With the encouragement from this board and a desire to drop some pounds and become a better swimmer I think I will be going to my local Masters practice this Friday morning dark and early. I'm extremely nervous about this. They said they do about 3500 yards a workout. I have never been on a swim team. I have never been formally taught how to swim. I swam laps a year ago for 2 months and loved it but at best I could do a mile in an hour. I'm nervous b/c I don't want to waste these peoples time. Will they have time for me to build up my endurance and work on my stroke? Will a coach help with this? I was thinking that I needed to reach a certain level before joining but based on this board and a guy on the team I'll never reach that level and I should just do it. Are my reservations about going completely ridiculous? ARE THEY ALL GOING TO LAUGH AT ME???:)
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I get up around 4.50-5.00 AM, have a cuppa coffee, a powerbar grab my stuff and leave around 5.25 or so (I'm one of those swimmers who saunters in around 5.45...) and swim till 7-ish...
I have breakfast and shower when I get home around 7.35 or so.
Make sure that you have all of your stuff laid out the night before!!
Good luck with it!
I get up around 4.50-5.00 AM, have a cuppa coffee, a powerbar grab my stuff and leave around 5.25 or so (I'm one of those swimmers who saunters in around 5.45...) and swim till 7-ish...
I have breakfast and shower when I get home around 7.35 or so.
Make sure that you have all of your stuff laid out the night before!!
Good luck with it!
