Well...
I had a few things on my "to do before I die" list...
65) Hitch-hike somewhere
66) Pick up a hitch-hiker.
I successfully completed those two things in the last year. I hitch-hiked with my snowboard in Vail, and picked up a random dude on the side of the road one night after a late night study session near Stella's. He needed a ride home, and had 5 miles to walk. I felt bad, so I picked him up. I know, I got the lecture from a thousand people now...I won't do it again unless I have someone with me!
That's not the reason for this email, though. This is actually a shout out to Shi and Sonya for the hitch-hiking extravaganza that we witnessed on our way to meet Kari and Abby for Ab's birthday celebration. We saw a rather rough hitch hiker on the exit ramp of Hampden to Northbound I-25...while waiting for the traffic light at the bottom of the ramp we saw a truck actually stop and get the guy! So, I'm thinking that I could hitch hike my way to work now that the gas prices are stinkin' expensive.... what do you think?
Monday, June 23, 2008
Granny Lady, Mr. Competition, Mr. Splashy, Mr. Speedo ...and stuff...
Ok - so I haven't blogged in a while about the gym, tri-training, or life in general. This morning, I hope to give you some insight on how my day began...
5:00a.m. is not as early as it used to be. I even got to sleep in a bit this morning, until about 5:25 and still made it to the gym before 6! So that was a good thing! And I didn't hear from Heather so I was sure this week would start off right at the gym!
Then....I showed up. Tamerac square - 5:41am. There weren't too many people in the parking lot this morning, so I figured that the gym would be rather empty, and it was! First things first, I decided that I'm not overly fond of the guy that checks me in at the gym in the morning. I'm not sure if I'm just that cranky that early in the morning (perhaps you can ask Heather?), or if I'm just not really wanting someone to tell me that I can make it in earlier to the gym if I just tried harder...something about that is rather annoying!
Anyway, I got over that rather quick - well I've had to he's there every morning! I'm slightly earlier than usual to meet Heather for a swim day, but I figured I could just jump into the pool to reserve the middle lane (this is the best lane b/c then no one has to swim by the wall!). Bright and early 5:45a it's just me and granny! (I love the granny lady - she always swims in the far left lane slowly FOREVER! I'm impressed, I hope when I'm 75 I can totally do that!... sorry about the side note.)
I get in and shortly after a man joins the pool in the far right lane; meaning that all 3 lanes are full, and we're going to have to start sharing. Another man comes in...he jumps in the far right lane with the other dude. I intentionally swam in the center of my lane, and continued to swim (even though I was exhausted) to avoid him jumping in my lane! (I was trying to hold the lane for Heather and I, so I wasn't trying to be overly rude (at this point) I just wanted to make sure I was trying to keep room for Heather in my lane.) So another 10 minutes goes by and....and it's nearly 615. I'm wondering if Heather is running late or if I'm going to be swimming alone? It didn't matter, I was already there and swimming, it's just more fun with another person! Soon after I think that another man walks out....so again, I try to swim in the center of my lane without stopping for several lengths to avoid him jumping in my lane. I thought for sure he'd jump in with granny since she stops every length to turn around....
OH NO..I was SOOOO wrong. Granted I was intentionally trying to keep him out of my lane (perhaps rude, but also figured that if Heather showed up it would be better for the two of us to be in the same lane...), but he jumped in my lane with me. Just so you all know, there is swimming pool etiquette! You're supposed to wait and ask someone to share a lane....eventually they will stop and if you're in the lane by yourself you're supposed to share. (I would have shared more gladly if he would have waited to ask...) Anyway, I figured by that time I didn't need to save a lane any more so I just moved over and kept swimming. No biggie until I realized who it was....MR. COMPETITION! GRRR...he's the man that was competing with me the other morning when I was there with Heather. Now I was actually annoyed. I was wondering if he was going to try and compete with me all morning long! So I just kept doing my thing, and ignoring him. I thought about stopping to ask his name just so I wouldn't call him Mr. Competition any longer, but he jumped out rather quickly after 30 minutes of swimming. Anyway, the competition wasn't nearly as bad this morning. Perhaps because he realized that I am faster than him! ;O) (HEHE- Just Kidding!) Honestly, he wasn't a bad lane partner because he didn't splash too much, and actually kept to his side...so despite his past impressions with me...I'd still swim in the lane with him again. However, I wouldn't swim with MR. SPLASHY. He is there most mornings, and splahes all over the place. I think he thinks it makes him faster!?!? Hmmm.. yep, wouldn't share with him, he practically tried to drown me this morning!
Which brings me to my next observation of the morning... yep there was more than one! Observation number 2 was one noticed while in the act of swimming.... So I breathe every 6 strokes; meaning that I would breathe to both sides, so I can see what's happening on either side of me. Well, I see a man showering before entering ______. It was undecided at that point where he was headed (hot tub, sauna, steam room, or pool...) Anyway, he was in a speedo. A little background before I continue...I've swam for a long time (10+ years) and so I've seen my share of speedo's and mostly naked men (perhaps that's why I'm so okay with nudity?). With that being said, this man in the speedo needed to reevaluate that situation. Here's why... Over the years a speedo (girls or guys) will wear out, and in that it stretches out. Therefore, you need to either throw it away, or use it as a drag suit. Typically men throw theirs away and move on...a speedo drag suit on a dude is awfully weird! Anyway...this man was showering off and his speedo was practically falling off. This was a rather small man, with a large suit on. It was clearly not a good situation, therefore, I decided to breathe the other direction until he was no longer standing at the shower adjusting himself back into his speedo. I think I might be scarred!!
