Does anyone else think the go the distance program is seriously stupid. The prizes stink, it's too hard to get them if you even get the prize you deserved. I don't even think most people are even telling the truth about how much they swim to cheat.
Go The Distance is what you make it. At first I did not understand why everyone did not achieve 500 miles or better. Then I slowly realized some people only swim one or two day per week. Some people have life events that prevent them from swimming. I have decided to remain quiet on this topic of acheiving 500 miles.
A couple of years ago Aqua Sphere sponsored a GTD type of event. It was Men vs Women. The prize was 10,000.00 British pounds sterling. Men came out ahead at the end, but the winner was everyone 60%, if I remember correctly, of the 10,000.00 was donated to Prostate Cancer Research, the other 40% was donated to *** Cancer research. Some Olympic swimmers even signed up. I was glad to have participated.
Also a while back I also participated in another GTD type of event in 2012. The goal was to swim the length of the Thames River, by the time the 2012 Olympics started. (see my USMS Blog).
I am comfortable with the prizes Nike kindly provides.
The validation I receive from GTD was more validation than I received from my former swim team.
GTD has a good and honest purpose. I challenge you to find your purpose in swimming GTD or not swimming GTD.
Go The Distance is what you make it. At first I did not understand why everyone did not achieve 500 miles or better. Then I slowly realized some people only swim one or two day per week. Some people have life events that prevent them from swimming. I have decided to remain quiet on this topic of acheiving 500 miles.
A couple of years ago Aqua Sphere sponsored a GTD type of event. It was Men vs Women. The prize was 10,000.00 British pounds sterling. Men came out ahead at the end, but the winner was everyone 60%, if I remember correctly, of the 10,000.00 was donated to Prostate Cancer Research, the other 40% was donated to *** Cancer research. Some Olympic swimmers even signed up. I was glad to have participated.
Also a while back I also participated in another GTD type of event in 2012. The goal was to swim the length of the Thames River, by the time the 2012 Olympics started. (see my USMS Blog).
I am comfortable with the prizes Nike kindly provides.
The validation I receive from GTD was more validation than I received from my former swim team.
GTD has a good and honest purpose. I challenge you to find your purpose in swimming GTD or not swimming GTD.
