Maybe because USMS chose to bury the Forums on the new and 'improved' website, but there seems to be little activity now on the forums.
Who of you ~2400 people are STOKED for Indy?
Everyone should be getting almost out of that part of taper where you feel like crap and question all that you have done in your life to get to this point. Hopefully, around Tuesday, you'll start to feel a bit o' easy speed in the water ... but not too much.
Are you thinking about your packing list ... what goes in the checked luggage, what goes in your carry on, if 5 pairs of goggles and 6 suits is enough to see you through any potential swim situation or calamity that might strike ...
If you're coming from Pacific time (like me) are you starting to wake up earlier to pre-set your body clock to eastern time?
What pre-race day and race-day rituals are you thinking about?
What event are you most excited about? For me, it's the 400 IM.
As for warmups, maybe I'm imagining things, but I'm not worried about the crowds. We had about 2000 swimmers in Santa Clara and they have virtually no space beyond the main pool. With the diving well and the other 50M pool, I think we'll be fine.
From the meet info for warmup lanes:
"Seven 25-yard lanes of warm-up space will be available in the diving well, with twelve more 25-meter lanes available in the instructional pool."
I'd say 19 lanes would be enough, but the degree of difficulty might still make that a little tougher than most National-level meets given the range of abilities and the fact that everybody is going to be at a different place in their warmup/down (heck, I don't even have an event Saturday until after 4pm I think). You guys that have been to a few of these would have a much better idea than I do though!
I'm REALLY hoping I can time my loosen up swim after I get to Indy on Thursday to be after the distance events, I need to get some practice on those blocks as I've never used a foot wedge and the backstroke handles at my home pool are woefully inadequate... Need to make sure my underwaters on better blocks don't take me past 15m!
Also, honestly, I can't wait to shave... that first dive in the water with a tech suit and shaved is an awesome feeling.
As for warmups, maybe I'm imagining things, but I'm not worried about the crowds. We had about 2000 swimmers in Santa Clara and they have virtually no space beyond the main pool. With the diving well and the other 50M pool, I think we'll be fine.
From the meet info for warmup lanes:
"Seven 25-yard lanes of warm-up space will be available in the diving well, with twelve more 25-meter lanes available in the instructional pool."
I'd say 19 lanes would be enough, but the degree of difficulty might still make that a little tougher than most National-level meets given the range of abilities and the fact that everybody is going to be at a different place in their warmup/down (heck, I don't even have an event Saturday until after 4pm I think). You guys that have been to a few of these would have a much better idea than I do though!
I'm REALLY hoping I can time my loosen up swim after I get to Indy on Thursday to be after the distance events, I need to get some practice on those blocks as I've never used a foot wedge and the backstroke handles at my home pool are woefully inadequate... Need to make sure my underwaters on better blocks don't take me past 15m!
Also, honestly, I can't wait to shave... that first dive in the water with a tech suit and shaved is an awesome feeling.
