Have any of you ever been at a meet and seen someone who, say, you've seen in a professional mode, say, for example, crying into kleenex in their office over your life trials, and suddenly you see this same person at a swim meet in a Speedo? And they are in your heat or close to your heat? So there's no way of being subtly invisible, which is your deepest heart's desire? Is there any way I can ban these people (two, now!) from *my* meets and *my* happy place? My only other thought is I must definitely leave them in the dust, race-wise.
I had the reverse happen to me ... probably 7 years ago I showed up to one of my first master's meets after taking 12 years off from competing and I was very far from back into shape. I was walking back to my towel after a swim ... this was before I had discovered jammers, so was in an old school lycra speedo ... and ran into two people who worked for me (not direct reports, but they reported to a manager who reported to me). They were fully clothed and there to watch a friend (who didn't work with us). Not a good scene at all.
I think I've successfully avoided speedo exposure to any co-workers or clients since then.
I had the reverse happen to me ... probably 7 years ago I showed up to one of my first master's meets after taking 12 years off from competing and I was very far from back into shape. I was walking back to my towel after a swim ... this was before I had discovered jammers, so was in an old school lycra speedo ... and ran into two people who worked for me (not direct reports, but they reported to a manager who reported to me). They were fully clothed and there to watch a friend (who didn't work with us). Not a good scene at all.
I think I've successfully avoided speedo exposure to any co-workers or clients since then.
