Ok, here's my background. I'm, training for USMS NATS in Washignton. Training has been going well and I've been pleased with my meet performances thus far. However, I just swam a meet yesterday as my last meet before I taper for nats. Well, to ensure a good meet I rested two days prior, something I never do going into a meet. At the meet I swam a half a second slower in all my 50's and a full second slower in my 100 fly based on all previous meets. I actually swam A 100 fly in practice last week that was much faster then my race at this meet.
I don't understand, I should have swum faster then other meets this year because I rested going into it. Other meets I swam a hard workout the night before. Could anyone please share any insight into this phenomenon. I have now suffered a huge blow to my confidence going into nationals.
There are two ways to deal with this. One is to let it be a blow to your confidence and two it is to trust your training and give you extra incentive and determination to do well at Nats!!
I swam the lead off of an 800 free relay three weeks ago and went 2:01. I also swam the 200 free and went 2:02. This past weekend I swam a 200 free in a meet and "hit the wall" at 100 yards and wound up with a 2:08!!!!! I was bummed out for a little while until I decided that my conditioning was good three weeks ago so there is no reason for it not to be good now. It just made me more determined to take care of my body, taper well, eat well, REST WELL and do well at Federal Way.
Hang in there, you will do fine.
Glenn Gruber
There are two ways to deal with this. One is to let it be a blow to your confidence and two it is to trust your training and give you extra incentive and determination to do well at Nats!!
I swam the lead off of an 800 free relay three weeks ago and went 2:01. I also swam the 200 free and went 2:02. This past weekend I swam a 200 free in a meet and "hit the wall" at 100 yards and wound up with a 2:08!!!!! I was bummed out for a little while until I decided that my conditioning was good three weeks ago so there is no reason for it not to be good now. It just made me more determined to take care of my body, taper well, eat well, REST WELL and do well at Federal Way.
Hang in there, you will do fine.
Glenn Gruber
