I’m a sprinter, but I swam a solid 5 miles today with just my thoughts and some warm-up and warm-down. I swam about 5/8 freestyle and 3/8 backstroke

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That pace is incredible

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Dev said:
That pace is incredible

Thanks! I needed to get some yards in and only had 2 hours, so I just focused and swam.

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Finlo said:

Dev said:
That pace is incredible

Thanks! I needed to get some yards in and only had 2 hours, so I just focused and swam.

I can swim that pace… in my dreams, lol.

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Finlo said:

Dev said:
That pace is incredible

Thanks! I needed to get some yards in and only had 2 hours, so I just focused and swam.

And here I am proud of sneaking in 1600m at lunch. Wow!

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@Zahari
Not trying to put anyone down; any swimming is great swimming :muscle:.

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Wow, this is amazing!! :astonished:

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West said:
Wow, this is amazing!! :astonished:

It feels great to see my training paying off. I’m curious to see how my body feels for my meet tomorrow while pushing through.

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Impressive, 5 miles in a short course! Great job.

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Penn said:
Impressive, 5 miles in a short course! Great job.

It did hurt a bit at the end, which is why I switched to backstroke to catch my breath.

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That is incredibly fast.

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Zahari said:
That is incredibly fast.

Thanks! It really brightens my day to hear that.

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I was feeling proud of my sub-1:55/100yd pace for 200 yards. You’re incredible!

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Marlow said:
I was feeling proud of my sub-1:55/100yd pace for 200 yards. You’re incredible!

My favorite quote is that any swimming is good swimming. Keep up the great work!

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Finlo said:

Marlow said:
I was feeling proud of my sub-1:55/100yd pace for 200 yards. You’re incredible!

My favorite quote is that any swimming is good swimming. Keep up the great work!

Thanks! Just got a GoPro to film my sessions, and I’m realizing how bad my form is. Should improve as I fix my techniques.

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@Marlow
It really helps to see yourself swim from a different perspective.

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Day said:
:fire::fire::fire:

Thanks!

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Wow!

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Kyle said:
Wow!

Thank you!

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Damn :hot_face: