Race Reports and Swim Meets (please let me know if
I've
missed anyone or any races!):
Here's the summary of how the Carleton Masters did:
Nine club records were set:
240+ Mixed Medley Relay:
George
(Whitecaps), Bernie (Earlybirds), Lynn
(Whitecaps/Coach), Margaret (Earlybirds):
3:31.04
Tom A (High Intensity)
100fs:
1:05.24, 100br: 1:20.94, 50fl: :30.56, 100fl: 1:10.03,
Bernie 100bk: 1:34.77,
100fl:
1:44.05
George 100bk:
2:13.60
Lynn 200br
3:08.21
And here's how we placed:
Relays: 100+,
160+, 240+
all 1st
Margaret: two
1sts
Isla
(Earlybirds): four
2nds, one 3rd
Kristi
(Earlybirds/Coach):
four 1sts, one 2nd
Moe M
(Earlybirds): three
1sts, one 2nd, one 3rd
George: three
1sts, two
3rds
Bernie: four
1sts
Meyer
(Earlybirds/Whitecaps): two 1sts
Tom A: four
1sts
Jeffrey F
(Earlybirds): one
2nd, two 5ths
Gerry
(Nightcaps/Earlybirds): one 3rd, two 4ths, one 5th
Richard P
(Earlybirds): two
1sts, one 2nd
Running:
Congratulations to
Pablo
and Irene (both Very Earlybirds) who competed in the
30k Run
Around the Bay in Hamilton on March 24th. There were nearly 3000
competitors and it was a , and the race was won by Joseph Ndritu, from
Kenya, in
1:33.13.7 (that's under 31:05 per 10k!!). Irene was 2211th
overall, 722nd
woman, and 82nd in her age group in 3:02:58.2. Pablo finished 1755th overall, 1251st male,
and 250th
in his age group in 2:51:31.6. &nbs=
p;
Triathlon Clinic:
For those who are interested in getting into Triathlons, an all
levels /
all ages clinic will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 9am-4pm at
the
Sawmill Creek Community Centre. The clinic includes: swim/stroke
workout,
cycling skills, lunch nutrition seminar, running drills, stretching
class.
It is coached by certified triathlon coaches and hosted by the OAT
(Ontario
Association of Triathletes). Cost is $30 for OAT members; $40 for
non-members. For more information:
info@triathlonontario.com or
1-416-410-3628.
Swimmer Equipment
Recommendations
Tamsin (Whitecaps) just got a new pair of goggles
that she
really likes, and thought others might be interested:
"My
new Speedo
goggle, sporting the new 'hypo-allergenic super seal', is called Sprint
II
Deluxe. I found the soft, squishy seals comfortable and leak-free. This
new
technology, as the marketing folks call it, is probably
particularly good
for people like me (deep set eyes, fairly small face) who have great
difficulty
finding well-fitting goggles. I picked them up at Source for Sports
in the
Carlingwood Mall."
Dear Coach:
I
am able to push off past the flags (i.e. over 5m) on all strokes except
backstroke. What am I doing wrong? Back Problem
Dear B. Problem: When you push off the wall in backstroke, you
should
be submerged with your shoulders and hips in line (horizontally) at
approximately the depth of the cross bar of the black cross on the
wall.
This is exactly what you do in the other strokes, but in backstroke you
are
facing up instead of down, and there is sometimes a tendency to feel
that your
face should remain on the surface of the water. In fact your head
should
be submerged to the same depth as in the other strokes. In
backstroke you
can do dolphin kick or flutter kick after you push off the wall (dolphin
kick
works best for most people).
Dear Coach: Where can I swim when the Carleton
pool is
closed? Swim Fanatic
Dear S. Fanatic: My recommendations are included at the top of
the
newsletter...
Dear Coach: When will the decision be made as
to
whether the earlier Nightcaps (7:10-8pm MTuTh) will go ahead for May and
June? We Want Nightcaps!
Dear W. W. Nightcaps: On Monday, April 29th
(one
week before the Spring/Summer groups start), a decision will be made,
and
everyone will be notified. If we do not have sufficient interest
(12
people required) then those who have signed up will have their money
refunded
(or can pay the difference to join another group). Please
encourage your
team-mates to sign up soon!
Very Earlybirds, Earlybirds and Nightcaps
Notes
Here are the attendance leaders up to March 28th (end of last
week):
Very Earlybirds starting February 25th:
Perfect Attendance: Andrew K, Jen G
Missed one Workout: Dave Bourdon, Gilles, Mits,
Ross
Earlybirds (and/or Very Earlybirds) starting January
2nd:
Perfect Attendance: Alan, Bernie, Gwen, Jeffrey
F
Missed two Workouts: Julie,
Mel
Nightcaps starting January 3rd:
Missed three Workouts: Kevin
N
Missed four Workouts: Tony P
Time trials will continue until the second last workout of the
session,
with some fun relays planned for the last day. This time the time
trials
will start with lane 1. You can be timed for any event(s) that you
like,
and it's optional... The rough schedule of dates remaining
is:
Nightcaps:
Tue Apr 9th and Thu Apr 11th: lanes 2-5
Tue Apr 16th: lanes 5-6
Earlybirds:
Mon Apr 8th, Wed Apr 10th, and Fri Apr 12th: lanes 2-5
Mon Apr 15th and Wed Apr 17th: lanes 5-6
Note that Mits will be coaching Nightcaps on
Thursday,
April 4th, and Blake will be coaching all Earlybird
groups on
Friday, April 5th as I'll be away. Thanks, Mits and Blake!
Margaret (Earlybirds) has joined
Penny
and Sue A-B, in the fly-miles tracking. From
March
18th to March 27th, Penny is at 1450m, Sue is at 500m, and Margaret
(starting
March 25th) is at 200m. If anyone else wants to join, just give me
your
fly total each day.
