Getting Faster Slowly

Yeah, it's an oxymoron, but the title is apropos. Although progress is slow, I am definitely getting better. I swam 2,000 meters at North Lake College with Jarrod and Derek on Monday and they definitely pushed me to go faster. I really tend to slow down as time drags on if I swim by myself - I need to break that habit (it's one thing to slow down due to exhaustion, but another to just naturally drop rhythm/cadence). Did the whole 2,000 meters in 48:34!

My splits:

• First 500 meters: 11:34
• Second 500 m: 12:15
• Third 500 m: 12:15
• Fourth 500 m: 12:29

Derek and Jarrod did even better than me. They picked up the pace in the final 1,000 meters and finished about 30 seconds ahead of me. But regardless, this is my fastest time yet for a 2,000 meter swim.