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)
I always learn more from a bad swim than a good one(but good ones are a lot more fun.) Do you have any videos of your swims to study? What made this meet different;diet,sleep,jet lag,length of taper,different technique? Think about it and review.
I had a great meet for me,but my 50 BR wasn't as good as the other 2 BRs. Replaying the race in my head I realized I had probably shortened my pull the 2nd 25.That made sense as my stroke count for the 2nd 25 was high.Knowing what to work on helps motivate me.The great thing about Masters Swimming is there is always another meet coming up.
I always learn more from a bad swim than a good one(but good ones are a lot more fun.) Do you have any videos of your swims to study? What made this meet different;diet,sleep,jet lag,length of taper,different technique? Think about it and review.
I had a great meet for me,but my 50 BR wasn't as good as the other 2 BRs. Replaying the race in my head I realized I had probably shortened my pull the 2nd 25.That made sense as my stroke count for the 2nd 25 was high.Knowing what to work on helps motivate me.The great thing about Masters Swimming is there is always another meet coming up.
