After pushing through the
second door of the pool where the early bird centre users are waiting to pay of
have their cards marked to go in. It struck me that the little crown standing
chatting was quite like a bunch of folk standing in a pub. Actually that
thought is not far from the mark because I think for some of the mob who turn
up at a regular time for a swim or gym session it is, something of a social
occasion.
Everybody knows everybody
else’s name and the chatter can just about be heard through the dividing wall
of the women and men’s changing rooms. Another noticeable thing is that
although there is a fair spread of ages among the men and women, there are no
teens or twenties present. I think Sandra of the magnificent natural titian
hair, is just about thirty, and the oldest member of the centre must be Hugh
who is equal to Sandra, in that he has an amazing head of hair in his case longish
curly hair that many men would envy, and that is quite a boast since he is well
into his eighties and still wearing short even in our weather. Where he differs
a little is that I suspect that he only turns up to chat up any lady who will
allow him to halt her exercise to talk for a few moments. Having said that, he
does drift up and down the pool, slowly, making movements similar to one of
those pesky pieces of plastic drifting in the sea choking marine life. He
carries not an ounce of fat, is still quite handsome and has honed the charming
smile to perfection.
Before starting our swim set
today, I did look my friend Bekka straight in the eyes when I told her that
Steve had got me out of bed twenty minutes early to type out a schedule for her
last Monday when she had not come! She ignored me and looked up at the clock
and asked when we were going. I said Two- One- Now.
4 x 200
6 x 100
2 x fly kick up FC back
There were times to go on
but she has not quite come to terms with that, so I said best to just go on the
next 15… 30….45….top, after we stop. At the end of the session,
which is short, because she has a train to catch, she turned and said “Thank
you Daphne for getting up 20 mins early for me on Monday, much appreciated”.
Before leaving the house
this morning Steve and I had sat to drink our first cuppa and watch the news,
there was Eddie Redmayne on the red carpet at the premier of Fantastic Beasts.
That I will have to see on my own probably, since I think every adult should
know all the Harry Potter stuff otherwise how will you start a conversation
with a strange child? I remarked to Steve that young Eddie looked like a school
prefect and that I would like to take him home and give him his tea, maybe
after taking him to the park to push him on a swing. Other ladies may have
different idea’s e.g. My daughter Jacqueline, who is twenty three years younger
than me, might like to show him around her potting shed to see how her polyanthus
are coming along. I know she likes him, because she came with us to see him as
The Danish Girl, although she didn’t like the end of the film and was strongly
opposed to poor Eddie dying, she thought it would be better if he had gone to
live with the other chap he was friendly with earlier in the film. That of
course would involve ignoring the Danish Girls transgender wishes. You can’t
please everybody you see!
Polyanthus Dark Rosaleen
The reason I mention this is
because I was thinking about him (Eddie) whilst I swam this morning. I know
Jakki loved him in The Theory of Everything, whereas I thought he made a
delightful Marius in Les Mis. Marius probably has to be quite slight
traditionally because the Jean Valjean character has to be able to carry him.
All this was rolling around my poor waterlogged brain during a swim session.
My swim finished with 200
back-stroke. I am quite adamant that more triathletes should include it in
their training, to improve long axis rotation, because if you do not rotate,
then you cannot get your entry in the correct position. To make the swimmer at
least think about the angle of their hand, in this case a length or two
thinking… Out thumb first, then, enter little finger first. Also you can check
on your six beat kick very easily. Your body position, will be more flat if you
get to know the roof of the pool; our pool has lovely straight slat’s to keep
straight with. Don’t ‘hold you body’ let the water hold you as if you are flat on a bed.
Here endeth today’s lesson; or even hear
today’s lesson.
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