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?
:dunno:I get kinda depressed about this getting older thing too. It's definitely not for sissies. My question is how much extra do you have to do to get better? I have limited time (as do we all) - I only get to swim 3 times a week right now - and I try to get in 3500-4000 yds. I keep telling myself that I will get better if I put more time in the water, but I don't know if this is really true. Sometimes I think that what I need to do is train with the kids, draft off them for a few weeks & see if that helps me speed up. It's depressing and demoralizing to be "stuck" at my speed....even if that speed is faster than some others, its not as fast as I want to be going:dunno:.
:dunno:I get kinda depressed about this getting older thing too. It's definitely not for sissies. My question is how much extra do you have to do to get better? I have limited time (as do we all) - I only get to swim 3 times a week right now - and I try to get in 3500-4000 yds. I keep telling myself that I will get better if I put more time in the water, but I don't know if this is really true. Sometimes I think that what I need to do is train with the kids, draft off them for a few weeks & see if that helps me speed up. It's depressing and demoralizing to be "stuck" at my speed....even if that speed is faster than some others, its not as fast as I want to be going:dunno:.
