Behind the Glass Curtain

We all aim for transparency, so it should have been no surprise to the swimmers today that they were being watched. In fact, at one point there was an Olympic-size panel of judges up on the treads including me, E and Mike M. I began to daydream that we held the fate of the swimmers in our hands, judging them on flip turns, stroke counts, and speed. I'd give BB a 8.9 on his turns, Kevin a 9.5 and Joel a 9.0. Of course if I were the East German judge I would give Joel a 6 for getting in so late, but then I remembered: There is no more East Germany! We won the Cold War! This is what one thinks about up on the treadmill, FYI.

And here is what they did:

4x(2x50) stroke/drill
300 pull
100 fr 1:15
200 fr 3:10
100 fr 1:15
100 fr 1:45
2x50fr 35sec
100 1:45
6x125 25ez/75sprint/25active recovery(whatever that is) 2:10
50 ez
6x125 25ez/50sprint stroke/50 active recovery 2:20

BB was on fire today, training for some outdoor 3 mile river swim in Connecticut. Bill G. and Joel M. did not get in the water until 6:50! What is that about? And they are so fast, too. Not fair.