Almost Serious, Masters Swim Meet, Brockville

Well, that was fun!

Event	Time	AG Place	Pace/100m
50 Meter Free	0:34.28	2nd	1:08
25 Meter Breast	0:20.39	1st	1:20
25 Meter Back	0:19.56	1st	1:19
100 Meter IM	1:37.16	2nd	1:37
25 Meter Free	0:15.14	1st	1:00
25 Meter Fly	0:18.69	2nd	1:15
800 Meter Free	15:02.60	5th	1:52

UPDATE!
Official Results are Up

Meet name: Almost Serious Meet 2011 (SCM)
Meet location: 345 Park St Brockvil
Meet date: 2011/01/30

Name	Age		Club	Event		Time		Place
Barnes, Phil	39	M35-39	CornwallSeaLions	25	Free*	15.14		2
Barnes, Phil	39	M35-39	CornwallSeaLions	50	Free	34.28		2
Barnes, Phil	39	M35-39	CornwallSeaLions	800	Free	15:02.60		5
50: 42.90 (42.90) , 100: 1:33.34 (50.44) , 150: 2:26.77 (53.43) , 200: 3:22.99 (56.22) , 250: 4:20.68 (57.69) , 300: 5:19.65 (58.97) , 350: 6:17.99 (58.34) , 400: 7:15.52 (57.53) , 450: 8:14.71 (59.19) , 500: 9:12.56 (57.85) , 550: 10:11.34 (58.78) , 600: 11:10.09 (58.75) , 650: 12:07.77 (57.68) , 700: 13:06.02 (58.25) , 750: 14:05.77 (59.75) , 800: 15:02.60 (56.83)
50 42.90 42.90 100 1:33.34 50.44 150 2:26.77 53.43 200 3:22.99 56.22 250 4:20.68 57.69 300 5:19.65 58.97 350 6:17.99 58.34 400 7:15.52 57.53 450 8:14.71 59.19 500 9:12.56 57.85 550 10:11.34 58.78 600 11:10.09 58.75 650 12:07.77 57.68 700 13:06.02 58.25 750 14:05.77 59.75 800 15:02.60 56.83
Barnes, Phil	39	M35-39	CornwallSeaLions	25	Back*	19.56		1
Barnes, Phil	39	M35-39	CornwallSeaLions	25	Breast*	20.39		1
Barnes, Phil	39	M35-39	CornwallSeaLions	25	Fly*	18.69		2
Barnes, Phil	39	M35-39	CornwallSeaLions	100	IM	1:37.16		2
50: 45.80 (45.80) , 100: 1:37.16 (51.36)
50 45.80 45.80 100 1:37.16 51.36

RELAYS:

Team	Relay Event	Age	Time		Place
CSLM A	Mixed 200 Free Relay SCM	195	2:38.00		0
	Warner, John	63	53.83
	Belair, Christian	36	1:28.05	(34.22)
	Barnes, Phil	39	2:01.99	(33.94)
	Saaltink, Hendrick	57	2:38.00	(36.01)
CSLM A	Mixed 200 Medley Relay SCM	170	2:45.32		0
	Barnes, Phil	39
	McAllister, Sean	46
	St Marseille, John	49
	Belair, Christian	36

500 meters

I've started swimming again. Before January, I hadn't (really) swum, since August. And even then, the summer had been just lack-lustre slack-off swimming in the river. Guylaine signed me up for the masters. 3 weeks in, and I am slowly finding my rhythm. Week 1 was a humbling eye-opener. Week 2 was almost getting there, but now by week 3, I've managed to get my stamina up to par.

I'm in a Swim Meet next weekend. In addition to a bunch of 25s and 100s, I'm also due to do an 800. Why the heck not. If nothing else, it will give me a baseline. But, what's my baseline, for the baseline? I decided to do the old 500meter TT today at the pool.  By PB happened to have been set January of last year -> 08:23. That's pie-in-the sky, I really just wanted to be under 9 minutes.

The NavCanada Nav Centre gods shon on me today, with an (almost) empty pool. Flip turns on every lap, and I squeeked in with 08:59.98 (or 1:47/100m as per the world's greatest swim pace calculator).

2011 Officially Starts Today!

Okay, enough gluttony. Let the new year OFFICIALLY begin.

Goal: Kick Ass MS Half-Marathon

Objective 1: Get down to (sub 160lbs)
Tactic 1-1: Stop reduce boozing, eating candy and snacking
Tactic 1-2: Regular workouts

Objective 2: Get fast (1:38 Finish Time)
Tactic 2-1: Stick to the program
Tactic 2-2: See Tactic 1-1
Tactic 2-3: See Tactic 1-2