swimmer swim swimmy

novelty abounds. i went swimming. it has been ages and ages since i've been in the water and it was pretty obvious.

where: YMCA pool Waltham, MA
distance: 500 yards maybe more, maybe less
time: when I paid attention to the clock I was doing 100 yards in abt 1:30
felt like: a rather out of shape, soggy noodle
quit because: my right calf cramped up

A rather lackluster workout, but I think it was the first swim workout that I've done in about three weeks. As I vaguely recall the last time I went swimming and was wearing my "workout" hat it was the week after July 4th. Or maybe the weekend after the July 4th holiday weekend. So that is right about 4 weeks.

Mostly worked on my form. Didn't really concentrate on speed. Had a lot of trouble pacing myself so that I wasn't constantly going into oxygen debt. Never put together more than 100 yards without a 20-40 second rest. For whatever reason pools seem to encourage the "stop and hang on the wall" behavior. Swimming in the ocean doesn't encourage this. Some of my friends suggest that this is because the ocean has no walls. These friends are clearly insane. It's because the walls in the ocean are all either A: underwater or B: also called cliffs and are constantly being pulverized with waves. In neither case can you drape an arm on the wall and relax. Also the ocean is full of sharks and we all know that predators seek out the old and the infirm to eat (probably because predators are just as lazy as I am) so if you swim steadily and healthily with a youthful air about you, well then you won't be eaten by predators of the seas.

philosophy riddle of the day:
Does the existence of the YMCA provide proof for the existence of God? please put your answers in the comments section.