Long Week but Ready to Race...

I have to admit I've been a little distracted from swimming. A combination of Cat passing away, life and work has kept me from focusing time and energy on training. This post will be quick due to a shortage of time. I missed the Short Course Nationals meet and got a concerned/mad call from the meet director, I explained the situation and he scratched me from my remaining events. I also couldn't make it to the TYR Grand Prix in Chicago, another meet I had planned on attending. Due to a shortage of time and resources, I decided to ask the college Coach Peter Linn if I could time trial twice this weekend at their "December Invite". He agreed with some guidelines. I'm not allowed to swim against anybody at the collegiate level. There is a possibility that an ineligible U of M sprinter might be doing the same thing at this meet. I plan on swimming the 50 Free tonight after the session and the 100 Back tomorrow after the morning session, perhaps one more after the evening session. Since I've done a short taper and was planning on shaving for Short Course Nationals, I've decided to shave for this meet opportunity. I've had a decent training week so I'm excited to see what I can do now that I'm rested.