Training Log Archive: vmeyer

Event: QOC Greenbelt
 

Slept twice as well last night as the night before, and off to the QOC meet just a bit late. A beautiful day, but I was not hanging in the woods, so I decided to run around the White course. Stupid, stupid, stupid move, though I did finish first on the course. ;-) Foot killing me the whole time, and still in pain now. Time for the next step.

White - Splits

Bad night. Very tired by 8 PM, but I tried to fight it. Failed, and slept from 8:15-9, and then was awake all night. Another nap from 5:15-6:15 AM. Totally wasted, limping into work late at 9. No pool, no inclination to do anything but make it through the day, which I did, barely.

Then had maps to print for the QOC meet. Printer started doing the out of calibration thing, just like last week. Resolved it easier this time around. Up to bed by 9:30 and watched HGTV until almost 11, and, sadly, I missed finding out whether she picked House 1, 2, or 3.

C • Sleep & TV 6

C • I'd heard about the foot fr... 1

80 laps, had to share the last 10, though the woman went into another lane partway through, so I was mooshed against the lane dividers for nothing. Oh, well, there are worse things.

655 637 632 640 640 636 641 654
Rest 20 18 17 20 20 20 18

Breathing a bit ragged today but got better about half way through.

Getting to know the people at the pool, which is kind of nice. Well, maybe they are getting to know me, and my prepencity for leaving my stuff behind. So, I walk in, and they give me the look, and I say, yes, I left my water bottle behind. Again!

Tried to work the legs as hard as I could. Used the bigger belt. Did not sink.

C • not sinking is good 6

80 laps: 646 r12 638 r13 627 r21 638 639 r18 639 r19 639 r19 627

Was going to do 90, but it seemed really hard today. I started the extra 10 but only made it 10' before accepting that I had had enough. And, that is OK.

C • OK 7

3250 642 17r 637 647 631 14r 617 (50 laps)

Lots of people, lots of turbulence. Shared for 30 laps.

Tired of fighting with my lane buddy, especially when he was doing breaststroke type thing on his back, so I went over to the diving well.

Back to the lap pool after it cleared out - 610 22r 610 to finish out the workout.

Event: QOC Combat Village
 

Swam off of fat this morning. Seemed fine. Did have to do one diet coke. Not quite ready to give that up. No belching.

After I had two McD breakfast burritos and one hash brown (down from my usual two - I do like my greasy, fried potatoes). Half a PBJ and 2 cookies for lunch - donated the other half and four cookies to the overtime, lost girl...turns out her core temp was quite low after.

Good pasta dinner made by Roger. A good way to recover - mentally and physically. And, there are many people worse off than I am, which is why I stopped logging the last time - can't stand to see my whining.

C • morning exercise 3

In the 25 meter pool.
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Got there at opening time and took a lane in the diving pool. I did this to avoid having to share a lane at some point in the lap laves because my hand is still painful, especially after smacking with a hammer on Friday. Thought it was best to avoid smacking it again today while swimming.

While there were no lane dividers up, I have observed that people tend to follow a lane line, whether swimming or pool running in the "tank." So, took lane 2 and was happily swimming along when some geezer with dumb bells and flippers jumps practically on top of me and forces me out of the lane. OK, I haven't done many Sunday morning, so maybe this is his lane. I move to lane 3, and there is another geezer swimming laps in lane 4, except he can't swim straight and he knocks into me twice. Agh! He leaves soon after, and I think I am safe, except two more geezers with dumb bells and flippers take over lane 3, RIGHT ON TOP OF ME!! Surprise, surprise, I actually slap the water and get their attention, and one apologizes, but then says there is the next lane over free for me. I say, No, there hadn't been. But, I ease over some, but now I am unfairly encroaching on the runner in the next lane. So, I swim faster to get the hell out of there while pondering what I should have said - like, I was there first, so what gave them the right to be so damn inconsiderate?!

Sigh...

The middle of the day went better. Very cold at the QOC event, but it was manageable, and I had great help from Amy, Dan, and Brooke. If I couldn't run, at least it was a pleasurable volunteer experience.

But then, near the end, things turned sour, and I left with a bad taste in my mouth when we had to deal with an arrogant parent/coach who had sent his barely Brown level girl out on a Red course. Meet notes had advised against moving up, so this jerk moves this girl up two levels. She found her 2nd and 3rd controls and was recovered on the road 2.5 hours later. His school had 3/11 finish, one of which was overtime. The other schools were 12/17, 10/17 (1 OT), and 11/15.

Venting is over.

C • Swim lane etiquette 2