Summer Road Trip 2012 - Day 2

Day 2

August 6 – Crossed Mississippi River, visited Gateway Arch, crossed Missouri River twice, stopped for gas in Warrenton, MO, drove through Topeka, KS, stayed overnight in Junction City, KS

Travel notes - I-70 in Kansas becomes Kansas Turnpike (toll road), no rest areas until after Topeka

Corn was bad in Illinois, worse in Missouri, and even worse in Kansas – brown and burned up, no green; even grass in much of Kansas is burned up. Soybeans still seem okay.

Many rivers are low; some creeks and rivers are almost dry

Weather/traffic: blue skies, sunny, good driving weather; temperatures in upper 90s- 100 degrees. Very little traffic except near cities, no back ups, few work zones.

Speed limit: 70 mph on I-70 in Missouri & Kansas

Total miles: 453 Total time: 7:30 a. m (CDT) – 7:00 p. m. (CDT) with stop in St. Louis

Summer Road Trip 2012 - Day 1

Day 1

August 5 – West Virginia: curvy roads, pit stop at New River Gorge Information Center, photo, lunch near Charleston

Kentucky: straighter roads

Indiana: straight roads, corn crop not doing well, pit stop at welcome center, photo

Illinois: pit stop at welcome center, photo, stayed at Comfort Suites, Mount Vernon, dinner at Cracker Barrel

Weather/traffic: good driving, no rain or storms, expected cold front with bad weather missed us, traffic light

Total miles: 745

Total time: 7:10 a. m.(EDT) - 7:30 p. m.(CDT)

Summer Swim Team 2012

This summer swim season was different in several ways. First, I was serving my first year on the Board. Second, this was the first time both boys swam in all of the dual meets. Preston moved up to the oldest and most competitive age group in the league: the 15-18 male age group. Ian also moved up an age group this summer to the 11-12 male age group. This was his first summer to swim the 50m distance using flip turns in competition. Finally, we moved back up a division from Patriot to Battlefield.

A note about scores and awards. First through sixth place receive ribbons, and first through third place score points for your team in dual meets. Both boys swam in relays as well, but it's harder to record the results of those, so again I am limiting my results to just individual events.

Practices began May 29 in the evening.

Beginning June 18 practices moved to mornings.

June 20 – CPST @ Fawn Lake – Exhibition Meet

Preston's events 100m free – 1:18.28 (7^th), 50m back – 42.89 (6^th), 50m breast – 52.58 (9th)

Ian's events 50m free – 49.44 (16^th), 50m fly – 1:22.45 (7^th), 50m breast – 1:08.64 (6th)

June 27 – Hampton Oaks @ CPST – won 217-290

Preston's events 50m free – 35.66 (13^th), 50m back – 43.85 (10^th), 100m IM – 1:37.25 (9th)

Ian's events 50m free – 48.88 (15^th), 50m breast – 1:04.72 (11th)

Week of July 4 – No meets

July 9 – CPST @ Austin Ridge – won 311-198

Preston's events 50m free – 35.10 (11^th), 50m fly – 45.68 (12^th), 50m back – 44.26 (9th)

Ian's events 50m free – 53.78 (17^th), 50m breast – 1:12.97 (11^th), 100m IM – 2:32.37 (8th)

July 12 – Massad YMCA @ CPST – lost 286-219

Preston's events 100m free – 1:17.99 (9^th), 50m back – 44.22 (8^th), 50m breast – 48.96 (9th)

Ian's events 50m free – 49.66 (11^th), 50m breast – 1:07.83 (7th)

July 18 – Aquia Harbour @ CPST – lost 187-167 (only swam through event 46 - backstroke)

Preston's events 50m free – 34.22 (10^th), 50m fly – 45.97 (10^th), 50m back – 44.07 (8th)

Ian's events 50m free – 49.76 (21^st), 50m back – 1:08.89 (8th)

July 23 – CPST @ Woodlands – won 330-168

Preston's events 50yd free – 31.22 (11^th), 50yd back – 39.51 (10^th), 50yd breast

Ian's events – only swam relays – freestyle relay got 2^nd place

August 4 – Battlefield Division Finals – finished 3^rd out of 6 – 694 points

Ian's events 50m free – 45.72 (8^th in C division)

Preston didn't swim due to being at Philmont