A quick question for the knowledgeable readers out there. This NYT magazine called Play recently contacted me about writing a piece for a section they call "Master Class" -- they want me to go someplace warm and get some swimming instruction of some sort.
I know that USMS used to have some kind of program where masters swimmers could apply to go out to Colorado Springs for intensive coaching, stroke analysis in the ICAR flume, etc. Is this still going on, do any of you know, and would it be possible to just do a "lite" version of this (a day or two; bypass the application process; not actually need to be an elite swimmer; etc.)
The other possibilities would be one of Terry's TI camps (though, God help me, front quadrant swimming really hurts my shoulders, and I feel this dog is just too old to learn that particular new trick).
Or--and this might be my favorite of all--didn't Gary Hall, Jr. start some sort of Sprint Club training camp down in Key West or the Bahamas or some similar place that would prove the perfect antidote to Pittsburgh this time of the year, especially if I don't have to pay for it?
Please let me know the details of any such possibiities--the editor did specify he'd prefer me to go someplace "warm and outdoors-y." Which makes two of us.
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Bravo to Ensignada (Barb), way to go so that's the thing your ear will hear from me. I just don't think there is anything wrong with a topic getting off subject as long as people are joking and lighthearted; I certainly hope that when topics get off content, it is viewed as a way for all of us to find out about one another's personalities; humor is a great tool, humor alleviates any stress that a poster may have mis-spoke to another; I am all for it.
So until I am notified that this forum needs to be run like a strict workout, I look forward to the quick-wit that this board is filled with.
And, I have really taken some huge hits from someone who is not present on this forum right now. there are always some bad apples in anythihg. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. I laugh when I see a post morph into something ridiculous for 5 or 10 replies. The word allies comes to mind.
Marching on,
Donna
Bravo to Ensignada (Barb), way to go so that's the thing your ear will hear from me. I just don't think there is anything wrong with a topic getting off subject as long as people are joking and lighthearted; I certainly hope that when topics get off content, it is viewed as a way for all of us to find out about one another's personalities; humor is a great tool, humor alleviates any stress that a poster may have mis-spoke to another; I am all for it.
So until I am notified that this forum needs to be run like a strict workout, I look forward to the quick-wit that this board is filled with.
And, I have really taken some huge hits from someone who is not present on this forum right now. there are always some bad apples in anythihg. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. I laugh when I see a post morph into something ridiculous for 5 or 10 replies. The word allies comes to mind.
Marching on,
Donna
