So do other people feel diappointed with their times as adult versus as an 18 year old or 20 year old. I understand that I was out of swimming for almost 26 years. And I didn't practice that much during the first 2 years because I was badly out of shape and had to changes jobs and for about 9 months my work didn't workout that much with swimming, only swimming a couple of days at week. I guest we are not that young and many of us who take a very long break from swimming and are middle age are going to be slower. This is workout times according to a pace clock.
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In a far away thread, long ago, we talked about this before.
Jim Thorton suggested that those of us Masters swimmers who were
"mediocre" in our teens had an advantage over those swimmers
who were hotshots in their teens when it came to PRs now.
Makes a lot of sence to me now.
After 13 years as a Masters swimmer (I'm 49), I did my
PR's this year in the 500 and 1650. I credit it to better
technique.
In a far away thread, long ago, we talked about this before.
Jim Thorton suggested that those of us Masters swimmers who were
"mediocre" in our teens had an advantage over those swimmers
who were hotshots in their teens when it came to PRs now.
Makes a lot of sence to me now.
After 13 years as a Masters swimmer (I'm 49), I did my
PR's this year in the 500 and 1650. I credit it to better
technique.
