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?
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:/ 1% slower than the year before? Then, I'll have to do alot of computation to get to where I need to find out where I ought to be at now - from a fat 15 years old swimmer who did 50 free at 46 from dive (clocked from last night) to me who lost 30 pounds and have 30 more to go at 44 years old who started swimming seriously two months ago. I used to be in Masters twenty years ago. :/
For example, last night at my daughter's high school swim meet, the slowest time for a 50 free was 46 from a dive start. My 50 free from wall to wall not from diving tends to be 56. I'm only 44 years old. I was really crestfallen until I realized that I do not have a Master's Age group table to help me compare my progress to the average. So, my time ought to be???? I'm sleepy right now....:yawn: I need to get up at 5 am for a one hour workout in the pool.
:/ 1% slower than the year before? Then, I'll have to do alot of computation to get to where I need to find out where I ought to be at now - from a fat 15 years old swimmer who did 50 free at 46 from dive (clocked from last night) to me who lost 30 pounds and have 30 more to go at 44 years old who started swimming seriously two months ago. I used to be in Masters twenty years ago. :/
For example, last night at my daughter's high school swim meet, the slowest time for a 50 free was 46 from a dive start. My 50 free from wall to wall not from diving tends to be 56. I'm only 44 years old. I was really crestfallen until I realized that I do not have a Master's Age group table to help me compare my progress to the average. So, my time ought to be???? I'm sleepy right now....:yawn: I need to get up at 5 am for a one hour workout in the pool.
