Cynthia, a couple fo things:
- Ion doesn't compare himself to me, in fact he is disgusted by my (lack of) training habits.
- Ion does compare himself to people in masters of his own age group, his frustration is from not being "competitive" time wise unless he throws out anyone who started swimming earlier than he did.
- I did not swim as a child, I did show horses until I was 14. I started swimming as a sophmore in high school, one a days for 3 years and never lifted weights till college. Basically I sucked as a senior and "walked on" to UCSB.
- If you want an example of a REAL late starter, you may want to check out the story about Jennifer Toomey in Runners World. She was a diver in high school, didn't start running till she was 27, she's now a favorite in Greece the 800 (2:00.34 indoors).
Cynthia, a couple fo things:
- Ion doesn't compare himself to me, in fact he is disgusted by my (lack of) training habits.
- Ion does compare himself to people in masters of his own age group, his frustration is from not being "competitive" time wise unless he throws out anyone who started swimming earlier than he did.
- I did not swim as a child, I did show horses until I was 14. I started swimming as a sophmore in high school, one a days for 3 years and never lifted weights till college. Basically I sucked as a senior and "walked on" to UCSB.
- If you want an example of a REAL late starter, you may want to check out the story about Jennifer Toomey in Runners World. She was a diver in high school, didn't start running till she was 27, she's now a favorite in Greece the 800 (2:00.34 indoors).
