't seem like much I can remember a time (not very long ago!) when my PR was 1:20!
Anyway, like I said, my new PR came this morning at masters practice where, among other things, we were doing some hard 100s. First one in 1:10. Second one in 1:07. OH BOY I thought! I instantly wanted more - as in a 1:06 but after the 2nd hard one our lane leader exited the pool making me the lane leader (he is racing this weekend and needed to leave practice early) so I no longer had some nice feet to draft off of! Either way, I still went after my 1:06 on the 3rd one but came up short with a 1:08. Hmm...going the wrong way! On the last hard one I swam as hard as I could while repeating in my head "1:06, don't breathe too often, 1:06, don't breathe too often, 1:06, don't breathe too often!" and justttttt as I touched the wall, 1:07. Darn! But that 1:06 is mine next time! :)
So then it was work and now I'm at home waiting for O to get home so we can go for a run. I don't plan on setting any PRs on the run this afternoon, but rather enjoying a beautiful sunny day instead. ;)
Hope everyone has a great night!
Posted by beth at May 22, 2008 4:30 PM
Comments
Yea for the new swim PR!! Mine is much slower than that, yet still I get excited about every second gained. Congrats! And then you did it again without a draft :)
The 1:06 is totally yours next time.
Posted by: rachel at May 22, 2008 6:33 PM
Heck with the swim PR, you better learn how to spell the name of our new favorite restaurant in "The Heights" (not to mention a famous historical roman figure)
Posted by: O at May 22, 2008 9:29 PM
1:06...! You are becoming such a swimmer... CONGRATS!
Posted by: Bree at May 23, 2008 12:42 AM
Holy cow, Beth! You are so fast! Way to go after that 1:06.
Posted by: Ness at May 23, 2008 6:03 AM
your making fish envy you... awesome work...
Posted by: Kranky C Dale at May 23, 2008 8:24 AM
Congrats on the new PR! The times will just keep coming down. Watch out fishies!
Posted by: maija at May 23, 2008 4:02 PM