There is a Master's meet in Atlanta this Sunday which starts at 10 AM. I haven't been to one before so I was wondering how long they last and is there a certain order to the events.
Er. . . I'll stay away from meets in this zone. Need to brush up on my fortune telling skills.
Reasons why I'm way off seed times include but are not limited to:
Getting injured/ ill prior to the meet but post the meet entry being sent in
Injury or illness during the meet
Swimming 5 events per day two of which are 800 free and 200 fly - what's a good formula short of the quadratic equation to estimate how much slower you'll be in subsequent events?
Deciding to taper, or rest, or keep training hard prior to the meet but after entry is sent in
Family/ work distractions
Meet is small resulting in 7 minutes rest between some events
Due to the 7 minute respite, using next event as a chance to catch your breath - nothing like a 200 IM to catch your breath
Hole in fastskin - in the crotch - use teammate's poly that is 2 sizes too large
Never swam the event before in your life but coach says don't enter NT
Swam the event 20 years ago
Competition pool is at an unusual 86 degrees
Need I go on?
The longer the distance, the more these factors affect the swim.
I couldn't guess who is sandbagging and who isn't. I'm not in their shoes.
Yes, exactly what I've been getting at but couldn't elucidate very well. Guestimation = fortune telling unless you're a robot. We do the best we can. I hope I never have the FS problem though!
Er. . . I'll stay away from meets in this zone. Need to brush up on my fortune telling skills.
Reasons why I'm way off seed times include but are not limited to:
Getting injured/ ill prior to the meet but post the meet entry being sent in
Injury or illness during the meet
Swimming 5 events per day two of which are 800 free and 200 fly - what's a good formula short of the quadratic equation to estimate how much slower you'll be in subsequent events?
Deciding to taper, or rest, or keep training hard prior to the meet but after entry is sent in
Family/ work distractions
Meet is small resulting in 7 minutes rest between some events
Due to the 7 minute respite, using next event as a chance to catch your breath - nothing like a 200 IM to catch your breath
Hole in fastskin - in the crotch - use teammate's poly that is 2 sizes too large
Never swam the event before in your life but coach says don't enter NT
Swam the event 20 years ago
Competition pool is at an unusual 86 degrees
Need I go on?
The longer the distance, the more these factors affect the swim.
I couldn't guess who is sandbagging and who isn't. I'm not in their shoes.
Yes, exactly what I've been getting at but couldn't elucidate very well. Guestimation = fortune telling unless you're a robot. We do the best we can. I hope I never have the FS problem though!
