Comments on: Reflections from the Other Side http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/reflections-from-the-other-side Confessions of the Highly Motivated Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Henning Fog http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/reflections-from-the-other-side/comment-page-1#comment-1880 Henning Fog Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:54:16 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/reflections-from-the-other-side#comment-1880 Thanks for the comments, guys! In the time I haven't spent grazing in front of the refrigerator these past two weeks I've actually done quite a bit of running and biking, two activities I'm really starting to enjoy. Replacing the endless black pool line with changing scenery has certainly made the transition easier, but more than anything I just dig being outdoors. I have no doubt I'll return to the pool sometime soon (I'm a Masters coach, anyway) and remember what physically drew me to the sport in the first place, but for now I'm happy on dry land. 260 pounds? I'll wait until after graduation... Thanks for the comments, guys! In the time I haven’t spent grazing in front of the refrigerator these past two weeks I’ve actually done quite a bit of running and biking, two activities I’m really starting to enjoy. Replacing the endless black pool line with changing scenery has certainly made the transition easier, but more than anything I just dig being outdoors.

I have no doubt I’ll return to the pool sometime soon (I’m a Masters coach, anyway) and remember what physically drew me to the sport in the first place, but for now I’m happy on dry land. 260 pounds? I’ll wait until after graduation…

]]> By: Loren 'The Lorpeedo' Pokorny http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/reflections-from-the-other-side/comment-page-1#comment-1870 Loren 'The Lorpeedo' Pokorny Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:23:50 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/reflections-from-the-other-side#comment-1870 Henning, Beautifully written. I think once you've frollicked under the showers with 30 other men all in Speedos or sans-Speedos, you're a swimmer. I often meet swimmers on the other side of their careers as they bring their loafy 260lbs into the 'Medium' speed lane at my pool only to lap me every 200 yards with an awe-inspiring stroke and surprisingly economic effort. Once out of the pool, they can't move with not much more than an Ozzy Osbuourne inspired shuffle. They're still swimmers, just not much else. Embrace it, get a bike and start running. Swimmers can be triathletes too, just stay out of my age group. Henning,

Beautifully written. I think once you’ve frollicked under the showers with 30 other men all in Speedos or sans-Speedos, you’re a swimmer. I often meet swimmers on the other side of their careers as they bring their loafy 260lbs into the ‘Medium’ speed lane at my pool only to lap me every 200 yards with an awe-inspiring stroke and surprisingly economic effort. Once out of the pool, they can’t move with not much more than an Ozzy Osbuourne inspired shuffle. They’re still swimmers, just not much else. Embrace it, get a bike and start running. Swimmers can be triathletes too, just stay out of my age group.

]]> By: greg remaly http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/reflections-from-the-other-side/comment-page-1#comment-1869 greg remaly Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:33:16 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2008/03/reflections-from-the-other-side#comment-1869 great post Henning...gives me a lot to think about my collegiate swimming experience, why I continued my athletic career and pretty much all of my teammates (most of them more talented swimmers than me) did not...i may have to blog about this later today. great post Henning…gives me a lot to think about my collegiate swimming experience, why I continued my athletic career and pretty much all of my teammates (most of them more talented swimmers than me) did not…i may have to blog about this later today.

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