Why to race?

˙ʇunoɯɐ ɹǝʍoן ǝɥʇ s,ʇı ʇɐɥʇ buıʌǝıןǝq 'ʇı sʇɟıן ǝʇǝןɥʇɐ ǝɥʇ puɐ 'ʇunoɯɐ pɹoɔǝɹ pןɹoʍ ɐ uǝʌǝ ǝqʎɐɯ 'ʇɥbıǝʍ ɹǝıʌɐǝɥ ɐ ʎןןɐnʇɔɐ s,ʇı ʇnq ˙ǝɹoɟǝq pǝʇɟıן ǝʌ,ʎǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʇ ʇɥbıǝʍ ɐ ʇɟıן oʇ ʇnoqɐ ǝɹ,ʎǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʇ ǝʇǝןɥʇɐ ǝɥʇ sןןǝʇ ɥɔɐoɔ ǝɥʇ ˙buıʇɟıןʇɥbıǝʍ uı buıɥʇ ɟo ʇɹos sıɥʇ ɟo pɹɐǝɥ ǝʌ,ı

I'm apparently the only one who can't figure out how to write upside down. Maybe being a maintinence mechanic has made me dumb! :afraid:

I guess the trick is to get seeded next to someone who you don't believe is actually too much faster than you, but who has strategically sandbagged their time by about 2%. Kurt Dickson?

I'm apparently the only one who can't figure out how to write upside down. ¿əlƃooƃ əsn noʎ uɐɔ Personally, I find it even more annoying than others find the whole blue font thing...or emoticons... :) The article was interesting. I wonder how it fits in with coaches who are notoriously "fast" in their hand timing of swimmers?

˙ʇunoɯɐ ɹǝʍoן ǝɥʇ s,ʇı ʇɐɥʇ buıʌǝıןǝq 'ʇı sʇɟıן ǝʇǝןɥʇɐ ǝɥʇ puɐ 'ʇunoɯɐ pɹoɔǝɹ pןɹoʍ ɐ uǝʌǝ ǝqʎɐɯ 'ʇɥbıǝʍ ɹǝıʌɐǝɥ ɐ ʎןןɐnʇɔɐ s,ʇı ʇnq ˙ǝɹoɟǝq pǝʇɟıן ǝʌ,ʎǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʇ ʇɥbıǝʍ ɐ ʇɟıן oʇ ʇnoqɐ ǝɹ,ʎǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʇ ǝʇǝןɥʇɐ ǝɥʇ sןןǝʇ ɥɔɐoɔ ǝɥʇ ˙buıʇɟıןʇɥbıǝʍ uı buıɥʇ ɟo ʇɹos sıɥʇ ɟo pɹɐǝɥ ǝʌ,ı ¿əlƃooƃ əsn noʎ uɐɔ STOP IT. NOW.:bitching:

STOP IT. NOW.:bitching: :lmao:

:lmao: At least he hasn't figured out how to make the smilies upside-down!

In swimming, I notice a pretty loose correlation between effort and speed. There's a HUGE correlation between speed and a well-matched pacing buddy, even on a recovery set at masters. I hope that as I mature as a swimmer, I'll learn to get better at pacing myself on my own, but right now the difference is dramatic. About 0:07/100 yards with the same perceived effort. It would be interesting to compare my heart rate for the two different scenarios to see if my effort is actually greater with a pace buddy, even though I don't feel it. I suspect the difference has a lot to do with form--I can literally *see* how well I'm stroking when I'm swimming with someone else.

that guy ノ( ゜-゜ノ) whew thanks mysterious stranger, all the blood was rushing to my head. never did see who flipped me over while I was commenting on Fort's blog the other day...

There's a HUGE correlation between speed and a well-matched pacing buddy, even on a recovery set at masters. Great article link. I also totally agree with the perceived effort thing, and have always wished i could have a graphic or line of my personal best (except properly split, if my p.b. wasn't split properly) visible along the bottom of the pool.