Oh that's not the end... I will never again (wait, I will never for the first time ever) get into the hot tub there. I find it rather odd that it was foamy without any one in it or the jets running. Something seems off in that situation?
It's still not the end...I typically end up sitting in the sauna for a few minutes post swim to help sweat out some of the chlorine so I don't smell like it all the time. Well I walk in and it's empty, but hanging on the wooden rail is a speedo...a men's speedo. WEIRD! Why is that in there without anyone in it? Is there a naked man running around?
Last but not least....I find it rather odd that there were all men in the pool area this morning, besides granny and I. And even more odd...that they all didn't stay longer than-- oh-- 15 minutes or so...except for Mr. Competition he was there for a good 30. I'm just thinking that is it really worth getting all chlorinated up if you'll only be there for 15 minutes?
Ok...that's all for this morning. I'm sure more weird things will happen later today. Perhaps when I lift at lunch, or run after work? Who knows?!? I will be interested to see!
Happy Trails!
M
5:00a.m. is not as early as it used to be. I even got to sleep in a bit this morning, until about 5:25 and still made it to the gym before 6! So that was a good thing! And I didn't hear from Heather so I was sure this week would start off right at the gym!
Then....I showed up. Tamerac square - 5:41am. There weren't too many people in the parking lot this morning, so I figured that the gym would be rather empty, and it was! First things first, I decided that I'm not overly fond of the guy that checks me in at the gym in the morning. I'm not sure if I'm just that cranky that early in the morning (perhaps you can ask Heather?), or if I'm just not really wanting someone to tell me that I can make it in earlier to the gym if I just tried harder...something about that is rather annoying!
Anyway, I got over that rather quick - well I've had to he's there every morning! I'm slightly earlier than usual to meet Heather for a swim day, but I figured I could just jump into the pool to reserve the middle lane (this is the best lane b/c then no one has to swim by the wall!). Bright and early 5:45a it's just me and granny! (I love the granny lady - she always swims in the far left lane slowly FOREVER! I'm impressed, I hope when I'm 75 I can totally do that!... sorry about the side note.)
I get in and shortly after a man joins the pool in the far right lane; meaning that all 3 lanes are full, and we're going to have to start sharing. Another man comes in...he jumps in the far right lane with the other dude. I intentionally swam in the center of my lane, and continued to swim (even though I was exhausted) to avoid him jumping in my lane! (I was trying to hold the lane for Heather and I, so I wasn't trying to be overly rude (at this point) I just wanted to make sure I was trying to keep room for Heather in my lane.) So another 10 minutes goes by and....and it's nearly 615. I'm wondering if Heather is running late or if I'm going to be swimming alone? It didn't matter, I was already there and swimming, it's just more fun with another person! Soon after I think that another man walks out....so again, I try to swim in the center of my lane without stopping for several lengths to avoid him jumping in my lane. I thought for sure he'd jump in with granny since she stops every length to turn around....
OH NO..I was SOOOO wrong. Granted I was intentionally trying to keep him out of my lane (perhaps rude, but also figured that if Heather showed up it would be better for the two of us to be in the same lane...), but he jumped in my lane with me. Just so you all know, there is swimming pool etiquette! You're supposed to wait and ask someone to share a lane....eventually they will stop and if you're in the lane by yourself you're supposed to share. (I would have shared more gladly if he would have waited to ask...) Anyway, I figured by that time I didn't need to save a lane any more so I just moved over and kept swimming. No biggie until I realized who it was....MR. COMPETITION! GRRR...he's the man that was competing with me the other morning when I was there with Heather. Now I was actually annoyed. I was wondering if he was going to try and compete with me all morning long! So I just kept doing my thing, and ignoring him. I thought about stopping to ask his name just so I wouldn't call him Mr. Competition any longer, but he jumped out rather quickly after 30 minutes of swimming. Anyway, the competition wasn't nearly as bad this morning. Perhaps because he realized that I am faster than him! ;O) (HEHE- Just Kidding!) Honestly, he wasn't a bad lane partner because he didn't splash too much, and actually kept to his side...so despite his past impressions with me...I'd still swim in the lane with him again. However, I wouldn't swim with MR. SPLASHY. He is there most mornings, and splahes all over the place. I think he thinks it makes him faster!?!? Hmmm.. yep, wouldn't share with him, he practically tried to drown me this morning!
