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 cinc310
Sorry, I will not be able to see you in Tempe,Meg. My mother has had problems with an infection in her toe and even thou I got off work on this Sunday, I will not go to Tempe which is a 2 hour trip from where I'm at. I'll see her in the hospital and practice a swim workout at the health club. I saw you did a 3:17 for your 200 yard breastroke-way to go. I know that they were a lot of fast times in but we can't all go under 3:00 like we did as teenagers. Good luck in the 50 yard and 100 yard. Try for 39.8 to 40.8 in the 50 yard and a sub 1:30 in the 100 yard.
Sorry about your mother, Cynthia. Much more important for you to see her than me!
Thanks for the compliment on my 200 ***. I was frankly shocked at my time! That is the fastest for me in a long time. It was much faster than what I did at my team's meet in March. I was worried I would have no energy because I'd been at the pool all day in the heat, and the 200 was the last event of the day. I was pleasantly surprised with my 50 and 100 too. I got a terrible start on my 100 (I was still trying to grab the block when the horn went off), so to do the time I went was great. The best I've ever done in my life is 1:29, and that was 10 years, one kid, and 40 pounds ago! I am now inspired to get some weight off so I won't have to drag it up and down the pool with me!
Ion, I saw your 100 free, and you looked great! Good job!
Thanks Arizona for a fantastic meet. I had a blast!
Meg
Originally posted by cinc310
Sorry, I will not be able to see you in Tempe,Meg. My mother has had problems with an infection in her toe and even thou I got off work on this Sunday, I will not go to Tempe which is a 2 hour trip from where I'm at. I'll see her in the hospital and practice a swim workout at the health club. I saw you did a 3:17 for your 200 yard breastroke-way to go. I know that they were a lot of fast times in but we can't all go under 3:00 like we did as teenagers. Good luck in the 50 yard and 100 yard. Try for 39.8 to 40.8 in the 50 yard and a sub 1:30 in the 100 yard.
Sorry about your mother, Cynthia. Much more important for you to see her than me!
Thanks for the compliment on my 200 ***. I was frankly shocked at my time! That is the fastest for me in a long time. It was much faster than what I did at my team's meet in March. I was worried I would have no energy because I'd been at the pool all day in the heat, and the 200 was the last event of the day. I was pleasantly surprised with my 50 and 100 too. I got a terrible start on my 100 (I was still trying to grab the block when the horn went off), so to do the time I went was great. The best I've ever done in my life is 1:29, and that was 10 years, one kid, and 40 pounds ago! I am now inspired to get some weight off so I won't have to drag it up and down the pool with me!
Ion, I saw your 100 free, and you looked great! Good job!
Thanks Arizona for a fantastic meet. I had a blast!
Meg
