Went to a Swim Meet, Leave with an Aero Helmet

This weekend is the short course yards Masters State Swim Meet. So my friend Amy and I headed down to Minneapolis on Friday night because they were predicting a snowstorm in the twin cities this weekend. So we drove down and had dinner at Olive Garden and then crashed at our hotels. The drive was fine but the snow was starting to come down pretty good when I went to bed.

This morning the snow had started, there was a few inches on the car, and we headed over to the University of Minnesota. Parked in the ramp and headed in. Nice and warm inside, despite the weather being nasty outside.

I didn't do as well as I had hoped in my events. I was really hoping for a PR in the 500 today but it was not to be. I did get a PR in the 100 free which I wasn't expecting at all. I also swam a couple of relays and had a good time. 

As is customary during the state meet, after the first day a bunch of met for drinks and dinner at a nearby restaurant. We walked through the 2 feet of snow that had fallen while we were swimming over to Applebees. There one of my team mates sold me an aero helmet that he had. So I tried it on and we decided it wouldn't work very well for swimming.

The drive back to the hotel tonight was scary. I saw at least 20 cars in the ditch in the 5 mile drive from the pool to my hotel. The roads were terrible, and at best there was just 1 partial lane plowed anywhere. Hopefully things are better in the morning. Lots of people didn't come today because of the weather.