2000 Yd. TT

2006 is almost here, and I am trying to squeeze in some more workouts before we say "sayanora" to 2005. I ran a quick three yesterday, and today, I wanted to do a 2000 yard TT in the water. My total time was 31.56.97. I am not sure how accurate the time is, because I was timing myself. Since I wanted to catch my 200 splits, I had to stop after each 8 laps and hit my watch. Here is the breakdown:
200: 2.56.71
400: 3.07.49
600: 3.09.58
800: 3.17.98
1000: 3.09.97
1200: 3.15.10
1400: 3.16.97
1600: 3.23.26
1800: 3.14.42
2000: 3.05.49

Maybe I can trim that down in the coming year. Next time, I'll have to have someone sit and time me. It's scary that in high school, there were kids that could swim the 1650 in less than 20 minutes!

On to the Munich review. I didn't know it was close to 3 hours, so just buy a large buttered popcorn, and be prepared to sit. It is also pretty violent. The focus of the movie wasn't necessarily on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict; I found it to be more about how the protagonist and his band of assasins coped with the internal struggle their mission created. Considering the violent nature of what was depicted, Spielberg handled it well. Although there is no real closure in the end, (can there ever really be in a situation like this?), the message that violence only begets more violence is clear. A good movie, but if you are looking for lighthearted fare, I would recommend The Producers.