I propose a thread honoring old age in which each person lists their current physical ailments and general excuses that prevent them from beating people like Paul Smith and Rich Saeger.
I will lead with a growing list of my own.
1. Shoulder pain
2. Heart palpatations
3. High cholesterol
4. Left hip stress fracture
5. Lower back pain (from shoveling snow!)
6. Wife and 3 kids.
Perhaps we can give an award to the winner and the biggest whiner at the end of this thread.
John Smith
Parents
Former Member
I swam Zones this past weekend. It was the first time I was able to do a strong breaststroke pull. and that went OK.Unfortunately I couldn't ever get my timing right in the 100 on the first day. I tried fly and it hurt. Ever try to swim a 50 fly without pulling. Even Butterfrog it doesn't work. I finished 8 out of 8 in my age group. Second day I did a long warmup and started to get my timing right. I was feeling good and my shoulder was fine for breaststroke and then I pulled my groin again(It had been twitchy for 3 week but was OK day one.)I swam the 200 breaststroke and the 50 and a relay concentrating on keeping my knees together to not strain my groin. It was effective,if distracting but at least I could swim.(I had to scratch the 200 fly though,SOB:rofl: .)
Sorry to hear that Allen...I know you've been injury dodging and circumventing to just get to finals.
I swam Zones this past weekend. It was the first time I was able to do a strong breaststroke pull. and that went OK.Unfortunately I couldn't ever get my timing right in the 100 on the first day. I tried fly and it hurt. Ever try to swim a 50 fly without pulling. Even Butterfrog it doesn't work. I finished 8 out of 8 in my age group. Second day I did a long warmup and started to get my timing right. I was feeling good and my shoulder was fine for breaststroke and then I pulled my groin again(It had been twitchy for 3 week but was OK day one.)I swam the 200 breaststroke and the 50 and a relay concentrating on keeping my knees together to not strain my groin. It was effective,if distracting but at least I could swim.(I had to scratch the 200 fly though,SOB:rofl: .)
Sorry to hear that Allen...I know you've been injury dodging and circumventing to just get to finals.
