On February 20th, I swam 1700 yards.  I was supposed to swim 1800, or a mile the next week.  But I injured my neck doing tae bo and the 200 sit-up challenge.  I dropped way down to 350 yards in March.  I’ve slowly built my yardage back up, recuperating in the hot tub at the same time.

Today, I finally reached that mile(stone).  I took my daughter with me, and I’m glad I did.  Because even though it was the day after Memorial Day (and all that holiday eating), I managed to make my all-time best time on my IM:  2:35.99.  I totally credit my daughter; just having her in a single lane with me made me want to swim my best.  She told me she thought I was going fast and that I did a good job.  She’s been trained right!

Anyway, true to my form, I wanted to savor that time and refused to time my second IM.  I was so wiped out after that good time that it took a while to recover.  My daughter later reminded me that you’re always tired when you’re swimming.  She’s a gem, I tell you!

I was half-way done when I’d finished my second IM.  Now it was time to swim free and back and breast sets without any recovery laps.  It was a challenge, and I didn’t do many flip turns because I was so tired, but I limped on through.

I plan on staying at the mile mark until it’s a little less challenging and time consuming.  I look forward to taking it on solo in two days.  (My daughter got her hair done today; no chance of getting her back in the pool anytime soon).