2011 Look Back ++ 2012: Look Ahead
Now is the perfect time to look back and look ahead
2011: Look Back
What did you accomplish in 2011?
What were some of your best swims?
In Meets
In Practice
What were your goals?
How'd your results compare with your goals
What did you learn in 2011?
What else should you ask and answer?
2012: Look Ahead
What would you like to accomplish in 2011?
What are your goals?
What are your plans?
How are you going to train?
What events are you going to race?
What meets do you plan to go to?
What would you like to learn in 2012?
What else should you ask and answer?
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Why do you swim?
I learned you can't slack off and expect to swim fast. For the first five months of 2011 I averaged around 35 miles per month. I was swimming mostly one hour workouts, and although it seemed like I was working hard, in retrospect I really wasn't working nearly as hard as I needed to. I paid the price at Short Course Nationals. Although I placed pretty well (was third in both the 1650 and the 400 IM, placed top ten in five of my six events) my age group was really wide open. If I had swam well I may have even won an event or two. It really felt like a missed opportunity.
This really told me I needed to step it up and that's why I joined an age group team in June. My summer season was definitely better. I won the Fat Salmon OW swim. I swam well at the Gil Young Meet and placed top ten at Big Shoulders in a strong field. After being way off my GTD pace (500 miles for the year) at the end of May, I'm going to end up with close to 550 miles. I know I'm doing the things I need to now that will enable me to swim fast in 2012.
I learned you can't slack off and expect to swim fast. For the first five months of 2011 I averaged around 35 miles per month. I was swimming mostly one hour workouts, and although it seemed like I was working hard, in retrospect I really wasn't working nearly as hard as I needed to. I paid the price at Short Course Nationals. Although I placed pretty well (was third in both the 1650 and the 400 IM, placed top ten in five of my six events) my age group was really wide open. If I had swam well I may have even won an event or two. It really felt like a missed opportunity.
This really told me I needed to step it up and that's why I joined an age group team in June. My summer season was definitely better. I won the Fat Salmon OW swim. I swam well at the Gil Young Meet and placed top ten at Big Shoulders in a strong field. After being way off my GTD pace (500 miles for the year) at the end of May, I'm going to end up with close to 550 miles. I know I'm doing the things I need to now that will enable me to swim fast in 2012.
