It was a wild weekend in Ann Arbor. It looked like this....
and this....
and this....
Great time on all the old stomping grounds (Zingermann's, No Thai, Skeeps, Stonebridge Golf, No Thai again, Skeeps again, Greeks(don't even ask), Rendezvous Cafe, Cafe Ambrosia, DTW, Charley's, PinBall Pete's, Pancheros, NYPD, the list goes on...Monday AM was not easy...
I am officially the worst swimmer in all of triathlon world.
Monday Night Swim @ Asphalt Green -
First I am kindly told to switch from the intermediate lanes to the beginner lanes by one of the coaches. Then, another coach is so flabbergasted by my seemingly lackluster swimming stroke that he makes me swim with a buoy in between my legs next to the rest of the "beginning" swimmers so I could isolate my arms and perfect my stroke. Well, it didn't work. He then stops the whole lot, say 50 people, and proceeds to advise me that he has never seen anything like it. Whoever taught me how to swim did a terrible job. Finally, at the end of the practice, he makes me use a kickboard (think 5 years old) and practice bringing my arms to the front and keeping them parallel through my stroke. It wasn't a great start to the week....
...All of that after getting all new gear at JackRabbit. Great Store - they fit you for running sneakers on the treadmill and they have all the gels, spandex, crazy expensive and over complicated GPS watches any triathlete could want.
Firts Bike GTS in Central Park this weekend ....going to try and take it easy also as I am deeming April , "Re-Dedication" Month. I need to get in shape and get started if I want to make it in a few months. Will post more in a few days...really tired and need to get 45 min on the bike tomorrow.
News and Notes:
Congrats to Diamond for getting into Med School - He'll be shipping off to the Caribbean in a few weeks - no golf on the island - it doesn't bode well for him on that front.....Team Ramaz "One Left" didn't bring their A game for the playoffs. After going 10-1 in the regular season and earning a bye in the first round of the playoffs, the squad didn't bring it at 101 and Amsterdam. It was a pathetic showing...good thing we get another shot next week.....Golf in Ann Arbor was treacherous, I have a lot of work to do....thanks to all my friends who keep donating, you guys are "unreallll" in the words of Rog.....I earned the nickname "burns" for my lack of....burns.....if I ever see that haircut guy again......
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