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Former Member — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:44:13 GMT

A double hamstring cramp that did let go for almost 10 minutes (not straight through, but once it let go and I tried to swim to the wall; they would cramp again!). I was hanging on the lane line and my board to keep from drowning. No help from the life guard.:frustrated:

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Former Member — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:14:03 GMT

I actually got out early today. The pool heater broke over the weekend, and the water was really cold (it's usually 82-86, today it was 76), and I was shivering during the main set. The chlorine levels were also really off. I'm swimming at swim club nationals up at UVA this weekend, so I decided it was better to get out than to wear myself out trying to stay warm.

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Former Member — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:44:23 GMT

Oh ho, the worst sort of non-hypocrite!

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Former Member — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:32:21 GMT

Actually Sis, in some masters clubs you might have found yourself suddenly immersed and invited to demonstrate the set.

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Katie Palavecino — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:46:19 GMT

BUHAHA I know I don't often get too many whiners and complainers :)

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Katie Palavecino — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:41:37 GMT

HAHA Acually I swim with my team while running practice....so they know that I would do it and make them join in :)

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Former Member — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:34:16 GMT

Back in summer swimming I got out when the coach, and at the time my boss got really pissed at me. He ever so politely asked me to leave and made me pay for it that evening at pm practice. I planned to ditch pm practice but since he was at work he saw to it that I made it there. Other than that I just leave early to go to work on the off chance I get up for an AM practice. Got Boost

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Katie Palavecino — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:46:05 GMT

One of my swimmers snuck out and went home when I wrote 10x100s fly on the board (it was a joke). OOPS!!! :)

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Muppet — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:37:21 GMT

I was dragging and needed a day off--and we had 18 people including me in a 50 meter lane--so all I was doing was taking up space to no real purpose since I wasn't doing anything worthwhile and we badly needed fewer people in the lane.... yikes! I have heard that is not the best of situations... Y'all probably weren't doing anything longer than a 50 leaving 3 sec apart were you? I think the worst I have seen it in LCM (aside from warmup at savannah nationals) was ~10 people. we split our lane in two and had half start at one end for the whole practice and the other half at the other end. it helped make it feel less crowded.

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beireland — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:52:18 GMT

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Former Member — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:50:44 GMT

Cramps, cramps, cramps! I also got out once because I was depressed and in a bad mood. I once had a headache and didn't like the person leading the lane, so I got out. The worst one was when I injured my back going off the starting blocks (Feb. 2006) and couldn't move my right arm! (scccaarrrryyyyy......) I've WANTED to get out a lot (but stuck it out - always glad I did), especially during a: 1) really painful set, 2) I'm stuck with people way too fast for me

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Former Member — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 06:02:19 GMT

i was clift diving in the exotic strip mine pools around Victoria Illinois & didn't jump out far enough and hit the side of the stip mining wall. Moved my knee cap. I had to swim to the other side of the lake to get out. It was one of the most painful experiences of my life. Unfortunately, those beautiful strip mine lakes (I'm serious. they were beautiful.) are now goen.

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Karen Duggan — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:43:53 GMT

Hello Mr. Smith, Congratulations :) I heard you were out here again a little bit ago. Brian Stack said you swam there and also at WCM. I'm sorry I missed you guys. If it was in Feb. I was out with pneumonia. Not that we're part of your itinerary, but if you let us know when you'll be here we'll show you around :) Beer included, of course (upon completion of workout!!!)

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Former Member — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:10:27 GMT

I also will cut practices on my own short if someone asks to share my lane and then proceeds to either hog it, swim in the middle so slowly I can't even work on breaststroke (not that I ever swim it), OR I was planning on doing the rest of the workout fly OR if they are a head above water breaststroker Next time, try this strategey: Start to swim FLY when said lane hog/ heads-up breaststroker invades. I find fly to be a good deterrant. If someone starts eyeing my lane during lap swim (and there are other lanes available) I throw in an IM, just to show that I'm serious. If the pool is crowded, though, sharing is a must. Why do people get in the pool if they don't want to get wet? ... I like having my own lane when I workout alone ... Amen to that, sister!

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Former Member — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:55:46 GMT

On a couple of occasions when I first started (last Nov-Dec) I'd have double hamstring cramps. It usually happened when I was drill a kick drill and fortunately had my kick board with me. I would be either hanging on the lane rope (when the board got away) or on the board waiting for the muscle to let go. It usually lasted about 10 minutes and then my lags would be to tired to swim and if I tried to swim, they'd cramp again. The life guard never even asked If I need help. Even the one time I sank to the bottom trying to massage the cramps out.

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swimr4life — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:17:23 GMT

When I was a Senior in high school I gave blood and then went to a 2 hour AAU practice. DUH! Isn't it funny how invinceable we think we are when we are young!? I don't think I have ever bonked that badly. I got out because I felt so bad, went to stand up and almost passed out.:rolleyes: I got so sick after that!

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FlyQueen — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:11:25 GMT

I do but they ask anyway ... it's my first line of defense ...

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Former Member — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:09:04 GMT

Just this morning...was done with my main set, was goning to swim a 300 cool down swim....but had to go to the rest room....so just went, and then cooled down in the shower. lol

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FlyQueen — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:11:49 GMT

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Former Member — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:49:44 GMT

I used to be the hard working always doing the workout person in high school and college. Now that I am done, boy, have I changed. I got out of practice on Monday when the coach said (after a 500 warmup) "ok, the next set is a 1650, 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50. Try and hold the same pace for all" I get out when all it is a long distance freestyle like last night 6x400 hold pace. There is a really opinionated lady that swims in my lane and if I see her face and know that she is going to be in a bad mood I usually move over into a lap lane and do my own thing. I get out when I don't like the workout or I am not training for anything and lack the motivation to try hard.

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Paul Smith — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:28:48 GMT

I actually got kudos a week or two ago for actually "completing" an entire practice....guess I should start another thread on that!

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Former Member — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:03:34 GMT

Only for medical emergencies or really, really, really, bad swims. Exercise induced asthma has been kicking my butt in recent years. This time of year it starts to get me and then get progressively worse as the summer months get more humid. Combine that with a poorly maintianed pool (chemicals are never in balance), and you get one blue swimmer--blue from lack of O2, not emotionally. Practice is actually something I enjoy, and most days I swim as hard, if not harder, in practice than I do at meets. There are those really bad days (see other thread) though, when nothing feels right. My coach is fond of ending practices with a 600-1200 pull, so on those nights when it seems like nothing is working, I'll bail on part of that set. I love, love, love to pull, so it has to be an extraordinarily bad day to want to skip it.

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Former Member — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:04:00 GMT

Hey Rich....Try to swim it without emphasising the kick. Just work on the chest press and undulation and let the legs just follow the motion. You'll be surprised how much easier it is and your back will thank you. Haha I do usually Floyd...this was at NEM when I was trying to work in the kick and impress Some_Girl. My back was not 100% to start with and something went *click* I'm locked up a bit but I'll get PT tonight and be OK tomorrow. Thanks for you concern though...I'm all arms and shoulders on Fly.

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Former Member — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:40:21 GMT

I almost got out early last night. My back was aching...that'll teach me to try to show off and kick while doing fly... Still got in 2200 though...

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Former Member — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:04:44 GMT

I got out of practice when I was an age grouper, just starting out, and I mis-timed a flip turn and smashed both heals onto the ceramic tile gutter lip. No one to blame, boy does that hurt for a while, lots of shuffling and no "walking" for a few days. DV