Ande's Swimming Blog

[ande]

Wednesday March 12th, 2008

in the speed strength phase of my training
cut back yardage
cut out aerobic and distance training

sending in my zones entry today
entered the following
I've decided to not enter the 400 IM on Friday

Saturday March 29
100 IM
50 BR
50 BK
100 FL

Sunday March 30th
50 fr
100 bk
100 br
50 fl


South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
2 weeks & 3 days away or
17 days away

LIFTED WEIGHTS TODAY

6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in around 6:55
whitney coached
TSC scy main pool
swam with tyler and amy
beside marcio and Brad Bailey

300 easy

4 x 75 easy

150 rest 50
150 rest 50

4 x 75 easy

50 fast
roll start off side
whitney timed
went 22.9

100 easy rest 50 100 easy rest 50 100 easy
rested 5 minutes
changed into FS II legskin

50 fast
roll start off side
whitney timed
went 22.2

100 easy

25 fast
roll start off blocks
Eddie Reese timed
went 9.8
(said he started the watch when I started moving)

50 easy


2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
7 weeks & 2 days away or
52 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18

Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8

Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[The Fortress]

Wednesday March 12th, 2008

in the speed strength phase of my training
cut back yardage
cut out aerobic and distance training

sending in my zones entry today
entered the following
I've decided to not enter the 400 IM on Friday

Good choice since you think 200s hurt!

How much are you going to cut back on yardage? 50%? 40%?

Of the yards you do, how much will be speed work? Of the speed work, how much will be kicking?

How long will you taper on the speed/strength plan?

What will you do for filler sets when you're not doing speed work? Just easy/recovery swimming?

Are you doing relays at zones too?

And this isn't even the ask ande thread ... Just curious. Given all my own nagging injuries the last month, I think any hard aerobic work is out for me. I think I'll have to follow the strength/speed plan. Of course, that could be better anyway.

[knelson]

6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in around 7:55

Sounds like a tough workout!

[ande]

Thursday March 13th, 2008

Hi Fort,
that's a lot of questions
I'll answer them in Ask Ande

Hi Knelson
that was a typo and is now corrected

sent zones entries in yesterday
entered the following

Saturday March 29
100 IM
50 BR
50 BK
100 FL

Sunday March 30th
50 fr
100 bk
100 br
50 fl


South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
2 weeks & 2 days away or
16 days away

woke up late, got a late start this morning

6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in around 7:05
tyler coached
TSC scy main pool
swam with tyler and amy
beside marcio and Brad Bailey

skipped 25's & 50's on several of these
3 x 100
4 x 100
2 x 100

5 x 100
4 x 100
3 x 100
2 x 100

10 x 50 on :50
did 12.5 sprints on odd ones

100 easy

took it easy today nothing fast for time


2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
7 weeks & 1 days away or
51 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18

Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8

Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[ande]

Friday March 14th, 2008

Broke 22 for the first time on a 50 free in practice

I think it's interesting to compare my times from
2007 http://www.usms.org/forums/showthrea...t=4298&page=64
2006 http://www.usms.org/forums/showthrea...t=4298&page=34
2005 http://www.usms.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4298&page=2


South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
2 weeks & 1 day away or
15 days away

intended on lifting weights this morning but woke up at 5:45 am
needed to leave my house at 5:15 am for weights, so went straight to practice and hope to lift tonight or tomorrow


6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in around 6:40
whitney coached
TSC main pool north end SCY BLOCKS
swam with larry marcio jon mike tyler and amy

FAST FRIDAY

wore a lycra training suit

3 x 400 warm up
I did around 500

all fast swims were done in heats with 2 swimmers in each lane

200 FR FAST
off the blocks
whitney's go, whitney timed
I swam beside Mike V
2 beat kicked the whole way
went 1:57 mike was 1:54

400 easy in the diving well

my teammates made fun of my light colored lycra training suit
making crack jokes, guess it's a bit transparent when I lean over to start
so I changed into my FS Jammers

100 FR FAST
off the blocks
whitney's go, whitney timed
swam beside Mike V
2 beat kicked first 50 6 beat kicked 2nd 50
went 51.6

