Hola, Comrades,
Sorry--Leslie et al--for my sabbatical from these postings, but the world of toil has ensnared me for the moment.
A quick update for those of you who responded so kindly in yestermonth regarding my inquiry about a swimming camp to attend (and write about for this New York Times magazine called Play, which comes out 4x a year.)
Anyhow, I am leaving next Friday for a couple days of instruction at the Race Club in Islamadora, FL. Should be fun and, I hope, illuminating.
They asked me what specifically I hoped to learn, and I listed a couple things:
--stroke analysis to become a bit more efficient and, especially, to make sure I am not doing anything to tweak my shoulder (which is often in a little bit of discomfort)
--starts, turns, breakouts, and any other easy ways to shave off some time in sprints
--and possibly some exercises/weight lifting/core training to again help swimming and reduce risk of shoulder problems
I am wondering if any of you can think of some better and/or different things to try to learn in such a setting? If so, let me know and I will do my best to vicariously learn these for you.
I will keep you posted on further developments.
PS please note that I have decided against taking a professional, or even semi-pro, masseuse with me, and indeed hope this entire experience will prove totally swimming related with no distracting hibiscus flowers of any sort to keep me from my goal of shaving at least .1 second off my age-adjusted 1650 time and .14 seconds off my hour swim (which, I just realized, would make it a 59:59.86 minute swim.)
God help me, I've tried to keep this thread high minded and decidedly SR!
But when two comely water nymphs insist on virtually throwing themselves into my suitcase, how long can one fellow sustain his resistance?
I am a low resistance fellow by nature, and somewhat lacking in the genes for high mindedness. This is, in other words, not my fault!
Though the rates that the Sprint Club camp are charging are high enough that I was SURE it would include a two-girl hot oil massage following every workout, something tells me this is neither included nor even, for that matter, an option one can secure a la carte (like swimming with the dolphins.)
As soon as I find out, I will post my room number at the lodge down in Islamorada, and tell the staff to let in both Fortress and FlyQueen, especially if they come down bearing unguents and flexible, indefatigable digits well-versed in "joyful finality."
And on this euphemistic note, I suspect yet another Jim-inaugurated thread will come to its own happy ending, courtesy of the monitors of this forum.
God help me, I've tried to keep this thread high minded and decidedly SR!
But when two comely water nymphs insist on virtually throwing themselves into my suitcase, how long can one fellow sustain his resistance?
I am a low resistance fellow by nature, and somewhat lacking in the genes for high mindedness. This is, in other words, not my fault!
Though the rates that the Sprint Club camp are charging are high enough that I was SURE it would include a two-girl hot oil massage following every workout, something tells me this is neither included nor even, for that matter, an option one can secure a la carte (like swimming with the dolphins.)
As soon as I find out, I will post my room number at the lodge down in Islamorada, and tell the staff to let in both Fortress and FlyQueen, especially if they come down bearing unguents and flexible, indefatigable digits well-versed in "joyful finality."
And on this euphemistic note, I suspect yet another Jim-inaugurated thread will come to its own happy ending, courtesy of the monitors of this forum.
