Okay, I'm in a complete funk now. At spring nationals this weekend, I had what was probably the worst meet of my career, performance wise. Really can't understand why, as the meet was run really well, I thought I had trained and tapered properly, and everything seemed to be in order. Come competition time, I sucked. Had a so-so 400IM, got dq'd in the 200Br, and just went slow in everything else. Not making excuses, but now I feel horrible. Don't want to train, and I'm almost embarrassed to look at my results.
So now what? How do I get over this desire to quit?
(I know, I'm taking this way to seriously, but I can't shake the feeling of being a failure)
Get in and swim. If nothing else, this will help you gauge your taper. Did you taper too long or too short? By getting in and swimming you should be able to tell by your repeat times and how you feel. This allows you to learn from this performance otherwise it could be repeated.
Get in and swim. If nothing else, this will help you gauge your taper. Did you taper too long or too short? By getting in and swimming you should be able to tell by your repeat times and how you feel. This allows you to learn from this performance otherwise it could be repeated.
