Just wondering how many swimmers most of you share a lane with during masters workouts. People around here are starting to get indignant when they have to share a lane with someone else during a masters workout. I don't understand it. I was wondering if this is a national phenomenon.
Every group I've swam with has this issue. While visiting Tucson last week, I swam with the team there, and was elected to lead the lane, even though I didn't know or understand their system for intervals. I just went with the next lane, figuring if they didn't like it someone else could lead.
I don't mind leading, but what I do mind is when someone doesn't want to lead, yet catches me fairly quickly. It screws up my set to have to stop to let them pass.
I hear that. I really hate it when somebody refuses to lead but then gets right up my tailpipe and coasts. I presume it can't actually be slowing me down, but in my mind it feels like I'm literally dragging the person along. I try to maintain that 5 second distance when going second (or later) in my lane. That's usually not too hard. I swim with some very fast people!
Every group I've swam with has this issue. While visiting Tucson last week, I swam with the team there, and was elected to lead the lane, even though I didn't know or understand their system for intervals. I just went with the next lane, figuring if they didn't like it someone else could lead.
I don't mind leading, but what I do mind is when someone doesn't want to lead, yet catches me fairly quickly. It screws up my set to have to stop to let them pass.
I hear that. I really hate it when somebody refuses to lead but then gets right up my tailpipe and coasts. I presume it can't actually be slowing me down, but in my mind it feels like I'm literally dragging the person along. I try to maintain that 5 second distance when going second (or later) in my lane. That's usually not too hard. I swim with some very fast people!
