... things have been busy and I had a slight disagreement with my computer. All is now resolved, and today's update brings you not one, not two, but three blog posts! The most recent follows here, and two more can be found below.
Today I was back once again in my trusty Byker pool. I dislike the swimming experience, but I am growing quite fond of the sauna.
I didn't really have a particular aim for today - I thought 2 miles might be pushing it after Monday.
I started out in a great position next to a wall. This is the best place to be as it means you can only find yourself under attack from side, and it's quite easy to fend them off. However, today I discovered the one great weakness of this spot - the steps. People get in the pool, can't be bothered to move far and start swimming in my space! I don't understand how they think this will ever work. It's not a multi-storey swimming pool. You can't go under or over me. You have to go round. And inevitably I am the one who ends up going round, because most of the people in Byker are pretty scary looking.
Then, something a bit strange happened. Everyone in the pool except me gathered in one corner. I thought, "great! I'll move to that gigantic empty space", and did so. All at once the group in the corner disbanded and attacked my lovely space. It was very odd, and I take it as further evidence that there is a conspiracy.
The rest of the swim was the same as usual - people swimming every way except in a straight line from shallow end to deep end and back again, and using some of the most insane strokes I have ever seen. One man's attempt at butterfly was little more than flopping into the water in a star shape. He didn't move very far.
So, I am at 1002 lengths or 15.5 miles, and I am now back at home for Easter so there will be all new pool experiences to report on next week!
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