Or, the "Big Dogs" as I call them, swim with me at the pool here in Cochrane. Well, they don't exactly swim "with me", I just happen to be in the lanes when they are. All excellent swimmers, they are in their fifties and sixties, but ripped like 20-year-olds.
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| The Spray Lakes pool in Cochrane, where I swim 1 Km, three times a week. We are very lucky to have this beautiful facility in little, old Cochrane. |
Of the Dogs, Chris is probably the best and fastest, but they are all in the same postal code. I mean, he is the Canadian national champion in the 65 to 69 age group and is heading to World's on the weekend to compete in Singapore. I'll be watching his results and hoping for a podium finish!
Because I'm a creature of habit, I always like to have "my" locker. Discombobulates me if someone else is using it. I also like to swim in "my" lane, so when I arrived on deck this morning, lifeguard Grace said, "Nancy the Big Dogs are in your lane." "No!" I replied, half-jokingly, but only just. So I got in with Neil in the next one.
Apologizing, Don said, "I'm sorry we're in your lane, Nancy, but there was no other when we arrived." So there I was looking like a total baby, but laughing it off because it really is stupid of me to want the first lane by the stairs. (The truth is I like to be in that lane in case nature calls, you know.....at my advanced age, you never know when she will summon you!)
So what did they do? They switched lanes to the one I was in so I could move over to "my" lane. Was it out of respect, or mockery? Probably a bit of both. "You know, Dave, if I don't have my lane, I might cry." "Well, we can't have that," he replied.
That's the kind of guys they are -- fun, fast and respectful. Here's to you, Chris, we'll be following you in Singapore very soon!
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