As you all know, I am the swim co-ordinator for the local tri-club. My job is to organize the pool times and coaches and deal with the City and their bizarre requests....the latest is, I received an e-mail asking us to please put our drink bottles against the wall of the pool deck....not near the edge of the pool...as the drink could spill into the water...so now swimmers are supposed to get out of the water, walk to the wall to grab a drink. Seriously. One a few weeks ago was a request to ASK the lifeguards before jumping into the hot tub...or we will be charged for hot tub time ($40!!!). Seriously.
To make things fun over the winter, one of the coaches and I (actually, more him than me...) came up with the idea of a Swim Rodeo: Are you Ride'n, Or are you Hide'n?? Just a little swim meet for everyone in the swim program to get together and have some timed events and some fun. I chose to help on deck and time other swimmers rather than swim and I also put together silly little grab bags from the dollar store so everyone left with something. It was a fun night. Here are the names I came up with for the events:
1500 meters: "Fast and Steady"800 meters: "Little Big Man"
400 meters: "Kicking Horse"
100 meters: "The Warrior"
50 meters: "Big Thunder"
Creative...no?? And then we had relays afterwards...
I am tired this week. We are so busy at home at work at everywhere. Kids have all sorts of shit happening, work is stupid busy and I am trying to fit workouts in. Went to the pool today and had a nice slow swim. It felt good to just go slow and stretch out the stroke. My legs feel surprisingly good after the half marathon on Sunday. This is good news!! Mind you I was not running very fast...
That's it for now!! Have no time to tell you more...but how bout those Olympics?? I am enjoying them! My fave Olympian is for sure Jon Montgomery, so far...
4 comments:
What a gong show that you have to put up with -- asking the lifeguard or pay $40? You have GOT to be joking --- and the putting the water bottles far away...didn't you and Jenna hear that kids' coach tell the kids to pee in the pool so they wouldn't waste time? Geesh!!
BUREAU-CRAP.
The swimming rodeo -- what a great idea!! With gift bags too!! I want to swim with you!!! :) :)
The rodeo was fun fun fun..... thanks Kelly. I got pink mitts in my grab bag :)
I am equally surprised at how good my legs feel. Am I turning into a finely trained triathlete?
I would have loved to show up for your rodeo. Sounds like some of these lifeguards need to be given the concrete overcoat swim lesson. Pool foremen here in the city, some of whom are female range from the nicest most helpful people you could imagine, to surly embittered remnants of humanity out to exert every bit of control. The one in charge of Killarney for our camp was like that.
I get tired just reading about your busy life. Can you give me a seminar in time/stress management? Have i already asked you that?
Very creative names-I love it. Love the Olympics too. I wouldn't even be upset if Canada beat the U.S. in hockey finals. Don't tell anyone I just said that.
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