Which brings me to my next observation of the morning... yep there was more than one! Observation number 2 was one noticed while in the act of swimming.... So I breathe every 6 strokes; meaning that I would breathe to both sides, so I can see what's happening on either side of me. Well, I see a man showering before entering ______. It was undecided at that point where he was headed (hot tub, sauna, steam room, or pool...) Anyway, he was in a speedo. A little background before I continue...I've swam for a long time (10+ years) and so I've seen my share of speedo's and mostly naked men (perhaps that's why I'm so okay with nudity?). With that being said, this man in the speedo needed to reevaluate that situation. Here's why... Over the years a speedo (girls or guys) will wear out, and in that it stretches out. Therefore, you need to either throw it away, or use it as a drag suit. Typically men throw theirs away and move on...a speedo drag suit on a dude is awfully weird! Anyway...this man was showering off and his speedo was practically falling off. This was a rather small man, with a large suit on. It was clearly not a good situation, therefore, I decided to breathe the other direction until he was no longer standing at the shower adjusting himself back into his speedo. I think I might be scarred!!
Oh that's not the end... I will never again (wait, I will never for the first time ever) get into the hot tub there. I find it rather odd that it was foamy without any one in it or the jets running. Something seems off in that situation?
It's still not the end...I typically end up sitting in the sauna for a few minutes post swim to help sweat out some of the chlorine so I don't smell like it all the time. Well I walk in and it's empty, but hanging on the wooden rail is a speedo...a men's speedo. WEIRD! Why is that in there without anyone in it? Is there a naked man running around?
Last but not least....I find it rather odd that there were all men in the pool area this morning, besides granny and I. And even more odd...that they all didn't stay longer than-- oh-- 15 minutes or so...except for Mr. Competition he was there for a good 30. I'm just thinking that is it really worth getting all chlorinated up if you'll only be there for 15 minutes?
Ok...that's all for this morning. I'm sure more weird things will happen later today. Perhaps when I lift at lunch, or run after work? Who knows?!? I will be interested to see!
Happy Trails!
M
Monday, June 2, 2008
Fake Tan Man
Stupid idiot!
That's what I kept thinking as a swam this morning....
Heather is my witness...this fake tan man was trying to race me. I just know it. I'm not paranoid or loosing my marbles, as some may think...this man was really trying to race me. It took him 15 minutes just to get into the pool (I'm thinking he was scared of the cooooold water!)...then he proceeded to just do his little thing for a while (not sure what he was doing actually, maybe just floating??). Minutes later I felt a strange shadow over my left shoulder (he was in the lane next to us on the left side). But for at least 30 minutes he was doing what we were doing in the pool (minus the kick board) and every time I started to swim he would swim right next to me pretty much racing me... so...since I'm not competitive at all... I had to beat him. HEHE! :) [This kind of worked out in my favor for training purposes, because I wasn't feeling like trying very hard today since I was so tired...this kept me from being lazy!]
Besides me having to beat him, I'm not sure that I would encourage any man to wear his outfit. They were the smallest little short/speedo things I've ever seen, and I've seen A LOT! SCARY! I didn't realize this, but Heather noticed that his tan was so fake that his arm pits were white! I guess that's a lesson for all those fake-n-bakers out there!
Can skin cancer spread in pools?
Mandi
That's what I kept thinking as a swam this morning....
Heather is my witness...this fake tan man was trying to race me. I just know it. I'm not paranoid or loosing my marbles, as some may think...this man was really trying to race me. It took him 15 minutes just to get into the pool (I'm thinking he was scared of the cooooold water!)...then he proceeded to just do his little thing for a while (not sure what he was doing actually, maybe just floating??). Minutes later I felt a strange shadow over my left shoulder (he was in the lane next to us on the left side). But for at least 30 minutes he was doing what we were doing in the pool (minus the kick board) and every time I started to swim he would swim right next to me pretty much racing me... so...since I'm not competitive at all... I had to beat him. HEHE! :) [This kind of worked out in my favor for training purposes, because I wasn't feeling like trying very hard today since I was so tired...this kept me from being lazy!]
Besides me having to beat him, I'm not sure that I would encourage any man to wear his outfit. They were the smallest little short/speedo things I've ever seen, and I've seen A LOT! SCARY! I didn't realize this, but Heather noticed that his tan was so fake that his arm pits were white! I guess that's a lesson for all those fake-n-bakers out there!
Can skin cancer spread in pools?
Mandi
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Sheesh - Ferone is a mad man!
So I rode with Chris H and Ferone on Sunday.....
I think my legs tired to fall off! I got WORKED! Good thing...make me work off my money maker a little faster...maybe running won't be so hard now!
So boys when are we going to ride again? I need my butt in shape for this TRI, and if I chase you guys regularly...it's surely going to help!
Average speed on the way to REI - 23mph! Way home - 8mph (ok not quite, but that's how it felt.)
I'm thinking that I can make it to work faster on my bike than in my car...that could be a great seeing that gas prices are $10/gallon!
I think my legs tired to fall off! I got WORKED! Good thing...make me work off my money maker a little faster...maybe running won't be so hard now!
So boys when are we going to ride again? I need my butt in shape for this TRI, and if I chase you guys regularly...it's surely going to help!
Average speed on the way to REI - 23mph! Way home - 8mph (ok not quite, but that's how it felt.)
I'm thinking that I can make it to work faster on my bike than in my car...that could be a great seeing that gas prices are $10/gallon!
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