A Day in the Life: Jay Ashenfelter, Day 2

I had one class today, "Business, Communication, and Improv." You may be asking yourself, 'What is that exactly?' Well, just like it sounds – it's the best class ever. It is a theater class in which us students hone our communication skills, namely in business environments so that we can get jobs in the real world. The class consists of stretching, relaxation exercises, voice work, monologues, and we are currently presenting our final projects. Today, we watched a group present, nice and low key. After that, I found my way to the library; as I mentioned yesterday the work is piling up and the deadlines are in site. I spent most of my time in the library doing work, but also caught up with some ex- Duke Swimmers who found my first journal entry – (Hey Pat, Trev, and AliSunds).

If my day has sounded good so far just you wait, the evening practice was the best part. I was in with the 400IMers. Tonight, we jumped right in to the main set:
1000 (rotating 150free, 100 fly)
400IM
1000(rotating 150free, 100 back)
400IM
1000(rotating 150free, 100 breast)

The 1000s were supposed to be around 75-80 percent on the freestyle and real strong on the stroke portions and the IMs were descended 1-3. This set was a real killer; the ol' shoulders are feeling it tonight.

That's it for today, courage til tomorrow!