If you follow me on twitter, or checked out the “pages” bar on the right sidebar, you might be aware of this challenge I took on.
Not a Daring Bakers’ Challenge. Or directly chocolate related, really. What then? The 50k-In-May swimming challenge, where participants work towards swimming 50,000 meters in the month of May. I found out about it through Amy. Talked others into joining me. And went for it. You can see how much distance I got in early on by checking out my page for the challenge.
Where you will notice that I took on the 100k-In-May challenge. Because it was evident after about two weeks that 50k simply wouldn’t be a challenge. Not after Emily met me for several key 6 am swims.
Then I had to start begging for help – and this is where chocolate gets involved. Amy met up with me for a couple of workouts. I bribed her with macarons.
Beth also met up with me, notably, for a 5k workout and a 6k workout – the latter of which, completed on May 29, got me to 100,200 meters for the month. I shared some of those nice lime-sea salt chocolate chunk cookies to express my gratitude.
Whew. This surprised me, because I kept looking at the calendar and figuring that I was going to have to swim a 10,000 meter workout on Memorial Day to get this to happen. And as I finished that 6k with Beth, I was a bit sad that I wouldn’t be doing it.
At this point, a normal person would think of their rotator cuff muscles and quickly escape that sadness. But I’m not a normal person. I dip buttercream frosting in chocolate. And the day after finishing up a 100,000 meter swimming challenge, I…go swimming.
For 10,000 meters. Really.
Help. Send chocolate. It’s good for post-exercise recovery.
I’d swim again today, but the DC pools are closed for a furlough day. Tragedy.
Um, there was no chocolate at the workout I attended with you. Fail.
ReplyDeleteI've been following you on twitter with the awe of someone who feels like one of us is a Martian. To be honest, it's probably me. I haven't even owned a swimming costume since I was 12...
ReplyDeleteI approve 100% Then again, I'd approve of anything after you bribe me with those cookies. Deeeeelicious.
ReplyDelete150k in June?
That number is blowing my mind. I can continue to be bribed with chocolate...
ReplyDeleteI'm so impressed with you!!! Time to eat more chocolate:-)
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing! I can't even fathom doing 50K
ReplyDeleteAmazing!!!!!!!!!!! So impressed! :D
ReplyDeleteVery impressed!
ReplyDeleteWow! You do earn your chocolate!
ReplyDeleteThat's really awesome! I am very much a dilettante when it comes to exercise, doing different things all the time. I love how committed you are to swimming!
ReplyDeleteI'm so impressed! I think I did about 10k in May (if that). I can't imagine doing 5 or 10 times that much!
ReplyDeleteHoly mother. I've been swimming for three years now and I'm not sure I've even done 100k meters. You go girl!
ReplyDeleteYou are c to the razy (what?), but I'm super impressed. My main challenge is trying to get up early enough to get a decent swim in before the water aerobics class takes over the pool. Sad.
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm impressed!
ReplyDeleteHow long does it take you to swim 10km? I normally get so bored after around 2km that I'm happy to leave the pool!
And I like your blog motto!