Ready..VENT! What keeps you from getting to the pool?
Me first.
I am so bummed. Traffic was all jammed up because of an accident and oil spill on the expressway. It took me 2 hours and 10 minutes to get home. That's a 10 mile drive. I could have run faster if they let me take a straight line on the highway. I sat and peeled and ate an orange without even creeping forward. And not one of those tangelos or zipper peel kinds. Thank goodness I had snacks. I certainly didn't think to visit the ladies room before I left work. Normally even in the worst of traffic it's less than an hour. I couldn't even get off the highway because all the exits were jammed because the city was blocked up because people couldn't get on the highway.
And I thought traffic was going to be wasy because of school vacation week.
I work full time and go to school part time. That ate up all my swimming time for the evening. I went to work and left work early to get in some good pool time tonight.
Blech.
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Perfect thread for me!
I have an eye condition (partially blocked lacrimal ducts) in which I now get eye infections every time I swim. Docs think it's from the goggles rubbing against the lacrimal system that surrounds the eyes and due to the chlorine envt and bacteria and such that are in the pool.
Turns out, when I don't swim, I don't get eye infections. Eyes are okay.
I could opt to have eye surgery which has a 20% success rate short term which would then be followed up by major eye surgery. So - no thanks. Cut my swim career about 40 yrs short, but I feel fortunate to be able to run, do weights, take cardio classes, etc. Maybe I'll show up for a couple of low key meets and do some 50s (with no swim practice) - that should be interesting!!
I feel fortunate to have an option for a normal life without surgery. No swimming stinks for sure - but as I've always said - Momma will take what she can get. :banana: :banana:
Anyhoo, my 5 mile run this morning seemed like a warm up. Off to try this "Ultimate Conditioning" class - I'll be surprised if this is actually the case. There's no exercise like swimming! Although running is not as horrible as I once thought!
Perfect thread for me!
I have an eye condition (partially blocked lacrimal ducts) in which I now get eye infections every time I swim. Docs think it's from the goggles rubbing against the lacrimal system that surrounds the eyes and due to the chlorine envt and bacteria and such that are in the pool.
Turns out, when I don't swim, I don't get eye infections. Eyes are okay.
I could opt to have eye surgery which has a 20% success rate short term which would then be followed up by major eye surgery. So - no thanks. Cut my swim career about 40 yrs short, but I feel fortunate to be able to run, do weights, take cardio classes, etc. Maybe I'll show up for a couple of low key meets and do some 50s (with no swim practice) - that should be interesting!!
I feel fortunate to have an option for a normal life without surgery. No swimming stinks for sure - but as I've always said - Momma will take what she can get. :banana: :banana:
Anyhoo, my 5 mile run this morning seemed like a warm up. Off to try this "Ultimate Conditioning" class - I'll be surprised if this is actually the case. There's no exercise like swimming! Although running is not as horrible as I once thought!
