Evondo's Group - CLOSED! (Page 131)

Sometimes I wonder if this is all worth it. Two of the last  three workouts having to deal with disrespectful and inconsiderate people...the biggest problem is that the problem today was mainly the "adults" causing problems.

First off, I love the pool we swim at, even having to drive 45 minutes each way 2 or 3 times a week. Luckily we've gained a pretty good rapport with the pool manager...which came in very handy today. Unfortunately, the youth summer swim team has a bunch of jerks in charge and think they own the pool.

Today we had a short set...1750. We started at 4:00 when the pool opened and the swim team starts their practice at 4:30. As I am finishing my last set of intervals, the swim team is pulling out another lane rope and putting in another lane. We have been told by the pool manager that the team uses 3 lanes. No big deal, so I always take the 4th lane and Nik typically swims on the outside of my lane in the open pool space (and sometimes we will ask to add a lane if the open pool has a few people in it...today, there was nobody else there when the pool opened, so we didn't bother).

Ultimately, as I am about to start my last 50 before cool down, they ask us to move over...I couldn't really hear the conversation because my ears are clogged up and I don't pay attention anyway. I loathe being interrupted in the middle of a workout. Nik told them that we had 250 left and she thought they said ok.

So I start my 200 cooldown and I made the turn after 100 and am approaching the wall for 125... ***BAM*** my left wrist whops a kid...WHO IS IN MY LANE. I stop, stand up and look around...apparently the "coaches" threw a bucket of kids in my lane. I was surrounded...never having been informed there were additions to my lane.

So I get out of the pool at that moment to go talk to the manager. As I am walking to the office a "parent" follows me up there and starts to try to rip me in front of the manager...saying that "they were nice to even put in a lane for us and didn't have to do that"...to which the manager replied, "Oh no, we always put lanes up..." The parent was trying to start crap with me but luckily the manager wasn't going to deal with it. She basically told the woman that we are training, too, and have the right to our lanes. The manager then went to the coaches and told them that would never happen again. She also went so far as to call the pool director and the pool director agreed that we had the right to our lanes.

I am appreciative of their efforts...but still annoyed because it shouldn't be this difficult to get a workout in and I should never have to fight for a lane I've already been using for 30+ minutes...especially when the swim team is only supposed to have 3 lanes in the first place. This is definitely testing me mentally. I know the difference in 75 yards isn't going to make or break me in the HIM, but common courtesy people...