Feel free to post both your short-term and long-term goals here relating to your swimming either as achievements with or without competition.
Here is my short-term goal while I am visiting in Texas:
To swim from the Joe Pool Lake Beach to the dam and back. Distance: 9.68 miles. I want to do this before October 6th.
The interesting thing is because I am in Texas, I have not been swimming the mileage I was doing when in Roatan. I have sort of been in a state of tapering throughout the week with a long swim on Sundays. AND, I am swimming further on those Sundays. Instead of swimming 6 miles, 4xweek, I am doing 4 miles three times a week with a long swim on Sundays; quite a reduction. The thought of over-training comes to mind as I ponder all this.
Next goal: 13 mile swim by end of November.
What are your goals?
Donna
Parents
Former Member
I like to set slightly over-ambitious goals for myself, and I'm usually happy if I improve, even if I don't come close to my 'goals.' My main goal this fall is to improve my 100 free time from 1:10 just over a year ago to (hopefully) 1:05 and my 100 IM from 1:17 to at least 1:14.
In practice:
Improve all-out 100 free time - did a 1:15 yesterday from a push :banana:
Improve all-out 100 IM time - been 1:25-1:28 lately from a push
Improve 25 sprint times
Decrease interval for 2-4 x 50 free - currently can do 4x50 on :45
Time trials in October:
Get PB's in 100 free and 100 IM
Meet in November:
Reach my goal times (above)
Rest of the year:
My pool will be closed from January to August, so mainly just to stay in shape and learn to like (or at least tolerate) the gym.
I like to set slightly over-ambitious goals for myself, and I'm usually happy if I improve, even if I don't come close to my 'goals.' My main goal this fall is to improve my 100 free time from 1:10 just over a year ago to (hopefully) 1:05 and my 100 IM from 1:17 to at least 1:14.
In practice:
Improve all-out 100 free time - did a 1:15 yesterday from a push :banana:
Improve all-out 100 IM time - been 1:25-1:28 lately from a push
Improve 25 sprint times
Decrease interval for 2-4 x 50 free - currently can do 4x50 on :45
Time trials in October:
Get PB's in 100 free and 100 IM
Meet in November:
Reach my goal times (above)
Rest of the year:
My pool will be closed from January to August, so mainly just to stay in shape and learn to like (or at least tolerate) the gym.
