Monday, March 14, 2011

diversity in the water

I took the swimming diversity tour at the meet I swam in this weekend.  Did the 100's of each stroke.  I've always been impressed with swimmers that could do anything - and I tried to develop myself into an all around swimmer when I was in college.  I did well, better than I hoped. Placed in the overall first position in each stroke.  Managed to hold off a few twenty year olds' after all.  I think my strength training over the last few months has served me well in the water, particularly with fly.  

Fly - .59
Back - .58
Breast - 1.08
Free - 53.02  (almost a .52)

These times aren't so bad for a guy turning 40 this year I suppose,  but I see that I'm getting slower.  Like an old gray Labrador.   Master's swimming is great - it's no different than any level of swimming.  Everyone wants to win.  I was as nervous as ever prior to the first race; feeling as if I was expected to win, some remnant of long ago mental imagery. 

Yesterday I ran 6 miles.  This morning I rode 25 miles on my trainer.

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