Exercise Log for 05/13/09. A day in which I caught Colin!

Wednesday (Day 125)

Swam (45 minutes)

Temp: 60º F
RPE: 7
Weight: 175

Good day at the pool. Colin came, and since it was a paddle and flipper day, I could actually keep up, nay, even PASS HIM! A big moment in Joe land. It livened up the whole swim session trying to catch up and pass. He was the only one of the regulars there tonight. Of course, without the paddles and fins he would have smoked my ass, but that’s life. He’s a fast swimmer that’s been doing it for a long time. Met the new guy who’s been showing up lately. His name was Jonathan. Turns out he’s from Africa too – alright, I was only there for the first three years of my life, but that counts!. He just in it for the exercise. Stopped by while I was stretching afterward to ask me why I was wearing fins and paddles. Gave him all the technical reasons, but I forgot to tell him the real overriding reason – because I can pass COLIN, even SCOTT! while I’m wearing them. Even slow guys like to feel fast occasionally. My equivalent of a mid-life crisis! I wonder if I can get a waterproof rug.