200 easy

100 FR FAST
off the blocks
whitney's go, whitney timed
swam beside Mike V
6 beat kicked the whole way
went 49.9

200 easy

I wanted to descend the 50's

50 FR FAST
off the blocks
whitney's go, whitney timed
swam beside Mike V
went 23.0

100 easy

50 FR FAST
off the blocks
whitney's go, whitney timed
swam beside Mike V
went 22.9

100 easy

50 FR FAST
off the blocks
whitney's go, whitney timed
swam beside Mike V
went 22.6

100 easy

50 FR FAST
off the blocks
whitney's go, whitney timed
swam beside Mike V
went 22.5 Mike V went 22.3

100 easy

rested 10 minutes
changed into FS II Legskins

50 FR FAST
off the blocks
whitney's go, whitney timed
went 21.9

100 easy



2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
7 weeks & 1 days away or
51 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18


Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8


Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[ande]

Saturday March 15th, 2008

South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
2 weeks away or
14 days away

7:30 - 7:00 am
dove in around on time
whitney coached
TSC main pool SCY NO BLOCKS
swam with tyler marcio and todd beside jon nathan and chris

went around 2,000

did a 50 SDK for time
went 25.3

easy 100


2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
6 weeks & 6 days away or
48 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18


Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8


Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[ande]

Sunday March 16th, 2008

South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
1 week &6 days away or
13 days away

Lifted weights today

bench
12 x 135 10 x 185 4 x 205 4 x 205
lat press
10 x 40 8 x 45 8 x 50 6 x 55 6 x 60 6 x 60
lat pull
12 x 155 6 x 205 5 x 215 4 x 225
leg press
10 x 180 8 x 270 6 x 360 6 x 360

[ande]

Monday March 17th, 2008

South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
1 week & 5 days away or
12 days away

6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in at 6:35
whitney coached
TSC main pool SCY BLOCKS
swam with tyler marcio and chris
beside todd nathan and mike

3 x 400

assigned set was
4 x 150 on 1:45
I did 4 x 100 on 1:45

assigned set was
8 x 25 4 strokes fast
did 4
sat out 2

25 fl fast
roll start off blocks
whitney timed
went 9.9

25 easy

assigned set was
4 x 150 on 1:45
I did 4 x 100 on 1:45

assigned set was
8 x 25

did 2 from a dive

then I got out and stretched

did some easy 50's

6 x 25 easy

25 fly fast from a dive

6 x 25 easy

25 fl fast
roll start off blocks
whitney timed
went 9.8

6 x 25 easy

25 SDK on back from a backstroke start
whitney timed
went 11.7

75 easy


2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
6 weeks & 4 days away or
46 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18


Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8


Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[ande]

Tuesday March 18th, 2008

lately I've been stretching my feet and ankles more
I hope to improve range of motion which should improve my kick

South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
1 week & 4 days away or
11 days away

Lifted Weights today
bench 8 x 135 8 x 185 5 x 205
lat press 12 x 40 10 x 45 8 x 50 6 x 55 5 x 60
lat pull 10 x 155 6 x 215 4 x 220
leg press 12 x 180 8 x 270


6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in at 6:46
whitney coached
TSC main pool LCM BLOCKS
swam with tyler brandon amy doug and ned
beside paul nathan and mike

450 warm up

the assigned set was 4 rounds of
6 x 50 followed by
400

I cut out a lot of it
did 200's in the 400's skipped round 3 entirely
used the first round of 6 x 50's to continue warm up
last round of 50's I did
6 x 25
odds off the block build & descend
evens easy

changed into FS J


25 fr fast
racing start off blocks
whitney timed
went 10.8

75 easy

2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
6 weeks & 3 days away or
45 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18


Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8


Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[ande]

went to the dentist today

she said my back left lower molar root is infected and
the tooth should be extracted

I decided to get on antibiotics and get more second opinions

Hope this doesn't mess up my swimming plans

ande

[ande]

Wednesday March 18th, 2008

tomorrow I lift and swim easy, nothing fast
Friday's Fast Friday

South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
1 week & 3 days away or
10 days away


6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in at 6:46
whitney coached
TSC diving well SCY
swam with paul & nathan
beside todd tyler brandon amy marcio and ned

missed warm up

the assigned set was 2 rounds of
4 x 50, 400 / 4 x 75, 300 / 4 x 100, 200

I did the 50's,
on the 400 I swam 100 rest 50 100 rest 50 100
the rest I half swam a 50 skipped a 50
worked on SDK

50 fr fast
racing start off side
whitney timed
went 23.1

200 easy

50 fr fast
roll start off side
whitney timed
went 22.2

2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
6 weeks & 2 days away or
44 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18


Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8


Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[rtodd]

Ande,

How many weeks/months does your speed/strength training phase last?

