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the grumpy ol' triathlete's (+wannabe's) corner
sporteve
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there must probably be threads like this all over the place but hey, lets add one more what harm can it do? none in my books just help vent frustrations of all form, shape and nature out so here i go....
1. weather, mother nature i really wanted snow when i was putting my xmas tree up and on xmas eve i would have loved some fluffy white stuff, while "i'm dreaming of a white xmas" would play on the background - now i am over it and really clashes with all my plans so can you stop sprinking please, we had enough already!
2. breaststrokers: get out of the fast lane - people using floats to practice kick drills: get out of the medium lane - loved up couples fondling each other: get out of the slow lane and get a room! ----- people who cannot swim at all get out of the pool altogether and go to the swallow childrens one!
3. faffing...am i the only one faffing about every morning? i waste an hour trying to organise the bag - loose the swim gear, replace with the running gear, not forget anything (randomly achieved) - and on top of that walk about in the world like and endurance athlete on action or a commando in a battlefield...
4. choice..i know having choice is a good thing but having too much is a nightmare...even getting a light for the bike is a several days of research on the internet operation - how about 10 of everything? or sites with better and more filtering options: no, listing stuff by higher or lower price does not help me because i want a red one so i still have to go through 15 pages!!!
5. lakes, rivers, ponds, the thames, the serpentine etc.. can someone please warm them up a bit, clean them from the algae, oil, dirt, cars & other random objects, flora and fauna, recolour them turquoise blue, and throw some tropical fish in for good measure so the swim part of my race and my training are more of a nemo-esque experience?
>>>> ok, that will do for a start, i am sure more will come to me during the day...ahh, i feel better already!
1. weather, mother nature i really wanted snow when i was putting my xmas tree up and on xmas eve i would have loved some fluffy white stuff, while "i'm dreaming of a white xmas" would play on the background - now i am over it and really clashes with all my plans so can you stop sprinking please, we had enough already!
2. breaststrokers: get out of the fast lane - people using floats to practice kick drills: get out of the medium lane - loved up couples fondling each other: get out of the slow lane and get a room! ----- people who cannot swim at all get out of the pool altogether and go to the swallow childrens one!
3. faffing...am i the only one faffing about every morning? i waste an hour trying to organise the bag - loose the swim gear, replace with the running gear, not forget anything (randomly achieved) - and on top of that walk about in the world like and endurance athlete on action or a commando in a battlefield...
4. choice..i know having choice is a good thing but having too much is a nightmare...even getting a light for the bike is a several days of research on the internet operation - how about 10 of everything? or sites with better and more filtering options: no, listing stuff by higher or lower price does not help me because i want a red one so i still have to go through 15 pages!!!
5. lakes, rivers, ponds, the thames, the serpentine etc.. can someone please warm them up a bit, clean them from the algae, oil, dirt, cars & other random objects, flora and fauna, recolour them turquoise blue, and throw some tropical fish in for good measure so the swim part of my race and my training are more of a nemo-esque experience?
>>>> ok, that will do for a start, i am sure more will come to me during the day...ahh, i feel better already!
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how can you do a 1000m time trial when you are forced to turn 2 metres before either end of the pool because it's occupied by the lovers, the flirters, the chatters and the loiters?
and the pool staff? i can use 2 different pools with my card: at one of them they absolutely dont care what anyone does on any lane - while at the other they have a thing about the fast lane from where i was kicked out once trying to do a TT because i was apparently slow for the lane!....slow that is, in comparison to the the ones who go out for a lap like demented lizards on speed and then 'rest' for 15 minutes ... and all that while the slow lane was packed with 'gossipers' and 'floaters' plus a a crazy 'diver' hovering at the bottom of the pool like a stingrey and the medium lane had about 7 girls in bikinis doing breaststroke and paddling along assisted by the floating boards .....how can you win? even more how can you train?
Sort your tumble turns out.... hit the last bit of wall left between them all and they soon move.
ROADS - we are not a 3rd world country (yet) is it beyond us to get a road surface that doesn't resemble one from Helmand !
Drivers - yawn, but FFS some of the things I've seen over the last fortnight defy belief.
Carbon - Surley it can't be that expensive to produce.
Trick Bike Adverts - I only have so much discipline you know, sooner or later in a moment of weakness the inevitable is going t o happen.
No Fin Rules - In pools, why.
My Diary - Why are there only 7 days in a week. I've had a look and I really need about 9 to fit everything in. Example 5k swimathon 18.30 Saturday,1st Sprint Tri of year 8.30 Sunday. Perfect.
That'll do for starters, I'll be back.
..cant you see what you do? you 'make' us 'jump' lights....
....ok ok i can see the point.... and the attraction for that matter!
My rant also noted the lack of keep hairs sticking out of the side of the ridiculous speedo's in check.....
They could be following that nice solid black line that is on the bottom of the pool.
so 'if you cant beat them join them' me thinks...breast stroking male babes anyone...?
speedos welcome, no moustaches below the neck though
Can I buy that on the web ?
Pick up truck drivers ,too close , when you are cycling .(Or dickless wonders as I call them )
We have a set of Twins at my pool and they vary beween crop tops and bikinis.. certianly put me off my stroke!!!
pedestrians who cross anywhere, anyhow, anyway, pedestrians who think are too cool to speed up when they cross while red, pedestrians on the phone, pedestrians with hoodies who dont bother to check the road..ever
2. POOLSIDE ATTENDANTS (LIFEGUARD IS PROBABLY TOO GRAND A TITLE FOR YOU). IF PEOPLE ARE USING THE FAST LANE, THEN GET THOSE WHO ARE SITTING IN THE SHALLOW END TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT LANE WHERE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ARE SITTING IN THE SHALLOW END TOO. IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK GIVEN THAT YOUR HIGH CHAIR IS AT THE SHALLOW END OF THE POOL NEXT TO THE FAST LANE
rant over
I'm just generally really grumpy when using the treadmill...just don't come near me is all I can say!!! Infact, the grumpy feeling and sighing usually starts as I enter the gym!!!
Roll on spring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sporteve, you really have to be careful with your postings - look what you've started.
I cant stand middle aged women with perms holding on to the side trying to keep their hair dry in the middle of the fast lane.
Not sure if its just women with perms but thats the ones that seem to plague me.
Living in somerset there seem to be perms still hanging around! Well you arent to far away and must have seem them around!