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.
