How embarrassed do you feel for getting out before the workout is over if you don't feel well? This evening, I was at practice for my new team and I was swimming so poorly that I got bumped down a lane. Then, I began to feel even worse, so finally I just got out at one hour and went home. Now that I feel a bit better, I'm totally mortified for not finishing. Extenuating circumstance: I'm new to this team and am very slow compared to them--normally I swim in lane 2. So I'm always a little embarassed jsut for being slow.
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I read everyone's posts here and I agree with everyone who has replied. You shouldn't feel embarrassed for getting out early. You were exhausted and needed some rest. I can tell you that I've done the same. Once when I got a really nasty stomach flu back in February, which wasn't pretty.
Not to bludgeon a dead horse here, but we're in Masters Swimming, we're all adults with open minds, so if you have to leave early because of fatigue or some other circumstance (preparing dinner for the kids or getting to your evening shift at work on time) we will all understand.
Those days of being chewed out by your High School Swim Coach are over.
With all that being said, Masters isn't about who can do the entire workout the quickest, it's not about who can swim the fastest either, it's about having one hell of a good swim with others who are just as fond of swimming as you are, so have fun.
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I read everyone's posts here and I agree with everyone who has replied. You shouldn't feel embarrassed for getting out early. You were exhausted and needed some rest. I can tell you that I've done the same. Once when I got a really nasty stomach flu back in February, which wasn't pretty.
Not to bludgeon a dead horse here, but we're in Masters Swimming, we're all adults with open minds, so if you have to leave early because of fatigue or some other circumstance (preparing dinner for the kids or getting to your evening shift at work on time) we will all understand.
Those days of being chewed out by your High School Swim Coach are over.
With all that being said, Masters isn't about who can do the entire workout the quickest, it's not about who can swim the fastest either, it's about having one hell of a good swim with others who are just as fond of swimming as you are, so have fun.