IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
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40 in 40 yaaas

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
27 followers · 427 posts · Server mastodon.online

Today was just right for a swim. The sun wasn’t glaring, it wasn’t too chilly, the water wasn’t too cold and the pool wasn’t crowded. 34 laps in 44 minutes, no stress.

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
26 followers · 389 posts · Server mastodon.online

34 laps in 45 minutes

#swimming #swimmer #swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
26 followers · 389 posts · Server mastodon.online

30 laps in 32 minutes! And the water was cold today.

#swimming #swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
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Today I broke the 30 lap barrier. I was doing a steady minimum back in Jan 2020 even on some hard days. The pandemic took so much from me & COVID ravaged my strength twice this year. I’m so happy for today - 30 laps in 45 minutes.

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
24 followers · 355 posts · Server mastodon.online

And that’s 28 laps in 52 minutes.

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
24 followers · 355 posts · Server mastodon.online

The water is the only place on the planet that doesn’t attack me for existing, that makes room for me in the universe, whete my body is not imperfect, where I’m not flattened by lashing out & abuse & manipulation. I am so grateful for water.

#swim #swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
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What a great swim! I ate 4 hours before & I’m amazed at how much more energy I had, more limber I was. 26 laps today, no gasping for breath, no shivering in the water.

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
21 followers · 310 posts · Server mastodon.online

Today, my body feels so good in the water. Yesterday was bad, so bad because of hangover. Ugh, I’m never drinking or eating fancy cheese again. It’s just not worth it to feel like hell in the water.

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
21 followers · 308 posts · Server mastodon.online

Swimmer culture is complimenting a total stranger on their grace with “Nice stroke” and splashing off before they take off their glasses so you can’t see their reaction.

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
21 followers · 309 posts · Server mastodon.online

Are there some foods that exhaust the body on injecting them? It feels like my body is struggling to process last night’s lavish meal + alcohol and is exhausted in the process. today is only 12 laps.

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
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I just pushed myself past my before-pandemic-wouldn't-bat-an-eyelid minimum in the swimming pool. And I feel like Jake Peralta , like I should stand on a chair & sing I AM THE CHAMPIONNN MY FRIENDS NO TIME FOR LOSERS.

#swimlife #brooklyn99

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
20 followers · 294 posts · Server mastodon.online

I feel like a bigger person after I swim. It’s muscles that have been stretched out but with the soothing massage of water rather than the break-it-down brutality of land activities. And endorphins, hmm.

#swimlife #swimming

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
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I swam 22 laps! And I also discovered an inefficiency & how to remedy it which means I’m going to get even better! There’s no high sweeter than a good workout endorphin high.

#swimlife #swimmer

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
18 followers · 252 posts · Server mastodon.online

What a great day to be a swimmer in Mumbai! The temperature was perfect. Traffic moved. I got to the pool to find them holding back for checks but they cleared in a few minutes.

#swimming #swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
18 followers · 252 posts · Server mastodon.online

16 laps!

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
18 followers · 252 posts · Server mastodon.online

Gonna be entering the pool an exact hour after my last meal. I bet when I get out, I’ll be ravening for more food.

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
18 followers · 252 posts · Server mastodon.online

Only swimmers know the feeling of being able to eat a mountain right after you get out of the pool. A literal mountain, leaves, mud and all.

#swimlife

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IdeaSmith · @ideasmithy
18 followers · 252 posts · Server mastodon.online

Is it a bit warmer today? Or am I just steamed up from cooking in a hot kitchen earlier? I managed 12 laps. Hopefully the earache will subside to nonexistent the way nasal burning does for swimmers.

#winterswiming #swimming #swimlife

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