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How fun :) When did you live in the area?

Originally posted by Conniekat8 Boring.... There's so much going through my head on regular basis, it is impossible for me to get bored. ;) Not to be an ass or anything - just wait a couple/few years. I have never known a single swimmer who at some point does not get burnt out. It's at those times when you gotta push yourself to keep on going if you want to be keep getting better. I myself have fallen victim to burn out as well. I was done with college swimming in '98 and it wasn't until last Oct. that I finally started swimming again. "don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past you must fight just to keep them alive" --Eye of the Tiger So true.

DocWhoRocks I think collage is different from masters. I feel their is so much more sportsmenship and a lot less competivness( I don't know if thats a word) in masters. I never swam in college but it seems that masters would be so much more fun and less likely to get burnt out. I would say that their are those days I am so tired after work and don't want to work out. In the past years I would eaisly give into this and not work out. This school year my daughter comes to school with me so I take her swimming with me. When I say I would like to skip swimming she won't hear of it. I can say its hard to argue with a five year old. Anyway Connie keep up the good work. I think I really admire your efforts.

About burnout... Oh, I believe you completely. I'm not saying its' not gonna happen to me. Heck, after being an engineer for 17 years, I know a lot about burnout :) I've gotten pretty good at finding some new and interesting angle to get around it. People who have known me personally for a long time know that I don't give up. Unless I see it's a destructive and not a worthwile battle. I know from the past in general (life experience), it takes me 3-5 years to start approaching burnout. My approach to fixing that is to stick with the main path, and make a small change of scenery. So, we'll see. hey, I'm a Taurus, I certainly know how to dig my heels in! ;)

Connie! I really enjoy reading your posts. You have a very positive attitude and you are a very worthy opponent for debates with one of our favorite people!:rolleyes: Are you going to Indiana? I hope you plan on coming to Savannah, GA for the Long Course Nationals this summer. It is a beautiful city with a lot of historical sites....AND A BEACH!!!:D

Originally posted by SWinkleblech DocWhoRocks I think collage is different from masters. I feel their is so much more sportsmenship and a lot less competivness( I don't know if thats a word) in masters. I never swam in college but it seems that masters would be so much more fun and less likely to get burnt out. I'd agree with that - well I assume that's true, there's no masters team here :( , so I swim the local USS team. But burn out happens in most things people do for a long time. My point was the hardest thing about swimming is staying mentally tough and stick with it :cool:

Connie, I haven't been on here very long, but I can tell you are a genuinely POSITIVE person. That makes all the difference in the world! With a good workout ethic and you say you have a good coach...you WILL go far!!!! Keep it up!:D

CONGRATULATIONS! I agree with Breastroker ... it takes time ... but patience and hard work wins out every time, doesn't it? Similar thing happened to me last summer doing two 800 freestyle events within 1-1/2 months of each other. Fainting is permitted as well as tooting your own horn. Besides, if you don't, no one else will do it for you. :D

Connie, I lived in Newport in 1978 and 79:D

Originally posted by tjburk Connie, I lived in Newport in 1978 and 79:D Well, darn, it was late 80's and 90's up till 2003 for me. I was hoping we were neighbors ;)