And boy did that extra 5% make a difference. Last year I qualified in 6 events. Those same times (same age group) only yield 1 qualifying time this year. I had already set a goal this season of dropping my 50s by 0.5 sec and my 100s by 1.0 sec. Even doing this will only get me 3 qualifying times. So I've got some real work to do.
I wonder if this will reduce the overall participation since people that have to fly to the meet will want to swim several events to make it worth the time and cost. For now I think I'll just use it as motivation to bump up to 4-5 workouts per week.
And boy did that extra 5% make a difference. Last year I qualified in 6 events. Those same times (same age group) only yield 1 qualifying time this year. I had already set a goal this season of dropping my 50s by 0.5 sec and my 100s by 1.0 sec. Even doing this will only get me 3 qualifying times. So I've got some real work to do.
I wonder if this will reduce the overall participation since people that have to fly to the meet will want to swim several events to make it worth the time and cost. For now I think I'll just use it as motivation to bump up to 4-5 workouts per week.
