2009 Swimming New Years Resolutions

I've been working on a set of short, medium and long term goals. Still contemplating what the medium and long term goals are, but will post those to my blog around New Year's Day, once I've committed to myself. As for 2009, these are straightforward, but still somewhat ambitious: Training: At the start of each season/month/week, lay out a training plan and then stick with it. Training plan should include a set of "must do" workouts followed by a set of "nice to have" additions. I have done this for the SCY season and, as I posted today in my blog (forums.usms.org/blog.php, I'm on target for the meager two initial weeks. Competition: Swim every event at least once in a meet in the SCY season. Beat target times in at least 2 of my 4 target events: 500 free: go under 4:40 went 4:52 in 2008, but SCM time converts to about 4:46 400 IM: go under 4:05 went 4:17 in 2008, but SCM time converts to about 4:11 200 free: go under 1:44 went 1:48.8 in 2008, but SCM time coverts to about 1:46 200 IM: go under 1:56 didn't swim in 2008, but went 2:02.7 in 2006 and my SCM time converts to 1:58.4 The 200 times might be too ambitious as hitting those would get me back to practically lifetime bests. I laid out in my initial blog (forums.usms.org/blog.php what I think I need to do to achieve this.

I've been working on a set of short, medium and long term goals. Still contemplating what the medium and long term goals are, but will post those to my blog around New Year's Day, once I've committed to myself. As for 2009, these are straightforward, but still somewhat ambitious: Training: At the start of each season/month/week, lay out a training plan and then stick with it. Training plan should include a set of "must do" workouts followed by a set of "nice to have" additions. I have done this for the SCY season and, as I posted today in my blog (forums.usms.org/blog.php, I'm on target for the meager two initial weeks. Competition: Swim every event at least once in a meet in the SCY season. Beat target times in at least 2 of my 4 target events: 500 free: go under 4:40 went 4:52 in 2008, but SCM time converts to about 4:46 400 IM: go under 4:05 went 4:17 in 2008, but SCM time converts to about 4:11 200 free: go under 1:44 went 1:48.8 in 2008, but SCM time coverts to about 1:46 200 IM: go under 1:56 didn't swim in 2008, but went 2:02.7 in 2006 and my SCM time converts to 1:58.4 The 200 times might be too ambitious as hitting those would get me back to practically lifetime bests. I laid out in my initial blog (forums.usms.org/blog.php what I think I need to do to achieve this.