Does anyone else ever mentally hum a tune during swim practices and/or races? My personal favorite, when I am trying to summon energy from my exhausted body, is the 1812 Overture--I try to time it so the cannons start firing towards the latter part of the race.
I'd be interested to hear what goes through other peoples' minds as they swim, musical or otherwise.
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This is a tremendous subject! :cool:
Back in age groups, I would memorize Spanish lessons by replaying the lab tapes in my head during distance workouts. Because I'm an intractable "numbers guy" and knee-jerk split-watcher, there was never a problem getting lost in a distance set.
Swimming distance free as a Master, I found myself using the rhythm from certain songs as a tool for keeping my turnover at a desired pace. At the Woodlands long course and LA short course nationals (1990-91), I psyched up listening to a repeating tape of "Rain in the Summertime" by the Alarm. Those 800m and 1000yd times are still the best of my life. In retrospect, I'd have to classify my 1000 at LA as an utterly perfect swim.
In 2000, I was literally singing "Country Grammar" out loud behind the blocks as I visualized before the 200 fly at Long Course Nationals, and ended up with another incredible swim.
I've been looking for a CD of the extended (12'' vinyl) version of the song for like 4 years, to no avail! If I find it ... watch out for me in the 800 in Cleveland! :D
This is a tremendous subject! :cool:
Back in age groups, I would memorize Spanish lessons by replaying the lab tapes in my head during distance workouts. Because I'm an intractable "numbers guy" and knee-jerk split-watcher, there was never a problem getting lost in a distance set.
Swimming distance free as a Master, I found myself using the rhythm from certain songs as a tool for keeping my turnover at a desired pace. At the Woodlands long course and LA short course nationals (1990-91), I psyched up listening to a repeating tape of "Rain in the Summertime" by the Alarm. Those 800m and 1000yd times are still the best of my life. In retrospect, I'd have to classify my 1000 at LA as an utterly perfect swim.
In 2000, I was literally singing "Country Grammar" out loud behind the blocks as I visualized before the 200 fly at Long Course Nationals, and ended up with another incredible swim.
I've been looking for a CD of the extended (12'' vinyl) version of the song for like 4 years, to no avail! If I find it ... watch out for me in the 800 in Cleveland! :D