Are you cutting volume by about 50%?


On another subject, I have gotten a few bad tooth aches from infections and root canals and crowns worked for me. Swam right through them. I think loosing a tooth can lead to other teeth moving, the top tooth growing down.....I would think you would need a bridge or something? I'm no expert but I think you want to keep what you have as long as possible. Get another opinion.

[ande]

Thursday March 20th, 2008

tomorrow's Fast Friday

South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
1 week & 2 days away or
9 days away

Hi rtodd,
you asked:
How many weeks/months does your speed/strength training phase last?
from now till nationals then through Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8 which are 11 weeks away, I want to see If I can improve on my 25.3 50 LCM meter free

Are you cutting volume by about 50%?
not really counting, I've pretty much cut out hard aerobic training from now till nats,
I'll do some gentle aerobic stuff on easy per 100 paces like
1:15 - 1:20 scy and
1:30 LCM

next week
I'll taper for zones so I'll do around 1,500 - 2,000 a day
I plan to lift M W F, skip Sat / Sun then resume Mon 3/31

After Zone I'll pick back up slightly to
2,500 - 3,000 per practice till I taper for Nats
which will be 10 - 14 days out of Nats
then I'll really rest and do 1,000 - 1,500 a day
but till then I'll be doing speed training and strength work,
hope to get stronger and faster just before Nats

I agree with you on on teeth,
"keep what you have as long as possible."


Lifted weights today
bench 8 x 135 8 x 185 5 x 205
lat press 12 x 40 10 x 45 8 x 50 6 x 55 5 x 60
lat pull 8 x 180 6 x 215 4 x 225
leg press 12 x 180 8 x 270 6 x 360


6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in at 7:15
Tyler coached
TSC Main pool LCM
swam with mike larry and mary
beside doug chris and ned

missed warm up

3 x 300

4 x 50 br

assigned set was
3 x 300
did around 150 on each

decided to 3 x 25 fly fast desc
with an easy 75 between each

25 fl
roll start off block
tyler timed
went 12.2

75 easy

25 fl
roll start off block
tyler timed
went 11.4

75 easy

25 fl
race start off block
tyler timed
went 12.1

75 easy

25 fl
roll start off block
tyler timed
went 11.4

75 easy


2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
6 weeks & 1 days away or
43 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18


Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8
11 weeks or 77 days away


Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[ande]

Friday March 21th, 2008

Fast Friday

South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
1 week & 1 day away or
8 days away

6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in at 6:35
whiteny coached
TSC Main pool SCY
swam with tyler

beside mike todd marcio larry doug chris and doug

500
400
300
200
100

100 fr fast
cruised it with 2 beat kick = 2 b k
went 56

5 rounds of
100 fr fast on 2:00
50 free easy on 2:00
went
59 2 b k
58 2 b k
56 75 2 b k 25 6 b k
53 dove 50 2 b k 50 6 b k
51 dove 25 2 b k 75 6 b k

100 easy

50 fl
roll start off block
whitney timed
went 23.7

50 easy

2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
6 weeks away or
42 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18


Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8
10 weeks & 6 days away
or 76 days away


Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[ande]

Saturday March 22th, 2008

Lifted weights today
bench 8 x 135 8 x 185 5 x 210
lat press 10 x 45 8 x 50 6 x 55 5 x 60
lat pull 8 x 180 6 x 215 4 x 220
leg press 12 x 180 8 x 270 6 x 360

South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are
1 week away or
7 days away

7:30 - 9:00 am
dove in at 6:35
whitney coached
TSC diving well SCY
swam with nathan paul and Michael beside tyler marcio jeff and jon


the assigned set was
5 x 200
4 x 25 fl
4 x 200
4 x 25 bk
3 x 200
4 x 25 br
2 x 200
4 x 25 fr
200

on the 200's i did an easy 50 rest a 50 easy 50 rest a 50
on the 25's I walked to the other side of the pool

did a

25 fast for time
roll start off side
whitney timed
went
fl 10.2
bk no time
br 11.9
changed into jammer for free
fr 9.5 which is my fastest 25 off the side this season


50 easy

2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
5 weeks & 6 days away or
41 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18


Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8
10 weeks & 5 days away
or 75 days away


Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[ande]

