GBM ENews: December 2013

Thursday, December 19, 2013

[GBM ENews List] Holiday Workouts Schedule

Happy Holidays! A few updates on workouts during the next few weeks:

UNH workouts have completed for 2013 and will start up again on Monday, January 6th.
Dover Indoor Pool will be closed December 24th and 31st so there will not be any workouts those days.
Portsmouth Indoor Pool will be closed December 25th and January 1st so there will not be any workouts those days.

Have a safe and happy holiday and remember that sign ups for the spring session at Dover and Portsmouth have started! Don't forget to register!

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

[GBM ENews List] Sunday Workout in Dover Cancelled

FYI - the Dover Indoor Pool Workout for Sunday, 12/14 will be cancelled due to the weather.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

[GBM ENews List] 5 Reasons Why... -Gail

Hello GBM'ers!!!

Below is a quick note from the wonderful Gail Pentheny, who swims at Dover, she just wants to remind you that entries close Monday! http://scmchamps.blogspot.com/

Here are 5 reasons why I'm going to BU (in no particular order):

I love a good race. I've not made it to even half as many practices as I would've liked this season, I'm slower than I've probably ever been in my life (thinking of starting to track my PW's – see how slow I can go!), but there is nothing more fun for me than a head to head battle – even if it's a slow speed chase! It almost doesn't matter to me who out-touches whom, I just plain love a good race.
Relays are a hoot! No matter how exhausted I am, I find it impossible not to sprint my brains out in a relay! And there is nothing more fun to me than cheering my head off for teammates who can't hear a word I'm yelling.
It's holiday season. Joyful yes, but for me that also means stress – end of year deadlines at work, family expectations, trying to go the extra mile to connect with my more distant friends & relatives (xmas cards, holiday parties, etc). Selfish I know, but BU offers me the perfect escape – even if for only a day or two (or three!). For that short period of time my focus is solely on swimming, recovering, eating, sleeping, getting ready to swim again. By taking this time for myself, I can go back to 'real life' more relaxed so that I can be more present for work & for my loved ones. Yes, that's my story & I'm sticking to it.
Old friends & new, the people I see only once or twice a year. Sometimes we sit around laughing our heads off at silly things (Dick's shoes, for instance!), sometimes we are content to just sit quietly in each other's company. Some people I don't even know well enough yet to talk to at all. There's just something nice about seeing familiar faces from around the region at these meets. I remember my first big meet at Harvard – I was fascinated by all the interesting things swimmers did in their dryland life. Learning little tidbits about my fellow swimmers is still one of my favorite things about going to these big meets.
Support for this amazing club we call Great Bay Masters. No matter what else happens in my day I know there's always a place for me to swim. If entering a few events at BU can help to ensure this club keeps going, count me in all the way!