Quote for the Week of February 8, 2010
"Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs."
~Václav Havel
"Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs."
~Václav Havel
Congratulations, the 2010 January Jam is over!
Just a reminder, please submit your yardage for the month by February 8th. If you need help, please contact us and we would be happy to assist you.
Best regards,
The January Jam team
"What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better."
~Wendell Phillips (1811-1884); abolitionist, orator
"Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it...Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before."
~James Buckham
EMERGENCY RULE CHANGE
Due to the change in Masters swimwear rules published by FINA January 16, 2010, and pursuant to Article 601.4.8, the USMS Rules Committee and the USMS Executive Committee have approved the following emergency changes to the USMS swimwear rules. These changes are effective immediately for short course meters and long course meters competition. The changes are effective June 1, 2010 for short course yards competition. Note that the new swimwear rules no longer allow modesty/privacy wear underneath the competition suit nor zippers or fasteners of any kind except for a waist tie on a brief or jammer. The new swimwear rules will not govern the One Hour Swim being conducted January 2010.
Changes to the swimwear rules are underlined below.
"The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want."
~Ben Stein
~By Kristen Adams
MS is not going to kill me. It does, however, make my life slightly more aggravating. And for that I consider myself pretty lucky. Because the aggravating stuff reminds me to do the following:
Those are all pretty cool things, and I'm glad I have a constant reminder to practice them.
"You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act."
~Barbara Hall (Excerpt from A Summons to New Orleans, 2000)
~By Glenn Partelow
Down here in Florida we are building our yardage slowly for the January Jam. We are swimming "OUTSIDE" with air temperatures ranging from the mid-thirties to the mid 40's for our scheduled 6 PM swims! Although the water is near 80, there is a bit of a sacrifice when you consider the wind chill and the sea fog that envelops those repeats! We swim on!
Friday night most of us declined to swim. Corrine La Fountain snuck in early at 4 PM to avoid the cold. Glenn Partelow was in at 5:30 and left after just 1500 yards. The 'sea fog' enveloped the local swimmers off and on throughout the late hours. We vowed to return Sunday at 11 AM to salvage the Friday night workout. Temperatures for Sunday's swim may be just 40 Degrees.
Dan Martin is a participant in the January Jam and we thought we'd let other participants know what he is up to:
The Global Triathlon from Daniel Martin on Vimeo.
An extreme test of both physical and mental resolve to circumnavigate the globe, combining an epic journey with the ultimate endurance sport:
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