Originally Posted by Karl_S A great set - objective: hold 200 pace on the 50s. Did you do this SCM? SCM. Yes, for the back is was sort of broken 200! I was just making interval on the frees on :40, then did fast 25's fly, and last was broken 50's with emphasis on coming back with the wheels still on.
I missed your meet report, so went back and read it. Those were some smoking fast 100 and 200 back times! 45-49 is a killer age group with Fall W., Susan W, Ellen R., Kristin Gary, etc. 50-54 isn't much better with all the new age ups either. I went 24.86 at Zones (under the 50 free NR of 24.91) only to find that Sue Walsh swam a 24.7 and Anna Scott-Kube swam 24.8 at other meets. NE Champs is by far the best meet on the east coast for SCM with lots of rest. Usually second weekend in Dec. They have always processed my split requests perfectly.
4 rounds of 4 x 50's and 200 easy A great set - objective: hold 200 pace on the 50s. Did you do this SCM?
Originally Posted by tjrpatt So typical when you train with age groupers and train with non-competing Masters swimmers. For sure. My advice is don't feel bad for doing what you need to do (or NOT do).
just going to have to sort of manage my own taper within his workouts So typical when you train with age groupers and train with non-competing Masters swimmers. Oh, I guess that I am one of them right now.
Hi Steve! Thanks! I'm swimming the 50/100 free, 50/100 breast, and all 4x50 relays. I am hoping I can keep the intensity in check so I don't overkill the shoulder :/ I sandbagged my entry times pretty well so hopefully it works out!
I empathise with your frustration as I can relate. Our joints rudely let us know when we are taking advantage of them Sounds like a good plan to let it recover fully before the meet . What events do you plan on doing? Good luck at your meet and take it cautiously
I empathise with your frustration as I can relate. Our joints rudely let us know when we are taking advantage of them Sounds like a good plan to let it recover fully before the meet . What events do you plan on doing? Good luck at your meet
Interesting sets. I'll have to try them out.
Michelle, you're so funny!! I like to end my workouts, when I go to the eastside pool like tonight, with a large peanut butter milkshake from DQ. I pass right by it, and my car automatically turns in there on the way by...I just have to follow where it goes!
Originally Posted by fdtotten Clearly you can be confident and patient in your circumstance and the current marketplace. Perhaps some buyers think an old house is always negotiable. But in your case, the property is very well preserved, maintained and most importantly, it is all very well documented and provable. So the more inspections, etc., that buyers attempt simply adds more evidence towards the excellent quality and value of your property. Prospective buyers that truly and sincerely desire this house in Vienna with character, pool, pool club, they must be prepared to buy at or very close to the listing price and proceed forward in good faith. If the price is not right, look at other properties and be realistic. That is the way it is. Yes, I think patience is called for right now. I'm told properties in my zip code are selling for between 96-98% of the asking price. Perhaps not quite so for properties in our price range. But still, no reason to be hasty yet. It's possible we have to adjust our expectations down the line. Perhaps all buyers will want the new center hall colonials that populate our area. We'll see.
Originally Posted by The Fortress They are pre-approved. No idea why they'd need a contingency this time around since they've had a pool inspector, a home inspector, an appraiser and 3 engineers in the house as of today. They want a house in Vienna with character, pool, pool club. We're literally the only one on the market. They know we don't give a hoot what their latest contractor has to say. Our house has been on the market less than two weeks. It would be nice, very nice, to get a really nice K now. But selling in July would be just fine too. Clearly you can be confident and patient in your circumstance and the current marketplace. Perhaps some buyers think an old house is always negotiable. But in your case, the property is very well preserved, maintained and most importantly, it is all very well documented and provable. So the more inspections, etc., that buyers attempt simply adds more evidence towards the excellent quality and value of your property. Prospective buyers that truly and sincerely desire this house in Vienna with character, pool, pool club, they must be prepared to buy at or very close to the listing price and proceed forward in good faith. If the price is not right, look at other properties and be realistic. That is the way it is.
