Wow has it ever been hot over the last couple of days. Also scorching is our summer season of swimming. Our performances are heating up! Things have been progressing very well. We have put in some great training over the last few weeks and thing are right on track for some phenomenal swims at Regions in two weeks.
Congratulations:
We had a fantastic swim meet in Campbell River last weekend. I was very impressed with all the swims. Great work from Sean, Ashley, Gabe, Naomi, Nicole, Emily, Andrew, and Ben.
Walking away from the meet with every swim a best time was Nicole Smythe. Nice work Nicole. Nicole will be using the best time kickboard at practice until Regionals.
Receiving the Sr. Best time kick board was Gabe Lowe with 3 new best times! Nice work guys!!
Josh Macdonald stayed home this weekend to compete in the Thetis Lake open water swim. Josh place 7th in the 1500 meter swim with a time of 23:47. Nice work Josh!
We are still plodding along with the Swim around the Island Challenge. We have had a recent lead change. As of the end of last week, Josh Macdonald is leading the pack around the Island. Josh has swum 108.6 km since the beginning of the summer season.
Josh needs to watch his heels because Ashley trails him by only 7km at 101.6 km. Nice work guys!! The first prize will be awarded once you have swum 150 km (Nanaimo).
Upcoming FUN activities:
Pizza and Movie Thursday July 30. After practice we will have pizza in the main foyer of JDF and then catch the city bus up to the Caprice theater to view the 7:15 showing of G-Force (Disney movie rated G).
Please let Travis know by Wednesday if you plan on attending. Kids can be picked up at approximately 8:45 from the Caprice Theater in Langford.
Cost is will depend on numbers of kids participating. Cost details will be mailed out Wednesday night. (Pizza, movie and bus will be approximately $10 - 12)
Beach Party!
On Thursday August 6 after practice there will be a beach party at the Esquimalt Lagoon from 7-9 pm. Come on down, roast some weenies and have some fun.
Thetis Lake practice:
On Tuesday August 11 our regular practice will be re-routed to Thetis Lake Park, where all kids will do their practice in the lake.
Water slides!!
Barring enough interest we will have a team visit to the All Fun Water slides on Tuesday August 18 from 11 -2 pm. More details will follow.
Note from Coach T
There is a lot that can be said about the benefits of back-up plans and being versatile.
I competed in the Peach Classic Triathlon last weekend, where I experienced one of the hardest swims ever! The swim was a straight out and back along the shore totaling 1.5 km. There were wind waves about a foot and a half high traveling towards the shore. Every single time I went to breathe I would inevitable (because I only breathe to one side...another lesson for future blog posts) swallow a huge gulp of water. The waves also made it very hard for me to sight (see where I was going.
I came out of the water a ways down the shore and ended up having to dolphin dive my way back to the swim exit. I came out of the water MAD!!
Anger can trigger a release of adrenaline, but it is short lived (which I found out).
I hammered the first couple km of the bike, only to die half way up the first hill when the nerves dissipated.
If I had just kept my cool, I would have been able to conserve energy and probably would have had a better bike ride as a result, but hey we are all always learning.
I think a very important skill we can work on is rehearsing (mentally) a plan B. When we focus on our events, we are always looking at the ideal outcome, but what if that goggle strap breaks, they put you in a wrong heat, or you have forgotten to put your swim trunks on under your warm up pants...yet another blog post for another time.
You need to picture yourself composed in all situations. Then when the unexpected happens, you're prepared and don't die half way through your event.
T
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