On the recent broadcast of www.deckpass.com there was some interesting dialogue on age group swimming, Gary Hall Jr, and yes my hero, Jack LaLanne...
Okay... not to digress, but... Sullivan's breakthrough was from technical improvement, not an increase in power output... just an observation.
Jack LaLanne is my hero...
If you swim for fun, you'll always be a winner! Keeping the focus on personal improvement is a great way to hold the "passion" without making comparisons to others. That concept of winning, only being the absolute freaky best, that concept is dysfunctional. If you are in the water regularly, you'll always be a winner; you can feel great about what you are doing.
Swimming is a unique experience, and mastering the water is a joy.
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To be .61 away from the national cut with only 2 years experience, that's impressive. Getting close to a standard or goal is sometimes better in the long run, if you persevere. It adds determination to the next training cycle, and is that much more rewarding when you achieve the goal. Work on some aspects of the race that you've been neglecting, and it should be there for you.
Also, set more than one goal, that helps as well. Often at a meet I might reach one or two goals, but miss a few others... That way I can have the best of both, the reward and the determination for next time.
I started swimming 2 years ago - with NO previous competitive training or experience at the ripe age of 41. It may have been an early midlife crisis but I felt in some way I had to put myself on the line and take something on that I might fail at.
I have loved winning a few heats, but also I have loved setting goals and making some, and falling short of some ( 0.61 seconds short of the national qualifying time in the 50 BR that I devoted many months toward making - grrr...). I'm still swimming the 50 BR at Nationals and plan to shave off even more than 0.61 seconds because I love doing this.
To be .61 away from the national cut with only 2 years experience, that's impressive. Getting close to a standard or goal is sometimes better in the long run, if you persevere. It adds determination to the next training cycle, and is that much more rewarding when you achieve the goal. Work on some aspects of the race that you've been neglecting, and it should be there for you.
Also, set more than one goal, that helps as well. Often at a meet I might reach one or two goals, but miss a few others... That way I can have the best of both, the reward and the determination for next time.
I started swimming 2 years ago - with NO previous competitive training or experience at the ripe age of 41. It may have been an early midlife crisis but I felt in some way I had to put myself on the line and take something on that I might fail at.
I have loved winning a few heats, but also I have loved setting goals and making some, and falling short of some ( 0.61 seconds short of the national qualifying time in the 50 BR that I devoted many months toward making - grrr...). I'm still swimming the 50 BR at Nationals and plan to shave off even more than 0.61 seconds because I love doing this.
