"Training to Survive"
Tip #1
A wigwam may be constructed using three long poles. Tie the tops of the poles together and upright them in an appropriate spot. Cover the sides with a tarp, boughs, raingear or other suitable materials. Build a fire in the center of the wigwam, making a draft channel in the wall and a small hole in the top to allow smoke to escape.
So HP08 has entered in to the phase of her swim training that she is calling "Training to Survive." This morning she hit the pool really f'ing early in order to get a swim in before she heads out of town for her college reunion. The Ocho arrived at the pool at 6:08am and all of the lanes had at least 1, some 2, people in them. Apparently morning swimmers are HARD CORE! So, after finally getting someone to acknowledge her presence and allow her to share his lane, she jumped in for a solid 400 yards. There was some stopping and some breaststroking, but she got through it. (Part of the breaststroking was due to the crazy swimmer sharing her lane and the one next to her that kept splashing water in her face while she was breathing.) After the 400, HP08 kicky boarded for 10 minutes and then swam another 50 to see if she could maintain her kick. Yes, this is not a full work out, in the sense that HP08 is "training," but her focus at this moment is just to get through the 750 meter swim in Bath County on the 24th. So, here's the plan: Today - 400 yards, kicky board, 50 yards; Monday - 500 yards, kicky board, 100 yards; Tuesday - 600 yards, kicky board, 150 yards; Thursday - 750 yards. HP08 isn't there yet, but progress is definitely being made. She is finding her kick and even has a semi-hour glass stroke going. Mostly, HP08 wishes that she was going to be around this weekend so she would have some extra time to train, but through her well planned and designed training program, she believes she will be able to avoid sinking to the bottom of the lake in Bath County. Post-Bath County, HP08 will enter a regular training program that actually makes sense.
A wigwam may be constructed using three long poles. Tie the tops of the poles together and upright them in an appropriate spot. Cover the sides with a tarp, boughs, raingear or other suitable materials. Build a fire in the center of the wigwam, making a draft channel in the wall and a small hole in the top to allow smoke to escape.
So HP08 has entered in to the phase of her swim training that she is calling "Training to Survive." This morning she hit the pool really f'ing early in order to get a swim in before she heads out of town for her college reunion. The Ocho arrived at the pool at 6:08am and all of the lanes had at least 1, some 2, people in them. Apparently morning swimmers are HARD CORE! So, after finally getting someone to acknowledge her presence and allow her to share his lane, she jumped in for a solid 400 yards. There was some stopping and some breaststroking, but she got through it. (Part of the breaststroking was due to the crazy swimmer sharing her lane and the one next to her that kept splashing water in her face while she was breathing.) After the 400, HP08 kicky boarded for 10 minutes and then swam another 50 to see if she could maintain her kick. Yes, this is not a full work out, in the sense that HP08 is "training," but her focus at this moment is just to get through the 750 meter swim in Bath County on the 24th. So, here's the plan: Today - 400 yards, kicky board, 50 yards; Monday - 500 yards, kicky board, 100 yards; Tuesday - 600 yards, kicky board, 150 yards; Thursday - 750 yards. HP08 isn't there yet, but progress is definitely being made. She is finding her kick and even has a semi-hour glass stroke going. Mostly, HP08 wishes that she was going to be around this weekend so she would have some extra time to train, but through her well planned and designed training program, she believes she will be able to avoid sinking to the bottom of the lake in Bath County. Post-Bath County, HP08 will enter a regular training program that actually makes sense.
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