05-12-2025 Swim

Well, this was a rollercoaster day. Woke up early (<!>) and had some coffee, then got ready for a swim at the WWC. In the pool, I just felt slow and couldn't sustain a decent stroke length. Swam that way for 250 yds, then paused to catch my breath and reconsider my workout. I swam another 250 aty a slower pace, focusing on gliding in the water to lengthen my strokes. After that, I swam a 500 with paddles and pull buoy, focusing on pulling myself through the water with my arms. Then I ditched the paddles and swam a 250 with the pull buoy before finishing off with a final 250 without the pull buoy. Here are the splits: 4:45, 5:03, 9:33, 4:47, 4:50. It was kinda depressing, but at least my stroke felt more normal at the end, although I was slower. When I got home, Ann had left a couple of messages about sprinkler leaks, so I changed, went in the back yard, and fixed the first one, relatively small and easy. The second was underground in an area with a ton of roots as well as numerous irrigation lines. It took me about an hour to dig around the area and eventually locate the source of the leak, a failed connection at a tee. I went to an irrigation supply place in Escondido to get supplies and advice. Supplies were expensive, and the guy wasn't really helpful at all. I also had to go to Home Depot to get some shorter pipe sections, so I decided to try my own solution first. Finished digging around the leak, but I had to wait for the water in the lines to empty and for the area to dry. While I was waiting, I thought I would do some more hacking away at the sumac stumps behind the fence. Used the chain saw (I retensioned the chain), the bow saw (a little bit), and the axe (with the hammer to pound it in). I was making some progress when Ann came out and told me the car had a flat. So I climbed over the fence and showed her how to use the air compressor to put air in the tire. There was a screw embedded in the tire, and you could hear it leaking. We filled the tire up past its recommended pressure and carefully drove over to the Firestone store on W Bernardo Dr. They put the tire repair in the queue, and we walked over to 7-Eleven, had a Slurpee, then walked through the RB Town Center shops, eventually stopping at an odd little Indian food store that's opened there. I got the call that the car was ready, so I quick-walked back to the store while Ann waited in the parking lot by the Indian food store. Got the car, picked Ann up, then drove home. I worked a little more on trimming the growth areas from a sumac stump, then stopped for the day. It was time to get ready for the Leos dinner at Los Panchos. I rode my scooter over there, it was only a little sketchy. Was a big turnout this time: Andy, Steve, Ben, Gary, Marty, Scott, Earl, Paul L., Doug, Alfonso. I talked mostly to Andy, a little to Gary and Scott. Was able to get home before it got dark, but it was chilly. Quiet rest of the evening.