tomorrow cannot get here soon enough. it's not that i wish the weekdays away but i'm over the hustle and bustle of this week. had a good day yesterday except for the never ending inconsistencies at the pool. just when you think they've got their shit together, they don't. i may need to take a close look at the end of the year to see if i will renew my Y membership or not. i'm leaning towards NOT. you wouldn't think that a few minutes here and there would make a difference in the training schedule but it does. for example, yesterday, i got up, did my warm up run and then headed to the pool to swim for at least an hour. i pull up, feel very excited because they finally have the covers off on time but no, the gate is locked and everyone is standing around waiting for the lifeguards to locate bolt cutters. it takes 30 minutes and stupid me waits around. needless to say, i got a half assed swim in. seriously, there's only 1 key? shouldn't there be a spare key? one would hope that common sense would dictate that having a "back up" key is a good idea just in case a set is lost or someone takes the keys home by accident. basically, it boils down to poor communication from the top all the way down to the bottom. so my plan this morning was to try to get the other half of my swim done and hope that it would be a half way decent session but i started getting a sharp pain down my arm from yesterday's botched blood draw.
i went to the doctor yesterday just to get my blood drawn for my thyroid levels and to get my script renewed. i really don't like going to the doctor, so i always prolong it as long as my meds last. anyway, with the revolving door of doctors at this place, you never know who you will get. i think this chic was a physician's assistant who curiously asked how it is that i haven't been there since last june and how did i have enough medication to last? i told her that i had a lot of extra refills left online at walgreens and that's why and that i felt perfectly fine and didn't feel the need to be seen every 3 months (read-i need a longer leash doc!). so she agreed to see me again in 4 months, not 3. we'll see about that since she gave me refills to last til next year. so before i leave, i have to see the phlebotomist to get my blood work done so they can tell me what i already know...that my thyroid is perfect with the medication and don't change a thing. believe me, i know when it isn't working right. it isn't right when a 3 mile run feels like a marathon and my heartrate is 240. anyway, i don't know what the hell she did, but i felt more pain in my arm than usual when she stuck me and it hurt for a while.
hope everyone is having a good week of training. the weekend will be here soon thank goodness and the weather is looking perfect for some long rides... bring it on!
much love and peace out!
I get angry reading about how they run the pool at your Y!!! aaarrggghhh - get out of that place!
ReplyDeleteSucks about the sore arm too - she must have hit something other than the vein.
Ready for the W/E here too ... as annie and I were walking out of our house last night some dumbass backed into our mailbox?? She actually said to me, "This truck is so big I can't even see behind it!" and then laughed. My response (with daggers shooting from eyes),"It would be real funny if that was a child you couldn't see behind your BIG truck." She stopped laughing.
I hope your arm feels better, that is pretty weird that it hurt so bad this time. Take care of you and have a great week - Friday is almost here!
ReplyDeleteWhere is the next nearest pool? Your pool is ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a super productive weekend!
I am sorry to say this but you need a new pool! They are doing a very poor job of managing it! I hope your arm heals very quickly!
ReplyDeleteYou would figure by now they would have their act together with that pool. Geez people. We are on a tight enough schedule as it is and for a Y to sit around and not have there gym fully open is not cool.
ReplyDeleteI dont mind needles, I just cant watch it being done.
sounds like a few no minds working at the pool! you are one patient lady, I would so far up someone's a&^ by now they would be giving me a key to the place! Hope your arm gets better and you can get at it! Once again, you are a machine, how are you ever going to manage the reduced work load of an IM training progream! :) Cheers
ReplyDelete1 key? The incompetence is amazing? I wonder if those lifeguards are actually even certified to save anyone...goodness!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jeff - get out of that place! That pool is just ridiculous! Is there another pool you could switch to?
ReplyDeleteSorry about your arm, I think she probably hit a nerve while trying to stick your vein. Ouch! I hope it feels better soon!
Pool issues do stink. My pools are pretty good but there has been the occasional lifeguard overleeping, etc. So frustrating!
ReplyDeleteHope the arm feels better soon.
I was ready for Friday yesterday!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nuisance at the pool! I'd look for something else. If it doesn't work, you can always go back, right? If you automatically renew, you don't know what you could be missing elsewhere.
You need to get a new pool! I hope the arm feels better.
ReplyDeleteyou all are absolutely right and i sure wish it were that easy but i paid for a full year upfront (lesson learned) so i'm stuck there until December. I scripted an email in my head this morning on my run that i'm getting ready to sit down and write up to send to the powers that be(my 2nd email in since February) at my Y. I'll let you know the results.
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