Monday March 24th, 2008

Hope y'all had a happy Easter
how about those new world records

did not swim or lift yesterday

Lifted Weights Today
bench 8 x 135 8 x 185 5 x 210 4 x 210
lat press 10 x 45 8 x 50 6 x 55 5 x 60
lat pull 8 x 160 6 x 200 6 x 215 6 x 215
leg press 12 x 180 8 x 270 6 x 370 6 x 370

South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are 5 days away

Events & Comparison times
Saturday March 29
100 IM 55.4 2007 54.8 2004
050 BR ?
050 BK 25.7 2007 / 25.3 2008
100 FL 53.1 2007
Sunday March 30th
050 fr 22.30 2007
100 bk 54.5 2007
100 br ?
050 fl 23.9 2007

7:30 - 9:00 am
dove in at 6:50
whitney coached
TSC Main pool LCM
swam with nathan larry mike todd max and jeff
beside chris tyler marcio and ned

missed warm up


the assigned set was 2 x
4 x 200
4 x 50
4 x 150
4 x 50
4 x 100
100 easy

did part of the 200's
did all the first 4 x 50 k
did all the 150's went 1:45 on #4
swam easy on the 4 x 50
swam a few of the 100's
skipped 2nd round

25 fr fast
roll start off blocks
no one timed


easy 125
rest 3 minutes

25 fr fast
roll start off blocks
no one timed


easy 125
rest 3 minutes

25 fl fast
roll start off blocks
whitney timed
went 11.4


75 easy

2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
5 weeks & 4 days away or
39 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18


Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8
10 weeks & 3 days away
or 73 days away


Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[ande]

Tuesday March 25th, 2008

weighed 220 after practice
not good, I need to get with it for Nats

Taper Plan for Zones
Wed LIFT / do a few fast swims 2000
Thu Easy 2000
Fri LIFT / FAST Friday
Sat Meet
Sun Meet
Mon LIFT Resume Speed Training


South Central Zone SCY Championships in
San Antonio, TX on
3/28/2008 - 3/30/2008 are 4 days away

Events & Comparison times
Saturday March 29
100 IM 55.4 2007 54.8 2004
050 BR ?
050 BK 25.7 2007 / 25.3 2008
100 FL 53.1 2007
Sunday March 30th
050 fr 22.30 2007
100 bk 54.5 2007
100 br ?
050 fl 23.9 2007

7:30 - 9:00 am
dove in at 7:20
whitney coached
TSC Main pool LCM
swam with marcio todd tyler ned and jeff
michael

300
200
100

150

150

25 fr fast
roll start off blocks
no one timed


easy 75

25 fr fast
roll start off blocks
no one timed


easy 75


25 fr fast
meet start off blocks
whitney timed
she had a bad angle so the time is meaningless


75 easy

25 fr fast
roll start off blocks
whitney timed
she had a bad angle so the time is meaningless


75 easy

2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
5 weeks & 3 days away or
38 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18


Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8
10 weeks & 2 days away
or 72 days away


Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19

[ande]

Wednesday March 26th, 2008

Can't wait for NCAA's to start,
How about Eamons 47.52 100 free? pretty awesome

We had some serious family drama last night, let's just call it the
Martindale Man Hunt
I wrote about it below.

South Central Zone SCY Championships are in
3 days
Fri 3/28/2008 - Sun 3/30/2008

Events & Comparison Times

Saturday March 29
100 IM 2007 55.4 2004 54.80
50 BR ?
050 BK 2007 25.7 / 200825.3
100 FL 2007 53.18

Sunday March 30th
050 fr 2007 22.30
100 bk 2007 54.5 2004 54.2
100 br ?
050 fl 2007 23.9

Had a sprint and strength breakthrough today

Wrote my near term training plans at the end of this post

a small pain appeared in the middle of my right trapezius during practice today
feels like a massage could work it away

Lifted weights today
(cutting back a bit with reps and sets while keep weight up)
bench 6 x 135, 6 x 185, 4 x 215
lat press 10 x 45 8 x 50 6 x 55 5 x 60
lat pull 8 x 160 6 x 200 5 x 220
leg press 10 x 180 6 x 270 (left knee hurt a little so I stopped)



