Hey Ya’ll
This is something I need to post. Last night I was watching the women’s swimming at the Olympics with my parents. After a side comment on how I “could have been there” by my mom I realized that she was right. In high school I was a Varsity swimmer with my 100 Fr at 58.54. This was me, not trying too hard, and focusing on other things. This included skipping practices and only working out once a day on school days. I’m now newly 20, and only 3 years out of practice (only…). I want to get back to where I was, if not better.
So as of now I have decided to set a goal to get to the Olympic time trials for London 2012. It’s a big goal, as I’m also in the band, H2O polo and studying to be a Mechanical Engineer. All I said was time trials, if I make it further I’m going for it, but all I want is to make it to time trials. I have 4 years, 14 days, and about 9 hours until the opening ceremonies of those Olympics.
So what do I ask of ya’ll? SUPPORT! Please help me to keep up with my workouts (I will be joining a local masters program). I’ll also be posting more often in this forum.
Thanks for your support, hopefully you’ll start to hear my name more often.
Madeline
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Madeline:
I think it's a great goal! You gotta spend your days doing something....
After being out of the water for so long, you are sure to improve quickly with hard work. Why not test yourself every couple of weeks? Start with a 50 free all out on the clock. Make a list of the things you could have done better (tighter streamline, not dropping elbows, etc.) and work on those as part of your workouts over the next two weeks. Then set a goal for yourself to go faster than the previous swim and then race! As you get faster, you'll likely keep yourself motivated day after day. After a while, you may hit a plateau, but these little tests (and little celebrations for faster times) should keep you motivated for the first few months. This worked for me after I returned to Masters after several years out of the water.
Good luck!
Madeline:
I think it's a great goal! You gotta spend your days doing something....
After being out of the water for so long, you are sure to improve quickly with hard work. Why not test yourself every couple of weeks? Start with a 50 free all out on the clock. Make a list of the things you could have done better (tighter streamline, not dropping elbows, etc.) and work on those as part of your workouts over the next two weeks. Then set a goal for yourself to go faster than the previous swim and then race! As you get faster, you'll likely keep yourself motivated day after day. After a while, you may hit a plateau, but these little tests (and little celebrations for faster times) should keep you motivated for the first few months. This worked for me after I returned to Masters after several years out of the water.
Good luck!
