The Slowest 120 Ever

Counting to 120 isn't that hard right?

Depends.

Yesterday I counted to 120 in the pool. 120 laps. It was a 25m pool, so it's really only 3000m, but I didn't lose count. It mattered to me. I needed to reassure myself that 3000m was both doable and desirable at the same time.

This is how it went.

I dominantly breathe to my right because of a slap tear in my right shoulder. 

Push off the pool edge.  Breathe. Exhale 1 ..... Breathe 1 ..... Breathe 1 ..... Breathe 1 ..... Breathe 1 ..... Breathe 1 ..... Breathe 1 ..... Breathe 1 ...... Breathe 1 ..... Breathe. Flip Turn ...

(this series takes about 30 seconds)

 ... 2 ..... Breathe 2 ..... Breathe 2 ..... Breathe 2 ..... Breathe 2 ..... Breathe 2 ..... Breathe 2 ..... Breathe 2 ..... Breathe 2 ..... Breathe 2 .....

(again, about 30 seconds)

One hundred twenty times.

So that's what I did. I counted so slowly that it took me an hour and 4 minutes.

I am not complaining. Not at all. I chose to count to 120, really, really slowly.

DO try this at home. It's amazing what you don't think about.

Oh ya  - doable: yes; desirable: 20-60, no; 60 - 120, very much so.

Peace out.