Gromnir Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Hit the pool early this morning for the first time. I haven't done much in the way of laps in a few years, and even then it was once in a blue moon, so I've got my work cut out for me. The problem is I am totally comfortable doing the breast stroke and could coast through the 1200 meters for the sprint triathlon that way, but I know front crawl (freestyle) is a good 10-15 seconds faster every 100 meters. That's a couple minutes over the course of the race, but right now I can't do more than 50 meters front crawl without gasping for breathe. Just need to train and get my rhythm down. I did run 4 miles today at a 7:48 mile pace, so that felt good. edit: Sorry to hear about your cat LC. I don't know how I missed that before I posted. has been a few (more than a few) years since our last half triathlon, but am gonna recommend at least some open water training for the swim, as inconvenient as it may be. pool laps is a much different challenge than open water, particular open water and surrounded by dozens o' other swimmers creating waves and impeding progress. make sure you do a significant portion o' your swim training in open water or you may be shocked on race day. good luck. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Sorry about your cat LC. I'm done with work and going to the gym. Currenrtly too cold to jog outside and the treadmills smell like resolution sweat. "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "I'm gonna hunt you down so that I can slap you square in the mouth." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "Am I phrasing in the most negative light for them? Yes, but it's not untrue." - ShadySands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 has been a few (more than a few) years since our last half triathlon, but am gonna recommend at least some open water training for the swim, as inconvenient as it may be. pool laps is a much different challenge than open water, particular open water and surrounded by dozens o' other swimmers creating waves and impeding progress. make sure you do a significant portion o' your swim training in open water or you may be shocked on race day. good luck. HA! Good Fun! Thanks, you've echoed a few other people on that. Hopefully I do not get attacked by any sea creatures. Also that is probably the best way to test out a wetsuit ahead of time. I'd like to do the Santa Cruz Olympic Triathlon in August. I did grow up surfing and bodyboarding, so hopefully it will come back to me easily enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Hopefully I do not get attacked by any sea creatures. 1 I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 That's exactly why I have a slight phobia of swimming in any body of water where I cant see the bottom, including lakes, rivers and oceans. I'm convinced something is going to get me. I can quash it enough to go snorkeling on a tour in crystal clear reefs but you would never get me to go scuba diving. The crushing black and fear of the unseen is too much for me. 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 That's exactly why I have a slight phobia of swimming in any body of water where I cant see the bottom, including lakes, rivers and oceans. I'm convinced something is going to get me. I can quash it enough to go snorkeling on a tour in crystal clear reefs but you would never get me to go scuba diving. The crushing black and fear of the unseen is too much for me. we did a fair amount o' surfing while we lived in berkeley and santa barbara and while we didn't have a fear o' the unknown or of giant cephalopods, sharks scarred us more than a little. had seen shark bite damage on a few surfers and on more than a few boards... 'cause sharks is seeming more likely to bite boards. stoopid sharks. see a flash o' silver in the water and it could be a trick o' light, a school o' fish or a shark. got the heart pumping. more than once something big grazed our leg while we were in the channel island waters and am not too proud to admit we leaked a little urine at such times. HA! Good Fun! 2 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) A couple swimmers got attacked by a sea lion in San Francisco recently, so there are plenty of things out there that want to eat you. Edited January 5, 2018 by Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Full and prolonged immersion in water isn't exactly our natural environment. I love water but usually only in contained spaces. Like a hot-tub. I have the same mild fear of wild water that I can't see the bottom of (as well as not liking sand/dirt in my pants...). It's not a serious phobia but it will make me hesitate and I generally won't want to go more than wading. Also, undertows. I've been pulled around/under by them when swimming not very far out on some of the rocky west coasts, and that put me quite off. Edited January 5, 2018 by LadyCrimson “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labadal Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 A couple swimmers got attacked by a sea lion in San Francisco recently, so there are plenty of things out there that want to eat you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Jaws ruined the ocean for me. Then Orca but less so since I didn't plan on killing anything's mate. Then DeepStar 6 because who knows what unknown beasts might want to eat me. I'm probably very delicious. The Abyss actually made me feel slightly safer but still... 2 Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amentep Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 1989 - 1990 really didn't want you in the water DeepStar 6, Leviathan, The Rift aka Endless Descent, Lords of the Deep and The Evil Below 2 I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 "It's not safe out here. (Space) The ocean is wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid." CluckCluck, I say. ...and today I'm just aimlessly wandering around the house, missing my cat, posting on forums, watching the rain. I might allow myself to temp. gain back a pound this week via buying some chocolate cheesecake. I need some comfort junk food. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I'm more worried about the bacteria and weird algae that might get me in the local reservoirs. In the ocean I'll be surrounded by a bunch of other potential victims. You don't have to be the fastest, just faster than the slowest. You can't outrun flesh eating viruses. Plus I've been reading the Phoenix Point Novellas and they are creepy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 3 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I'm just glad snails aren't giant sized and meat eaters. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbjerg Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I'm just glad snails aren't giant sized and meat eaters. Then we'd all be running around with salt loaded shotguns at least. 1 Fortune favors the bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 An acquaintance suggested I join a Facebook group dedicated to off grid living today. Let that sink in for a moment. I laughed long and hard about that. Irony is my favorite form of humor! 7 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 That's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Power is out after something lit up the night over at the foosball stadium. Guess it's time to go to bed Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Power outage here at 0545. Should have gone back to bed Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 They got our power back on an hour and half later and it woke me up when all the lights suddenly turned back on Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labadal Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I ordered 4 items from an electronics store last year. Good news: got the delivery today. Bad news: half of the items are missing! Going to spend some time on the phone, asking how this was possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azdeus Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 PostMord? Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katphood Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) Been living at my new place for about 3 weeks now. We sold the old house and split it into two so now I have my own tiny empire. The place still needs some work but I finally get to do some of the stuff I always wanted to do. I also feel a whole lot better because the old apartment was where I spent the scariest years of my life: Losing mom to cancer, addiction, fights with dad... Thankfully, I have two of the best companions a man can have: Xiu Xiu & Ignus, my companions, till death and beyond! Off to a better start hopefully. Edited January 10, 2018 by Katphood 3 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guard Dog Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Best of luck with the new start! 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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