I wonder who from the people I talked to in competitions, shows up in three weeks for the Short Course Nationals in Tempe, Arizona.
Jim Thornton, maybe? After good training, maybe?
(I follow Jim's posts in this forum, even when I don't post).
Or Ian Smith? After training to the tune of 10,000 meters a week, for sprints only?
(Ian is maybe a long shot to come to Arizona, since he came to the 2002 Long Course Nationals in Cleveland because of the proximity to Montreal).
Fritz Lehman? Who trains backstroke, and tries to remember freestyle when getting on the blocks for a freestyle race?
Gail Roper? Who was having surgery after the Long Course Nationals in August 2002?
Paul Smith?
The Winner of many sprints and middle distance drop-dead races?
Laura Val? Who was saying in August 2002 "I will look forward to seeing it." regarding a promised interview of me by a magazine, interview that never materialized because I didn't hear again about it?
I will be in the 2003 Short Course Nationals in Tempe, Arizona, for the 1000 free, 100 free, 200 free and relays.
I trained for these races since last August, and I hope I will do well.
Originally posted by Paul Smith
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Looking forward to seeing everyone again!
I got a preview of 'Tall' Paul (man, he looks taller than last year; does Paul grow even taller, every year?) and of Laura Smith in today's tune-up meet for Tempe, a La Jolla competition that runs today and tomorrow.
This facility is where my training club is. I do my workouts here.
In today's 100 free I got only a 1:00.26, by almost even splitting:
29:80 and 30:46.
My start and first 50 were slow, then I did pick up.
Paul tells me that this shows that I am not fresh from interval training, and advises me to stop lifting weights until after Tempe.
Then, in the 1000 free, full of interval training, I went 12:25.xx, a pace of 1:14.50 per 100 yards.
Laura, who is a well rounded athlete with a good VO2Max, swam 11:43.xx, and went like a rocket by me.
There were lots of good events by Barbara Dunbar, Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, Don Baker, Jeni Buys, Dane Bowker, Darlene Hunt, to name just a few out of many.
Paul and Adam Conway were battling spectacularly in 100 free and 50 fly.
Both are not fully tapered.
None of us is yet.
Originally posted by Paul Smith
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Looking forward to seeing everyone again!
I got a preview of 'Tall' Paul (man, he looks taller than last year; does Paul grow even taller, every year?) and of Laura Smith in today's tune-up meet for Tempe, a La Jolla competition that runs today and tomorrow.
This facility is where my training club is. I do my workouts here.
In today's 100 free I got only a 1:00.26, by almost even splitting:
29:80 and 30:46.
My start and first 50 were slow, then I did pick up.
Paul tells me that this shows that I am not fresh from interval training, and advises me to stop lifting weights until after Tempe.
Then, in the 1000 free, full of interval training, I went 12:25.xx, a pace of 1:14.50 per 100 yards.
Laura, who is a well rounded athlete with a good VO2Max, swam 11:43.xx, and went like a rocket by me.
There were lots of good events by Barbara Dunbar, Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, Don Baker, Jeni Buys, Dane Bowker, Darlene Hunt, to name just a few out of many.
Paul and Adam Conway were battling spectacularly in 100 free and 50 fly.
Both are not fully tapered.
None of us is yet.
