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Good morning everyone. I hope everyone is having a good day so far. It is actually snowing here. Wet heavy snow at that and we're supposed to get a couple of inches of the stuff. No outside training for me today.

trevor: cereal and toast sounds like the supper of champions or the very lonely

Dissapointing day!! Where is my Monday reading from the east coasters!!?

Don't touch it!!!!!!!!

The biggest problem I have is that I am always in the last wave to go so have to work hard just too catch up to the nice race booty. I must admit though  last year in Owen Sound I could have finished a little faster if I had not been following some rather nice booty   and Tracy why isn't your race booty up on the proper thread?

I put this in a post were someone was asking if they should do the super sprint at 400M or the regular sprint at 750M for a person that can't swim 75M right now, oh yeah it's open water too.

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One thing I have learned from tri-forums in the last year or so is that there are a lot of very good swimmers that have excellent advice on stroke technique, breathnig and body position.  I listen to that.  What I don't listen to is when they say something is "easy" or "natural"  To them maybe it is but to those of us that haven't been swimming for years it takes quite a bit of time for things to become easy or natural.
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Does this make sense to you guys at all?  It's been something that has been bugging me and I have put this quote as a response to quite a few swimming questions but always deleted it before posting it.

This doesn't happen in running or cycling.  Fast runners understand slower runners, same with cyclists, they understand and can relate to when they first started.  What I have found with swimming is that the majority of quality swimmers just don't understand slower swimmers.  Including many swim coaches, they seem very capable of instructing those that are swimming 1:30/100's to try to get to 1:20 or 1:10, but they don't seem to be able to handle 2:30/100 swimmers because they don't understand how someone could be that slow.

Seriously:I think that is a very good quote to those swimmers who are not comfortable in the water or that are slower. Over time most of us if we spend enough time in the water will become better and faster swimmers. Most of us just will never reach those fast speeds though. Water is a very tricky subject simply because of the danger and fear that emanates from the possibility of drowning.

 and not so seriously: Don't forget about those fresh water lake sharks

I went to the chiropractor this morning and still have a weaker hip flexor muscle.  Do any of you know some things I can do to strengthen it. I do a lot of core and ab work but still seem to have trouble with the one side, especially after a long run.  He said everything else is good and strong.

Do you think a running coach would help?