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Jul. 4th, 2024 08:02 amI did it - I went for a swim on Tuesday morning.
The pool opens at 6am and I got there at 6.30am and there just happened to be one lane free. The pool is 50m long which didn't sound very far, but once I got in and started swimming it -- oof. I managed a few laps with minimal rest before my endurance ran out and I was taking a breather every time I reached a wall. 😅 From what I've read, that's pretty normal for a first time... or the first few times. You gotta get used to the intermittent breathing and being in the water and all that.
I'd like to, but I will have to find another time than 6.30am. I was going to do one more lap when I looked up and saw someone about to get in my lane. Now, I'm new to pool etiquette, but I'm pretty sure your lane is yours until you get out. So I get back to that end, apprehensive, only to be confronted by this middle-aged white man of a coach who none-to-nicely tells me they've reserved this lane (and five others in a nine lane pool) and I need to get out.
And lo, there's a sign now where there wasn't one before, saying those lanes are reserved from 7am to 9am for this swim team. So I meekly get out and wait around a bit to see if any of the remaining lanes free up, but I have no idea how long folks typically swim for and I only had 5 minutes left and generally now I just feel crummy so I just head home. :/
Now I don't know when to try again. It was already pretty crowded at 6.30, so I'm sure folks get there right at 6am. And 9am is when they reconfig the pool for open swim, so it's not like I can go after the swim team is done. I guess I'll just have to try later in the day. I'm just bummed they get to take up more than half the lanes for most of the lap swim time.
Anyway, going to the my parents' house at the lake today, so I'll get some open swim time in at least. Too bad they're not a little closer otherwise I could use swim there regularly.
On a different note, I was just thinking earlier in the week that it'd been a while since I'd had a extreme fatigue day and maybe it was related to not eating enough protein or something. Well, yesterday I was slammed with fatigue. Took a 90min nap in the morning then another, shorter nap in the afternoon and still had my eyes trying to shut at 8pm. I slept for almost 10 hours and feel better this morning, but damn it. I wish I knew why these happen. It could be iron? That is the one thing I consistently don't get enough of according to the food tracker and I did just finish up a cycle. It just seems like, if it were iron, the symptoms would persist for longer.
Well, on the positive side, I finally got a new doctor, so I guess I can bring it up when I have my first appointment... in October, lol. Yay US healthcare. It's been two years since my last doctor left and it's been two years of trying to find a new one. I probably could have found one sooner if I tried a bit harder but it sure is demoralizing when you do the research but every time you call, no one is accepting new patients.
A'ight, I should probably start getting these kids ready to go.
The pool opens at 6am and I got there at 6.30am and there just happened to be one lane free. The pool is 50m long which didn't sound very far, but once I got in and started swimming it -- oof. I managed a few laps with minimal rest before my endurance ran out and I was taking a breather every time I reached a wall. 😅 From what I've read, that's pretty normal for a first time... or the first few times. You gotta get used to the intermittent breathing and being in the water and all that.
I'd like to, but I will have to find another time than 6.30am. I was going to do one more lap when I looked up and saw someone about to get in my lane. Now, I'm new to pool etiquette, but I'm pretty sure your lane is yours until you get out. So I get back to that end, apprehensive, only to be confronted by this middle-aged white man of a coach who none-to-nicely tells me they've reserved this lane (and five others in a nine lane pool) and I need to get out.
And lo, there's a sign now where there wasn't one before, saying those lanes are reserved from 7am to 9am for this swim team. So I meekly get out and wait around a bit to see if any of the remaining lanes free up, but I have no idea how long folks typically swim for and I only had 5 minutes left and generally now I just feel crummy so I just head home. :/
Now I don't know when to try again. It was already pretty crowded at 6.30, so I'm sure folks get there right at 6am. And 9am is when they reconfig the pool for open swim, so it's not like I can go after the swim team is done. I guess I'll just have to try later in the day. I'm just bummed they get to take up more than half the lanes for most of the lap swim time.
Anyway, going to the my parents' house at the lake today, so I'll get some open swim time in at least. Too bad they're not a little closer otherwise I could use swim there regularly.
On a different note, I was just thinking earlier in the week that it'd been a while since I'd had a extreme fatigue day and maybe it was related to not eating enough protein or something. Well, yesterday I was slammed with fatigue. Took a 90min nap in the morning then another, shorter nap in the afternoon and still had my eyes trying to shut at 8pm. I slept for almost 10 hours and feel better this morning, but damn it. I wish I knew why these happen. It could be iron? That is the one thing I consistently don't get enough of according to the food tracker and I did just finish up a cycle. It just seems like, if it were iron, the symptoms would persist for longer.
Well, on the positive side, I finally got a new doctor, so I guess I can bring it up when I have my first appointment... in October, lol. Yay US healthcare. It's been two years since my last doctor left and it's been two years of trying to find a new one. I probably could have found one sooner if I tried a bit harder but it sure is demoralizing when you do the research but every time you call, no one is accepting new patients.
A'ight, I should probably start getting these kids ready to go.