Six months ago I decided to take a shot at a top ten time (my first) for the 400 free. Historically, a 4:48 has always been fast enough in my new age group (50-54), but my best time in Masters was a 4:59 from three years ago. So I decided to focus on that one event. I trained hard, bought a Blue 70, and hit my taper just right. In the end I swam what I thought was a perfect race and finished in 4:47.73, beating one of my training partners by seven seconds. And then I waited to see if the time would hold up.
As it turns out, it didn't. With the results from Long Beach, I will end the season ranked no higher than 11th. As the saying goes, the journey is the destination. But I really wanted one of those patches.
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.--Theodore Roosevelt
Good advice given above--if you are desperate, 1500 and 200 Fly are always calling.
Great quote.
No, I'm going to stay with my best events--middle distance freestyle. If you decide to climb K2, another peak just isn't as satisfying.
But who's to say you're done improving? I think sometimes it takes awhile, longer than 6 months, to realize the fruits of your training ... Keep at it. What pool did this swim take place in BTW? Was it a fast one?
Thanks.
The pool--Baylor Tom Landry Fitness Center in Dallas--was fast enough.
I believe that I can keep improving. I am swimming faster than I was in my 40s, chasing the same guys but closing the gap. I need to find another 5-10 seconds.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.--Theodore Roosevelt
Good advice given above--if you are desperate, 1500 and 200 Fly are always calling.
Great quote.
No, I'm going to stay with my best events--middle distance freestyle. If you decide to climb K2, another peak just isn't as satisfying.
But who's to say you're done improving? I think sometimes it takes awhile, longer than 6 months, to realize the fruits of your training ... Keep at it. What pool did this swim take place in BTW? Was it a fast one?
Thanks.
The pool--Baylor Tom Landry Fitness Center in Dallas--was fast enough.
I believe that I can keep improving. I am swimming faster than I was in my 40s, chasing the same guys but closing the gap. I need to find another 5-10 seconds.
