Seems inevitable, no? Even though my practice times seem to be pretty consistent with intervals I was able to hold 5 to 7 years ago (mid to early
30's), now that I am 40, my races just seem to get slower. Its an odd scenario to be in. As an age grouper and into college, the older you got, the more you trained, the faster you swam. Now, it seems, mother nature is kicking things in reverse. While I still love to train, I'm finding less incentive to compete.
Anyone else come to this conclusion?
The great thing about masters swimming is the age groups.After a certain age(which varies person to person) we all get slower.The trick is to get slower slower than the others in your age group. Better technique and training can temporarily put off or reverse the decline.The old rule of thumb was decline 1%/yr after 30. Masters swimmers have blown that out of the water(can someone find the thread about times and age from a few months back.)
The great thing about masters swimming is the age groups.After a certain age(which varies person to person) we all get slower.The trick is to get slower slower than the others in your age group. Better technique and training can temporarily put off or reverse the decline.The old rule of thumb was decline 1%/yr after 30. Masters swimmers have blown that out of the water(can someone find the thread about times and age from a few months back.)
