Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming...

Today was my first swim day in months! I asked ZTT to incorporate them in and he did!!! He originally assigned me 8-10 laps without stopping, break, repeat in 25 minutes. I informed him that the amount of laps and the amount of time did not agree. I am slooooooow. So we determined swim 6 laps without stopping, take no more than a 5 minute break, then 6 more laps without stopping would be best! I had never done more than one lap without a break before, so I was excited for the challenge of 6. :)

It really wasn't too bad. I did some breathstroke (BS) and some snake-chicken-eagle (SCE) (really not sure the real name, that is what Amanda F. called it when she taught it to me--you are on your back and you make your arms like a snake, then chicken, then an eagle, then repeat... It isn't as weird as I making it sound).

Lap times:

Lap 1: BS, 1:36.26
Lap 2: BS, 1:56.28
Lap 3: SCE, 1:55.65
Lap 4: BS, 1:59.90
Lap 5: SCE, 1:57.94
Lap 6: BS, 1:57.16
Rest (way shorter than 5 minutes since I wanted to look busy so no one would try to share my lane) 1:35.53
Lap 7: BS, 1:55.69
Lap 8: SCE, 2:02.63
Lap 9: BS, 1:56.13
Lap 10: BS, 2:09.17
Lap 11: SCE, 1:47.43
Lap 12: BS, 2:07.71
Hot Tub: 4:08.16 :)

Total: 29:05.64

So, excluding the hot tub, I really hit the 25 minute mark well! And I am super proud of myself for doing 6 laps without breaks!