January 22, 2008
January 20, 2008
First and Last Meet of 2008?
Not sure when I'll race again. There's a meet in Feb., but I was planning on resting my shoulder for a bit. We'll see if that actually happens. A month and a half between meets; this is improvement:
Meet Times: 2007-8
| Stroke | 12.2.2007 | 1.20.2008 |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Free | 53.85 | 52.24 |
| 200 Free | 1:58.02 | 1:56.59 |
| 500 Free | 5:39.02 | 5:27.42 |
| 200 IM | 2:15.29 | 2:11.77 |
January 15, 2008
Quetico Moment #1: Swimming the Man Chain
This summer, late in our eleven day trip, when Chris and I chose to traverse the Man Chain (the lakes This Man, That Man, Other Man, and No Man), I decided I was going to swim one. Why not? I'd portaged my speedo many rods, it was 9 a.m., and it was warm without a whisper of wind. Halfway through, we passed a campsite, and my traversion was officially witnessed by a group of men and their dog. Re-energized, I dove under the canoe and out into deeper, colder water. Utah, Chris's yellow lab, kept good tabs on me. Fifteen minutes later, as my limbs started to get sluggishly numb from the frigid lake, I pulled myself out onto a large rock. Sun-drenched and smiling, muscles taut and shivering, I waited for Chris and Utah to retrieve me.