In swimming, how is it that one can excel in both sprints and long distance? Is it because the distance games in swimming are only "relatively" distance games but are not really distance games from a physiologic perspective?
In the world of tracks, for example, an athlete cannot excel at both sprints and distance. Even the athletes from the two areas look different - much leaner for the distance runners and muscular for the sprinters.
I am wondering about this because whether I should focus on either the sprint or the distance as I plan to participate in the masters meet, or whether I don't have to sacrifice one for the other.
What if I am not good enough to be a sprinter nor a distance swimmer.
I look at masters swimming this way. I'm in it as much for my health as anything else. The competition, if there is any, is not between me and the person in the next lane. It's between me yesterday and me today. I am thus by definition "good enough" for whatever I choose to do.
Toss out the definition of "good enough" that's cast in external, me vs. you terms. You are good enough. Do what makes you happy.
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What if I am not good enough to be a sprinter nor a distance swimmer.
I look at masters swimming this way. I'm in it as much for my health as anything else. The competition, if there is any, is not between me and the person in the next lane. It's between me yesterday and me today. I am thus by definition "good enough" for whatever I choose to do.
Toss out the definition of "good enough" that's cast in external, me vs. you terms. You are good enough. Do what makes you happy.
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