King Cobra, and the missing towel

Last night was the first night of the March intake of "run group".  There were some new faces and some old familiar faces.  This was makes run group quite cool.  I'm not sure what number run group I am up to now.  Just that I've been going since July 2014.

Time Trials are my nemesis.  Last night that was the case too.  Last night was 28.52 for 3km.  I think that was nearly 2 minutes slower than my last time trial.  I was sort of OK with it though, because for all other time trials I have had the Sunday as a rest day, whereas this time trial, I had completed the 45km bike road the day before.  I'd still like to set a goal of 24 minutes for the end of this 6 week period.  That would 3 x1km @ 8 minutes.  I'm aiming for that.  The main time trial for me that counts though is the Triability on 21 March. 

Today I went to go for a swim at Carterton pool but it was all locked up.  I was really disappointed because its an outdoor pool and I thought it would be great to practice in.   So, instead I drove up to Masterton.

It's fair to say the Masterton pool like the Tranzmetro trains is run by people that have their own rules.  Nice enough staff, but they don't really actively supervise the pool.    At least today I had a lane to myself.

I did 2500m according to my new Garmain watch that is now on New Zealand time, but about 1km was acquajogging because my goggles fog up.  Hoping to get some new ones tomorrow.

The best thing about Masterton pool is it has a good spa, that is great for the jets on sore legs.  But it was a bit creepy in the spa today because first there were two old men (that just seemed a bit on the side of two creepy old men, rather than just two old men), and then two King Cobra men, and then a heavily tattooed guy that looked like he had done prison time.  How do I know they were King Cobra - well the King Cobra tattooed in large font on their backs gave it away.   How do I know the guy had done prison time?  Well, there is a look, and I know that look.   It was actually harmless being in the Spa with these guys, but I just didn't feel comfortable.

As for the missing towel - someone stole my towel! And I actually think I saw the person who stole it using it! That was weird.  Fortunately it wasn't one of best towels, and it wasn't my car keys or eftpos card.  I try and think, well if they needed to steal my towel, maybe they needed it more than me.  Annoying though because there are no security lockers at Masterton pool, and the attendants aren't really in attendance.   Next time, I'll just need to put my towel in the cubbyholes that aren't lockable, and mental note: Ill be taking old towels!