This weekend the hubs and I got 'numb butt' at another swim meet. It was a local meet and not very big, which meant it started later and ended sooner. But we were still there for 5-6 hours when you include the time we had to get the kidlet there for warm-ups.
The saving grace was that we didn't have to get up at the butt crack of dawn and drive a couple hours before sitting for six hours only to drive back home. And I actually got my walk finished an hour earlier to have it finished before we went to the meet.
So win-win . . . plus, on Saturday, I won some cash with a local radio station's, 106.9 K-Hits, money machine.
I managed to catch $27 in ones (officially $26, but later discovered another $1 shoved in my bra!). It wasn't much, but it was more than I had 30 seconds earlier! The only reason I strapped on their fanny pack was to keep the money from falling out of my shirt when I shoved it down the neckline of my shirt.
We also learned at this meet to bring our camp chairs. The bleachers had a large space at the top where you could park the chairs, so we snagged a couple of spots both days. It wasn't the premium location, but when you only get up four times to watch your kid swim, it was ideal.
During the down time, I managed to read three out of six contest entries. I still have to comment on one entry and then I need to tackle the 'newbie' writer entry.
But back to the swim meet . . . my kidlet had a wonderful meet, but then again, she always does at the Jenks natatorium. It's a beautiful pool! This is set up for long course, which makes the pool 50 meters--Olympic-sized in length.
We also discovered, once again, that my daughter isn't a sprinter and 50 meter sprints in any stoke isn't her thing. BUT she shaved time off every single even she was entered in!
Saturday:
200 meter IM -- 3:06.55 - 6.70
50 meter Fly -- 41.17 -5.22 missed by 1.64 seconds
100 meter Back -- 1:28.35 -2.64 missed by 1.84 seconds
50 meter Free -- 34.96 -1.57 missed by 0.56 seconds
Sunday:
100 meter Fly -- 1:32.65 -8.92
200 meter Free -- 2:51.88 -6.57
50 meter Back -- 41.26 -11.18
100 meter Breast -- 1:45.86 -18.72 missed by 2.67 seconds
Everything in green qualified her for Long Course Age Group finals at the end of the month, plus two she qualified for at another meet: 200 Back and 200 Breast.
Considering how short long course season is, the kidlet had a great run and took tons of time off her previous times.
Later, Peeps!
The saving grace was that we didn't have to get up at the butt crack of dawn and drive a couple hours before sitting for six hours only to drive back home. And I actually got my walk finished an hour earlier to have it finished before we went to the meet.
So win-win . . . plus, on Saturday, I won some cash with a local radio station's, 106.9 K-Hits, money machine.
We also learned at this meet to bring our camp chairs. The bleachers had a large space at the top where you could park the chairs, so we snagged a couple of spots both days. It wasn't the premium location, but when you only get up four times to watch your kid swim, it was ideal.
During the down time, I managed to read three out of six contest entries. I still have to comment on one entry and then I need to tackle the 'newbie' writer entry.
But back to the swim meet . . . my kidlet had a wonderful meet, but then again, she always does at the Jenks natatorium. It's a beautiful pool! This is set up for long course, which makes the pool 50 meters--Olympic-sized in length.
We also discovered, once again, that my daughter isn't a sprinter and 50 meter sprints in any stoke isn't her thing. BUT she shaved time off every single even she was entered in!
Saturday:
200 meter IM -- 3:06.55 - 6.70
50 meter Fly -- 41.17 -5.22 missed by 1.64 seconds
100 meter Back -- 1:28.35 -2.64 missed by 1.84 seconds
50 meter Free -- 34.96 -1.57 missed by 0.56 seconds
Sunday:
100 meter Fly -- 1:32.65 -8.92
200 meter Free -- 2:51.88 -6.57
50 meter Back -- 41.26 -11.18
100 meter Breast -- 1:45.86 -18.72 missed by 2.67 seconds
Everything in green qualified her for Long Course Age Group finals at the end of the month, plus two she qualified for at another meet: 200 Back and 200 Breast.
Considering how short long course season is, the kidlet had a great run and took tons of time off her previous times.
Later, Peeps!
