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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Mine for now is the BR200 I raced at my first Masters Meet.
It was the first race in 25 years; my goggles filled with water off the dive but did not come off. When I realised I could not see, I had a split second to decide whether to quit, and clamber out much to the amusement of others or just press on.
I just got on with my race; aggravated that I was doing a really bad time because of misjudging the walls etc. However when I finished I'd still knocked of 7-10 seconds of of my training times. Shows what hard work in training and a bit of grit can do for you in a race situation.
I just don't think this memory will fade too soon, unless I start collecting "bling"...unlikely.
Mine for now is the BR200 I raced at my first Masters Meet.
It was the first race in 25 years; my goggles filled with water off the dive but did not come off. When I realised I could not see, I had a split second to decide whether to quit, and clamber out much to the amusement of others or just press on.
I just got on with my race; aggravated that I was doing a really bad time because of misjudging the walls etc. However when I finished I'd still knocked of 7-10 seconds of of my training times. Shows what hard work in training and a bit of grit can do for you in a race situation.
I just don't think this memory will fade too soon, unless I start collecting "bling"...unlikely.