Swim Practice

6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in at 6:50
whitney coached
TSC diving well scy
swam with brandon, amy, ned, marcio, todd tyler and brad bailey

missed warm up
did 3 rounds of (100, 075, 050, 025)
skipped a 50 or 2

16 x 50 on 1:00
odds easy
evens 200 race pace, 2 beat kicked held 27's

easy 100

swam easy

did a few dives

25 fr fast
roll start off blocks
no one timed


easy 125

25 LCM fr fast
roll start off blocks
whitney timed
went 10.5


easy 75


2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
5 weeks & 2 days away or
37 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18



Taper Plan for Zones

Thu Easy 2000
Fri LIFT / FAST Friday
Sat Meet
Sun Meet

After Zones
Resume Strength and Speed Training through Friday April 18th then
TAPER: Saturday April 19th into Nationals

After Nationals
Resume Strength and Speed Training for
Senior Circuit Championships
June 5 - 8
10 weeks & 2 days away
or 71 days away

Long Course Sectionals
July 16 - 19


The Martindale Man Hunt

Yesterday, when it started getting dark around 7:30 pm my wife started worrying. She told me that my son Dane and 2 of his friends decided to go kayaking and they were dropped off at Thompson's island around 5:00 pm (which is a bit too far to start that late)
http://southwestpaddler.com/images/SanMarcosmap11.gif

Their plan was to kayak back to our house which is about a 10 mile trip.
Beth talked them into wearing shoes. Dane had no shirt.

Here's a map that shows their planned trip
(on the river not the road)
A: Thompsons Island
B: Our house
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...,0.159645&z=13

7:45 As darkness approached Beth said we need to go look for them. So we drove to various spots and called out, didn't hear anything.

8:00 She's started getting really nervous, we drive back to our house, around 8:30 she visits the martindale police and begins a man hunt for the boys. we still haven't heard from them. Beth is in her car

At this point she tells me they started at Thompson's island instead of Old Bastrop highway, so I believe they didn't get as far and we need to search further up stream than where were first started looking

I'm with my father in law in his pick up

As time passes we start to get really worried. We figure they didn't get as far as they planned and they have enough sense to get off the river when it gets dark. Plus with the sun going down and a breeze picking up, we knew they were had to be cold.

Time ticks by slowly and still no word.

9:05 pm: Finally my wife calls me saying that Dane was at a home on River Bend Road, they pulled off the River, decided going through cotton seed rapids in the dark wasn't a good idea

here's a map that shows
A their starting point and
B where they pulled out
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...3&ie=UTF8&z=14

As you can see on the map near point C
the Blanco river confluences into the San Marcos River in a little hair pin turn
plus there's a dam just down stream so you really can't tell which direction the water is flowing.

they took a wrong turn, they went up the Blanco River instead of passing it
They went a mile and a half up the river, but when they got to rapids and were going up stream they realized they took a wrong turn and turned around.

They paddled down stream but it got dark. They saw lights, pulled off the river, talked with a kind home owner then called us.
They were cold, hungry, and wiser.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...5&ie=UTF8&z=13

Our darkest fears didn't happen, everyone was fine and we called off the Martindale Man hunt.

[Syd]

Thank God it all turned out okay Ande. I couldn't find my daughter for about a minute in a supermarket and I felt sick to the stomach. Heaven alone knows how you and your wife must have been feeling.

On a side note: you live in a beautiful neck of the woods. What a wonderful place to grow up in. And it sounds like you have sensible kids so you don't have too much to worry about.

Syd

[ande]

Thursday March 27th, 2008

NCAA's to start today
How about Eamons 21.4 50 fr


South Central Zone SCY Championships are in
2 days
Fri 3/28/2008 - Sun 3/30/2008

Events & Comparison Times

Saturday March 29
100 IM 2007 55.4 2004 54.80
50 BR ?
050 BK 2007 25.7 / 200825.3
100 FL 2007 53.18

Sunday March 30th
050 fr 2007 22.30
100 bk 2007 54.5 2004 54.2
100 br ?
050 fl 2007 23.9

Swim Practice

6:30 - 8:00 am
dove in at 7:50 (not a typo)
tyler coached
TSC diving well LCM

10 x 50 fr on :50
easy smooth

2008 Short Course Yards National Championships
http://www.tsc.utexas.edu/2008masters/
Thursday 5/1/2008 - Sunday 5/4/2008
5 weeks & 1 days away or
36 days to go

88, 08, How close?
88: 21.20, 47.12, 23.01, 50.97
07: 22.30, 48.99, 23.93, 53.18