Anyone not too injured to come to Colonies Zones?

Is anyone well enough to come to Colonies Zones? I would ask the same question about Nationals, but it might be too early? and Julie and Rich have back problems. I'll be there for sure! My back (as you saw this weekend) is WAY better!!! I feel so much better than I did a week ago. I'm still going to take it slow and not push too hard. For Zones I plan to swim all three days and will likely be doing the same events I always to there... 200-500-1650 Free 200 Back 400 IM Maybe either the 100 Back or 200 IM. But the 100 Back is RIGHT after the 400 IM and I didn't have any time to make it to the warm down pool in between last year and had a really rough 100 back because of that. And the 200 IM is right before the 500 Free, but with all of the heats of the 500 before mine I should be fine. I'm in a new age group now so looking forward to a new set of team records and hopefully some top 10 times this year. And I'm really looking forward to pacing my 1650 better this year and not feeling like I have nothing left at the 1000 mark. Fort got to see my pacing issues first hand this weekend during a set of 5 x 100 free descend on 1:20. I went 1:07, 1:09, 1:12, 1:12, 1:14. Oops! I'm also signed up for the Albatross Open on March 24. I actually signed up for the 200 breaststroke. I wanted a 4th event at this meet and it was either that or the 200 fly so I somehow rationalized the 200 ***. My thought was that I could use some experience for the breaststroke leg of my 400 IM. I'm NOT good at breaststroke, but can hold myself together for a 100 in the 400 IM. Towards the last length, I can hardly stay under for a pull out. Plus, the team record in 200 *** is well within my reach so I figured "why not?!?" I definitely won't be at Nationals. I'll be in Honolulu that weekend. I do want to do a Nationals meet sometime. Maybe in 2008. I hope to meet some of you at Zones!!!

Is anyone well enough to come to Colonies Zones? I would ask the same question about Nationals, but it might be too early? and Julie and Rich have back problems. I'll be there for sure! My back (as you saw this weekend) is WAY better!!! I feel so much better than I did a week ago. I'm still going to take it slow and not push too hard. For Zones I plan to swim all three days and will likely be doing the same events I always to there... 200-500-1650 Free 200 Back 400 IM Maybe either the 100 Back or 200 IM. But the 100 Back is RIGHT after the 400 IM and I didn't have any time to make it to the warm down pool in between last year and had a really rough 100 back because of that. And the 200 IM is right before the 500 Free, but with all of the heats of the 500 before mine I should be fine. I'm in a new age group now so looking forward to a new set of team records and hopefully some top 10 times this year. And I'm really looking forward to pacing my 1650 better this year and not feeling like I have nothing left at the 1000 mark. Fort got to see my pacing issues first hand this weekend during a set of 5 x 100 free descend on 1:20. I went 1:07, 1:09, 1:12, 1:12, 1:14. Oops! I'm also signed up for the Albatross Open on March 24. I actually signed up for the 200 breaststroke. I wanted a 4th event at this meet and it was either that or the 200 fly so I somehow rationalized the 200 ***. My thought was that I could use some experience for the breaststroke leg of my 400 IM. I'm NOT good at breaststroke, but can hold myself together for a 100 in the 400 IM. Towards the last length, I can hardly stay under for a pull out. Plus, the team record in 200 *** is well within my reach so I figured "why not?!?" I definitely won't be at Nationals. I'll be in Honolulu that weekend. I do want to do a Nationals meet sometime. Maybe in 2008. I hope to meet some of you at Zones!!!