Here's a story:I am not a drinker, I go out sometimes, but all I manage is like, a beer or two, pretty much i do that to socialize...Anyways, last time I went out "hard" was months ago and last nigit I just decided to let loose a bit and have some fun with my friends.Well, I did not restrict myself on the booze, so I ended up getting really drunk.Today I had a bad hangover and all those things related to a fun drinking night like that...
I wanted to get myself in order and decided to still swim today(I just got back from practice and actually feel like new:))).So I was doing my regular stuff and then decided to time my 50 meter breaststroke to see how much I would suck because of the alcohol the night before.Well, off I go... hit the wall, stop the clock and guess what - personal best, and not just slightly improved, but by 3 seconds!!!I was shocked.I hope it was not related to my night of drinking, because I was swimming very hard and did not time myself in *** for 3 weeks, but still ... that's 3 weeks and 3 seconds.Oh maybe my day off from swimming yeasterday worked as a little taper,lol(I hardly skip a day of swimming, I have very few days off) and my muscles were rested or something - but hey, I was hung over.
Just weird!!!
What do you think?
The three second differential makes me wonder if it's possible you are used to swimming in a meters pool and for some reason timed yourself in a yards pool and assumed the distances were the same. I'm not sure what your times were, but 50 meters is somewhere in the neighborhood of 3 seconds longer than 50 yards.
If my hypothesis holds up, perhaps the night of imbibing affected your cognitive faculties more than you might have imagined!
The three second differential makes me wonder if it's possible you are used to swimming in a meters pool and for some reason timed yourself in a yards pool and assumed the distances were the same. I'm not sure what your times were, but 50 meters is somewhere in the neighborhood of 3 seconds longer than 50 yards.
If my hypothesis holds up, perhaps the night of imbibing affected your cognitive faculties more than you might have imagined!
