Day 101: Push it real good!

Calli- I really pushed myself on the swim today. I am trying very hard to increase my lung capacity while increasing my stroke distance. That is, I am trying to use less strokes per lap while maintaining good time. I felt very good in the water tonight and after I finished I got to watch Jose. It’s really amazing to see somebody progress as far as he has in less than a year. I know this has been a challenge for him, and he has really proved  himself as far as committed. We both know that after 101 days, it doesn’t get any easier. You have to push yourself!

Jose- I managed to swim 600 meters non-stop tonight. If I want to compare myself with the swimmer I was 100 days ago, then I would have to be very happy about going from hardly swimming 15 meters while having problems breathing, to what I accomplished today. However, I prefer to see these accomplishments just as intermediate steps towards a greater goal. Looking at it this way makes my frustration rise a little bit because of my poor times and poor form (Calli took a short “discouraging” video, plop!). As Calli just said, it won’t get any easier and I will have to push myself maybe twice as much. I still have close to 200 days of time left and I know I can do it.

“Faith moves mountains, but you have to keep pushing while you are praying.” -Mason Cooley