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?
I like the racing part the best. A tight race against anyone is a far better memory than a PB. If that person is someone you have to race against over and over the the memories of those races grow and can be replayed with that person over and over, which is a great deal of fun. There is one guy I swim against over and over. I know how he swims and he knows how I swim. I go out fast, die and try to hold on and he starts slower and builds. By the last 75 we tend to be very close to one another. I am just hoping the pool will get shorter and he is swimming like a mad man to catch me. This has happened over and over and only twice out of the 15 or so times we have raced has either of us made PBs.
I like the racing part the best. A tight race against anyone is a far better memory than a PB. If that person is someone you have to race against over and over the the memories of those races grow and can be replayed with that person over and over, which is a great deal of fun. There is one guy I swim against over and over. I know how he swims and he knows how I swim. I go out fast, die and try to hold on and he starts slower and builds. By the last 75 we tend to be very close to one another. I am just hoping the pool will get shorter and he is swimming like a mad man to catch me. This has happened over and over and only twice out of the 15 or so times we have raced has either of us made PBs.
