I did a cool survey last week with my age-groupers; I asked them all to tell me what they thought about when they swim in practice, and what they think about when they swim in a meet. I got answers ranging from boyfriends/girlfriends, homework, and music.
So, I'm curious....what do all of you think about when you swim?
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From yesterday's 1 hour steady, easy swim:
Technique - Having come to swimming from racewalking, I obsess about technique, which is typical of racewalkers.
Mathematics - Especially prime numbers and how they relate to whatever distance/time I am currently at in the workout. Weird, but true.
The booklet I'm writing.
Cosmology - a hobby of mine. Yesterday was "puzzling over gravity" day.
Raptors - I went to Hawk Mountain ( http://www.hawkmountain.org/ ) this weekend to watch raptors fly over on their migration paths.
Figuring out how to fix the shutoff valve in the toilet.
How to replace the serpentine belt in the 2001 Saturn.
How to fix the one stall door in the barn.
My (IDIOT) friend who recently ate two death cap mushrooms and nearly died - he may yet need a liver transplant.
Owls - Wondering if it's possible to attract more owls to the property.
How to keep raccoons out of the composter. (Mission Impossible - the raccoons ALWAYS win in the end. In the words of Dave Barry: "If we ever get SERIOUS about the space program, all we need to do is find a way to convince raccoons that there is food on Jupiter. They'll find a way to get there.")
How to keep deer hunters off the property. (land mines)
Poisonous snakes of Australia.
The upcoming presidential election. (Speaking of snakes.)
-LBJ
From yesterday's 1 hour steady, easy swim:
Technique - Having come to swimming from racewalking, I obsess about technique, which is typical of racewalkers.
Mathematics - Especially prime numbers and how they relate to whatever distance/time I am currently at in the workout. Weird, but true.
The booklet I'm writing.
Cosmology - a hobby of mine. Yesterday was "puzzling over gravity" day.
Raptors - I went to Hawk Mountain ( http://www.hawkmountain.org/ ) this weekend to watch raptors fly over on their migration paths.
Figuring out how to fix the shutoff valve in the toilet.
How to replace the serpentine belt in the 2001 Saturn.
How to fix the one stall door in the barn.
My (IDIOT) friend who recently ate two death cap mushrooms and nearly died - he may yet need a liver transplant.
Owls - Wondering if it's possible to attract more owls to the property.
How to keep raccoons out of the composter. (Mission Impossible - the raccoons ALWAYS win in the end. In the words of Dave Barry: "If we ever get SERIOUS about the space program, all we need to do is find a way to convince raccoons that there is food on Jupiter. They'll find a way to get there.")
How to keep deer hunters off the property. (land mines)
Poisonous snakes of Australia.
The upcoming presidential election. (Speaking of snakes.)
-LBJ
