I thought I'd try an experiment here. I propose that anyone of any swimming level can use this thread (or not) when, whether in a small way or earthshaking manner you've done something in the pool that you're proud and/or pleased by. Anyone is welcome to add encouraging comments (or not) or ask for more info., but please no grandstanding or feuding.
Okay- I'll go first (and I'm just as hesitant as anyone else). Context: last few months hellish: collapse of my dream business, death in family, huge money troubles etc. result months out of water & exercise & 30lb gain. Further, I just went back over the last 10 yrs, averaged 1 meet a year, no more than 4 months training in any one year. So- been back in water 4 weeks, 2-3 times a week and mostly feeling like chopped liver. Monday night coach say we're going to do dive 25's (meters) from blocks, starter's instructions. Now I haven't done this in years 'cause I have a very bad neck- but I've been frustrated so...did all 3 breastroke 16.3, 15.5, 16.2 which tells me I've still got prospects to go fast again! I am pleased.
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Congrats to all on some super swims this past weekend! I am really excited to see what you all do at zones, especially if a taper is involved. I'm not planning a zones taper, so I suspect I'll be seeing a lot of your feet as I swim in your collective wakes. I'll be checking for pedicures ladies!
Last night I swam with a different masters team in the area. SCY pool vs. the LCM I'm used too. Wanted to start getting in some speed work before zones/nats. Wound up swimming in a group with an interval too fast for me (ascending 50's broken up by descending 100's) and spent the first set doing touch & gos to keep up. Exhausting, but glad to have gotten through it. Followed that with a 600 IM (75 fly, 50 back, 25 ***, 75 free, 50 fly, 25 back, etc). Actually swam all the fly and didn't fall too far behind the group. :woot:
I'm guessing you caught the guy on the breaststroke leg. Its always good to have a decent breaststroke in any IM as it comes at perhaps the most crucial point in the race.
Newmastersswimmer
Ha, ha, that's what the girl next to me in my IM thought. She caught me at the wall, but then it was time for free, and I was gone. That was sweet.
Some Girl don't you have a certain accomplishment you ought to be sharing.... *cough*50fly*cough*
Um, I dropped a lot of time in many events. And made some nationals cuts. And FlyQueen is going down.
It is the last of these that is most important. Let us focus on that.
Um, I dropped a lot of time in many events. And made some nationals cuts. And FlyQueen is going down.
It is the last of these that is most important. Let us focus on that.
Just wait until I taper ...
Ha, ha, that's what the girl next to me in my IM thought. She caught me at the wall, but then it was time for free, and I was gone. That was sweet.
Some Girl don't you have a certain accomplishment you ought to be sharing.... *cough*50fly*cough*
And I know that youthful high spirits are kicking in (notice that the butterflyers start it, bugling their challenges like charging dinosaurs)
ATTAGIRL, LOUD FLYERS!!!! :groovy:
Ew, don't be quiet now some girl.
I'll also give an attagirl to Gerdrick for going to her first meet and getting tips from ande! :applaud:
Ha, ha, that's what the girl next to me in my IM thought. She caught me at the wall, but then it was time for free, and I was gone. That was sweet.
Attagirl!!! Congrats on your Nats cuts too!
As all right minded folks well know, breaststroke is just a means to get to freestyle in the IM. Good luck to both you and FlyQueen in your fly war. It will be interesting to see who emerges victorious after taper. Now, stop hijacking this thread with your trash talk and go post on the "grudge race" thread. :thhbbb:
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Attagirl!!! I love twizzlers, BTW. No zone "taper" for me. I think you actually need to train a reasonable amount for a taper. I'll take it easy the week before and then just show up and swim. Julie is tapering though so watch out for her in the 200 back! She looks really good right now.
Also, to ATTAGIRL m2tall2 for coming in WELL UNDER her target time on the 100 BR. Good Job!!
Yay me! :applaud:
I think the best part of blasting 3.65 seconds off my 100 *** is I feel like I really broke a personal barrier with it. That one swim really hit home and took me mentally from being someone trying to get their fitness back to someone who is in shape again. I look better, I feel better, I fit in most of my college clothes again but nothing quite says Mission "Operation get your butt healthy again" Accomplished like a weekend of time dropping and holding proper splits.
