We talk a lot about how the person you are racing is yourself and that is the most important measure and that you can only control what you do,not what the competition does.At the same time we have medals and AAs and records and TT etc.So which is more important to you? I was musing on this for myself after the SPMA meet.I went my best time in the 100M BR in 5 yr,but was beaten by Jim Clemmons.In the 50 BR I won,but was .3 sec slower than last yr.That got me wondering about goals.So,where do you stand?
Right now I'm under the naive assumption that I can still improve upon my personal best times, so I view the aspect of having faster competition as a good thing. It keeps me honest and makes sure I get to the pool and apply the best effort possible. If I swim my best and get beat, so be it. But if I get beat because I backed off or had some technical difficulty then that bugs me considerably.
:bliss:
Right now I'm under the naive assumption that I can still improve upon my personal best times, so I view the aspect of having faster competition as a good thing. It keeps me honest and makes sure I get to the pool and apply the best effort possible. If I swim my best and get beat, so be it. But if I get beat because I backed off or had some technical difficulty then that bugs me considerably.
:bliss:
