Comments on RUN FASTER MOMMY!: Monday morning math.

lol. i can't believe 25 yards is just right! I...

2010-08-14T11:45:24.152-04:00

lol. i can't believe 25 yards is just right! I would say they're both too short and find a lake.

I am such a slacker. My world gets busy, I take a...

2010-08-14T00:43:25.993-04:00

I am such a slacker. My world gets busy, I take a little time off from reading blogs and, poof, you're training for what? Ironman? Best wishes with the training, and I completely understand what you were talking about, when you talked about burnout in a prior post. Nah, it's not crazy. It makes life interesting. I look forward to following along with your training.

PS
The pool at the gym I go to has the same issue.

Great story. I feel ya! I hate having to stop at t...

2010-08-10T13:49:57.096-04:00

Great story. I feel ya! I hate having to stop at the wall, I much prefer open water swimming. I've asked our gym before if the pool is 25 yards or meters and they have no idea. I've thought about measuring it out myself but I've just concluded it's yards.

That is hilarious, Heather. I would have done the ...

2010-08-10T10:54:13.355-04:00

That is hilarious, Heather. I would have done the same thing with my feet, too! Because I *have* to know exactly how far. And then there is a mile (1760 yards) versus a swimmers mile that done in races (1650 yards or 1500 meters). Have fun in the short pool!

oh contraire mon fraire! Those are SO the excuses ...

2010-08-09T23:59:23.434-04:00

oh contraire mon fraire! Those are SO the excuses i've used routinely in my training;-)

and good to hear the gym pool is gonna work for you.

now get your @$$ in there already!;-0

that is awesome! i would have done the same thing!...

2010-08-09T23:17:39.869-04:00

that is awesome! i would have done the same thing!

I have run across the same issue with my pool. Th...

2010-08-09T23:10:16.648-04:00

I have run across the same issue with my pool. That, and I hate doing the math to covert it. Meters, Yards, lengths, laps....

LMAO! My pool in the back yard is only about 36 H...

2010-08-09T22:44:55.622-04:00

LMAO! My pool in the back yard is only about 36 Heather Foot Lengths (a measurement I am *totally* going to start using!) You do what you gotta do, girl. Good job getting up at the butt-crack of dawn to swim.

oh wow, congrats on your ironman training and upco...

2010-08-09T20:05:41.526-04:00

oh wow, congrats on your ironman training and upcoming irongirl (i'm catching up). and yeah, a short pool would drive me nuts, i don't blame you there. good luck!

I would be like you measuring it to get the exact ...

2010-08-09T18:35:41.204-04:00

I would be like you measuring it to get the exact distance. Swimming in that small pool would make me dizzy.

The pool does look small, but an 11AM open time is...

2010-08-09T18:26:12.886-04:00

The pool does look small, but an 11AM open time is kinda crazy! (ps. I'd do the same thing, but not be able to wait to do the distance calculation at home...)

Yup, finding a pool that's open the hours you ...

2010-08-09T17:21:27.053-04:00

Yup, finding a pool that's open the hours you want can be tricky. Last week I went for a swim at a different pool because my regular facility was closed. There were at least already 6 people in the 2 lanes available! That'll teach me for not reading how many lanes there are - ha!

Way to get your swim in, though! And loved the story about measuring with your feet - hilarious :)

hahaha!! you think that pool is short...try swimm...

2010-08-09T15:46:26.753-04:00

hahaha!! you think that pool is short...try swimming laps in my backyard pool (im too cheap to pay for a gym membership just to use a pool when i have one in my backyard) ive estimated it to be around 11m long....thats roughly 100 some odd laps just for a 1500m workout. INSANE!!!!!! im dizzy by the end

My only question is how do you keep track and coun...

2010-08-09T15:23:16.269-04:00

My only question is how do you keep track and count 52 laps??!

At least you didn't measure by body lengths, t...

2010-08-09T15:06:02.294-04:00

At least you didn't measure by body lengths, that would have really made that guy laugh!

Hahahahah, the image of you measuring the pool mad...

2010-08-09T14:58:09.020-04:00

Hahahahah, the image of you measuring the pool made me laugh out loud.

hilarious! i can totally picture you going heal-to...

2010-08-09T14:49:49.949-04:00

hilarious! i can totally picture you going heal-toe-heal-toe across the pool. good thing it is short, so you didn't have to measure long. I was waiting to hear you busted out a tape measure!

So funny...I can just picture you in there, totall...

2010-08-09T14:21:16.706-04:00

So funny...I can just picture you in there, totally wet, walking foot to foot to measure the pool!! I say swim in the shorter one, though, since it fits in your schedule...either that or find a good lake to swim in.

Maybe the lady at the front rounded up to make it ...

2010-08-09T14:14:48.935-04:00

Maybe the lady at the front rounded up to make it sound bigger. That is pretty small, only a little bigger than a hotel pool. Learn to flip turn - you won't care you have to turn more often and you get some ab work in to boot!