Today, I swam the 200 yards free in 2:09.11.
This beats my previous best of 2:09.54 from April 1994.
I challenged the 2:09.54 in the past 11 years, over 20 times, many times under what I learned the hard way to be the wrong preparation, and never came close.
My result will be posted officially in the USMS databse.
I won't be able to make the 2005 Short Course Nationals, but hopefully I will make the 2005 Long Course Nationals.
The reason that I bring this success here is that there are some lessons to learn from it:
1.) to pursue virtue and excellence by meeting the intrinsic requirements that come to having a worthwhile goal (in my case, the goal is to stay in my prime intellectually and physically, for longtime), that's intelligence and tenacious work;
I immigrated to U.S. and relocated within U.S. on job skills in science to live my lifestyle;
this lifestyle comprises now, over 39 weeks of the 2004-2005 season so far, of 1,093 kilometers of training (an average of 28.025 kilometers per week, or 30,828 yards per week, no matter the holidays, tapering or illness, that includes kicking, strokes, and technique quotas), the most mileage I slowly built my late starter physiology up to in life, mostly under a Masters club with primarly college and age group swimming expertise, which I searched for and choosed;
I also cross train consistently in weights and running;
2.) I scrutinize self-indulgence and greed (to an employer who was asking me to work overtime like his Japanese employees do, even though I was ahead in schedule in a project, and who thought that I am a slave to him giving me a work visa, I stated "You know, my life doesn't depend on you." and I walked away from a near six-figures salary because it was jeopardizing my swim training; I looked for and found another) and I scrutinize good intentions backed up by feelings without hard data.
2:09.11 and staying in my prime, that's a tribute to 1.) and 2.).
Originally posted by Ion Beza
Then you speak from the height of a 15:xx in the 1,000 and different league, different goals.
Be careful about unqualified advice.
As for the 10 years old, it means that she has more hormones than an adult, swims on energy not on technique, and that she burns out.
There is someone in Florida doing 5:10 in the 500 free, at age 10.
She has more hormones than an adult, swims on energy from her hormones, not on technique, she overtrains and burns out.
This girl was not training on hormones, was not at all physically developed, and is not burned out. She is 16, at the National level now, and will probably get a darn good scholarship to somewhere like Standford. She has spent a tremendous amount of time developing her technique along with the yards she trains.
I posted before I read the rest, so am editing. Truly this 10 year old and other's like her our very talented and that attributes to her success alot. My daughter has undergone the same program, but does not have the passion or the talent this girl has, so therefore, does not swim as fast. Talent has a whole bunch to do with young swimmers swimming that fast. Now you add to that talent, quality technique work, and you get the great times.
Ion, you are very dedicated, that is very obvious, and I believe you will continue to improve. I don't know if you are working alot or a little on technique. I am just saying, I hope you do, because it will greatly enhance your times to do so. In swimming, you can overcome things like a late start with hard work. You are showing that. Now continue with the technique work too.
I would not have even compared the 10 year to your times, but you were pretty unkind about my times. Whether someone swims a 1000 in 8 minutes or 16 a PB is a PB, and P stands for personal. Remember that and have a great day!
Originally posted by Ion Beza
Then you speak from the height of a 15:xx in the 1,000 and different league, different goals.
Be careful about unqualified advice.
As for the 10 years old, it means that she has more hormones than an adult, swims on energy not on technique, and that she burns out.
There is someone in Florida doing 5:10 in the 500 free, at age 10.
She has more hormones than an adult, swims on energy from her hormones, not on technique, she overtrains and burns out.
This girl was not training on hormones, was not at all physically developed, and is not burned out. She is 16, at the National level now, and will probably get a darn good scholarship to somewhere like Standford. She has spent a tremendous amount of time developing her technique along with the yards she trains.
I posted before I read the rest, so am editing. Truly this 10 year old and other's like her our very talented and that attributes to her success alot. My daughter has undergone the same program, but does not have the passion or the talent this girl has, so therefore, does not swim as fast. Talent has a whole bunch to do with young swimmers swimming that fast. Now you add to that talent, quality technique work, and you get the great times.
Ion, you are very dedicated, that is very obvious, and I believe you will continue to improve. I don't know if you are working alot or a little on technique. I am just saying, I hope you do, because it will greatly enhance your times to do so. In swimming, you can overcome things like a late start with hard work. You are showing that. Now continue with the technique work too.
I would not have even compared the 10 year to your times, but you were pretty unkind about my times. Whether someone swims a 1000 in 8 minutes or 16 a PB is a PB, and P stands for personal. Remember that and have a great day!
