First, two things:
1.) I am part Italian.
2.) I did use clippers first.
....
So, yeah. I feel like I just finished Tolstoy's War and Peace. Holy ****, did that take a long time! And I thought I did everything right, too. I used the clippers first. I took a shower before. I used shaving cream with the razor. I went through like four razor blades. I literally went into that bathroom of mine, locked the door, and didn't leave for FIVE HOURS. Did I say it was FIVE HOURS? Have I uppercased it enough?! I even had to take a second shower near the end so my skin wouldn't be so darn sticky so I could tell the difference between clingy hair and hair that was still attached.
Worst part was shaving the area around my collar bone. :bitching: It's all red now... I put some lotion on it.
On the other hand...
My second shower... uh whoa. That's a nice little taste of what's to come tomorrow, I guess. Washing my hands feels weird. Putting on shirts feels weird, too. So does putting on socks. And a sweatshirt. And shorts. I even feel like I'm moving through the air faster.
So I'm swimming at a three-day meet starting tomorrow. I do the 500 tomorrow, the mile and 200 *** on Saturday, plus a relay tomorrow and another on Sat.
My PB in the 500 is a 6:31.5. I will let you all know what the new number is tomorrow.
This is gonna be worth it. It has to be. That big ole pile of body hair that I swept up off the floor told me just that!
It's not minimal for me.For me 1 sec off in a 100 BR is huge.I'm not sure what happened in your 200 BR but the time difference per length may be greater in the 200 due to the increased glide.
For someone close to records, top ten times, etc certainly every second saved is important. However, for someone like me, who's time is better measured with a calendar than a stopwatch, I'd rather spend the pain and effort elsewhere. An hour coaching session, an extra practice, etc would do me more good, without weeks of lingering pain.
It's not minimal for me.For me 1 sec off in a 100 BR is huge.I'm not sure what happened in your 200 BR but the time difference per length may be greater in the 200 due to the increased glide.
For someone close to records, top ten times, etc certainly every second saved is important. However, for someone like me, who's time is better measured with a calendar than a stopwatch, I'd rather spend the pain and effort elsewhere. An hour coaching session, an extra practice, etc would do me more good, without weeks of lingering pain.
