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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Great swimming this year! There are those above and below your ranking who are keeping tabs on your progress.
Happy Swimming.
Thanks. I appreciate your kind words. You guys in the top ten have been motivating me for a long time.
Wow, two of my heroes in Masters swimming replying on the same thread. I appreciate the advice and encouragement.
Gee, Gull I am flattered that you feel that way about me. But look beyond the seemingly impossible times, crowd adoration and dazzling physique and you will find a regular guy with very ordinary needs.
I'm guessing Geek is the other one, then?
Gee, Gull I am flattered that you feel that way about me. But look beyond the seemingly impossible times, crowd adoration and dazzling physique and you will find a regular guy with very ordinary needs.
I'm guessing Geek is the other one, then?
Yes, Geek is the wind beneath my wings.
Seriously, I was surprised by the number of replies to my original post and appreciate all of them.