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Originally Posted by jbs Maybe it's different in VA, but up here, a CO is what you get at the completion of new construction, whether residential or commercial. You can't sell if you don't have one, but having one doesn't prohibit people from trying to negotiate over the condition of the house, particularly if the house isn't new. Your buyers sound truly crazy. Now that you have two reports that the house is structurally sound, I'd be inclined to tell them they can knock themselves out, but the price is the price is the price. We have a 1920 house. I think that's the message they've gotten. We have another buyer trying to low ball us (offer and counteroffer) and that's the message we've given them too. There's no need to take a price hit right now in a hot market with low inventory.
Originally Posted by Water Rat Those buyers are unbelievable. The irony is in trying to be so forceful in their approach, they reveal how desperate they are to buy the house and in the process completely undermine their negotiating position! I know you and Mr. Fort are both lawyers but I wouldn't sign anything with them with a contingency. Certainly not an inspection contingency. and if they want a mortgage contingency, I'd insist on a pre-qual and a conversation with their banker. They are pre-approved. No idea why they'd need a contingency this time around since they've had a pool inspector, a home inspector, an appraiser and 3 engineers in the house as of today. They want a house in Vienna with character, pool, pool club. We're literally the only one on the market. They know we don't give a hoot what their latest contractor has to say. Our house has been on the market less than two weeks. It would be nice, very nice, to get a really nice K now. But selling in July would be just fine too.
I guess we now see the difference between a sprinter and a distance swimmer? I remember having long debates about sprint workouts vs distance workouts in college. In there own way they are both difficult. My problem has always been I dont have a fast twitch muscle in my body and when I try to sprint its a distance guys version of a sprint, which basically equates to he same speed I would go if I did not sprint! I would bet that from the blocks my 50 sprint would be about .5 - 1 second slower than my first 50 of a 500. I guess I will find out for sure at Nationals where I swimming all the free events except the mile(they would not allow entry in the 1000 and the 1650). Thanks for the feedback.
Maybe it's different in VA, but up here, a CO is what you get at the completion of new construction, whether residential or commercial. You can't sell if you don't have one, but having one doesn't prohibit people from trying to negotiate over the condition of the house, particularly if the house isn't new. Your buyers sound truly crazy. Now that you have two reports that the house is structurally sound, I'd be inclined to tell them they can knock themselves out, but the price is the price is the price.
Those buyers are unbelievable. The irony is in trying to be so forceful in their approach, they reveal how desperate they are to buy the house and in the process completely undermine their negotiating position! I know you and Mr. Fort are both lawyers but I wouldn't sign anything with them with a contingency. Certainly not an inspection contingency. and if they want a mortgage contingency, I'd insist on a pre-qual and a conversation with their banker.
Excellent set of 25's! I'll have to make up something for myself. Our pool is deep so maybe wear TYR burners and vertical jump directly into quick kicking getting body out of water as much as possible on the leap? On a totally unrelated note, my and my girls are totally into McD's dipped cones. If they hand it to you fast enough, the chocolate coating (notice "chocolate" is an adjective, not the noun, hahaha!) has just a few more seconds to dry & harden. Tastes sooo good!!! And not too much ice cream. DQ's has too much and then you get sick of it before you finish and can't enjoy the cone. The McD's is just right so you really enjoy the last tongue-push-smash of ice cream into the honey cone cake cone bottom. Yum!
Originally Posted by chowmi I am swimming on my own again and doing pure sprint stuff. Works better with the cardio of Insanity. There is no truth like the truth of leaving the floor, and the Truth hurts!! I don't need to do twice the cardio, only to fine tune those 50's of pure speed and power! So.....the ultimately flattery-o-comments - I ask myself, going thru my mental rolodex o Fort files....what sets shall I do today? It's so much fun pretending you are here, boo hoo! I wish I was! It gets kinda lonely training solo all the time. 1 & 1/2 years of HIT workouts posted for perusal! Now, I have to figure out what sets I am doing today ...
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