On The Extreme Temperature Shift

January 13, 2009: Training Trip Day 8

So we done.

I am currently sitting at the gate in the Ft. Lauderdale Airport waiting for flight to Atlanta, where we will transfer to a flight back to Akron/Canton (which will most likely be delayed due to inclement weather conditions, which we will discuss).

This morning we did our traditional end-of-Florida set, a challenge set of decreasing 100s. We start with 3 on 1:45, then drop and do 3 on 1:40, then 3 on 1:30, and so on. It's not the roughest set because when you get too tired to swim you just stop. But there's still some mental effort required.

We were sitting on the deck waiting for the kids with more endurance then us to finish when Sarah Cassella made a very profound observation. This morning we were sitting outside in our bathing suits enjoying the warmth and in less then 24 hours we would be back in Oberlin, dressed in multiple layers, and still freezing our butts off.

Since my mind is currently consumed with traveling, I'll wait until we get back into the freezing cold to wrap up this blog and deliver my final thoughts on the whole training trip expierence.

Hopefully we won't be trapped in Atlanta.

Completely Total Meters: 70,680 (+meet)