5fr/4k/3bk/2imd/1fr
4x150 75k,75d
wd ~2200
Just an easy swim, trying to recover from the race and help my injury. The swim was fine, no issues, but the foot is actually pretty bothersome. I cant walk evenly for fast or for a long time. I thought it could be a stress fracture but there is no discoloration or bruises. It's not tender either, and I don't notice any restricted movement. It just hurts moderately on walking. Steps are not much of a problem. It's definitely related to running with a glove in my shoe for 3 miles. I think it's just stressed. Going to rest and massage. I hope it clears up in a couple days.\
Fuck I'm mad I lost my cap and goggles. I knew it was suspect to leave them in the open, completely obscured by the towel, but I was gone for no more than 2 minutes. Ugh, they're definitely lost. Fk
There was a minor altercation at the pool. I wanted to join a lane with two people, and one person was going to push off. I mentioned I would get the other swimmer and inform him about circle swimming. As the guy came into the wall, he was going for a flipturn. I put the kick board infront of him, but he didn't see and pushed off. In a moment of time-sensitive decisions making, I tossed the kickboard, underhand, at him. He noticed that, I apologized and explained that he hadn't seen the board and I was trying to avoid a collision with the swimmer coming back.
The guy got kind of mad and talked some shit about why he was angry and some shit. He said that putting my feet in the lane would have shown him that I was joining the lane and he didn't want to be hit with the kickboard. He eventually pushed off and joined the other lane that was more full.
His annoyance is understandable. I interrupted his swim abruptly. That's fair. But 1) he was kind of just being a little bitch. It's a foam board, in the water. 2) It's not like I'm just making a habit of hitting people with boards. I put it in front of him, he still flipped. There was another swimmer coming down, they would have collided 3) He didn't have to wear his anger on his sleeve. 4) I apologized.
I recognize my mistake. I also diffused by apologizing and putting out a hand, because I could tell if I escalated, he would have blown a top.
I'm trying to be better at maintaining my emotions and being able to let this stuff go.
I don't necessarily know the better option in that situation? Should I have just let them crash/meet in the middle? I told the other swimmer I was going to let this guy know.
Whatever. Try not to make a habit of throwing boards.