I'm sure each of us has one race (or maybe more) that has some special :groovy: :applaud: :wave: :banana: :laugh2:
meaning to us and it could be for any one of many reasons. (I'm not talking about embarrassing moments; this has been addressed elsewhere.)
I'm talking about swims/races, some moments of which live with incredible clarity and details in our memories and minds (in colour -or B&W, with sounds and possibly smells -chlorine, of course.)
I won't tell about mine (I have three about which I'm very proud) for a while. Not until regulars have told their stories and some would-be-posters (a.k.a. lurkers) have also shared.
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My most recent memorable race was just a few moths ago swimming the 200 free for the first time in my life. I have always been a sprinter, so besides the 200 IM that was the longest race I had ever done, so I really had no idea how to pace it or what time to expect. I was in one of the outside lanes. For the first three 50's, I stayed about at the hip of the girl next to me. It felt fast but easy. When I got to the last 50, I still had a lot of energy left, and I beat the girl next to me by almost five seconds. I ended up in 3rd out of about 10, which surprised me because I'm usually in the slower half in my 'good' events.
My most recent memorable race was just a few moths ago swimming the 200 free for the first time in my life. I have always been a sprinter, so besides the 200 IM that was the longest race I had ever done, so I really had no idea how to pace it or what time to expect. I was in one of the outside lanes. For the first three 50's, I stayed about at the hip of the girl next to me. It felt fast but easy. When I got to the last 50, I still had a lot of energy left, and I beat the girl next to me by almost five seconds. I ended up in 3rd out of about 10, which surprised me because I'm usually in the slower half in my 'good' events.
