2009 Swimming New Years Resolutions

I don't like to be so specific with New Year's Swimming Resolutions. Here are some thing that I want to do health/swimming wise for 2010: Health Eat better and finally get back to about 200-210 with my weight and lower body fat Swimming Make it back to finals at the Mid Altantic Champs in March, probably B and C finals obviously Get near my lifetime 1650 time of 17:06 and 10:30 something range with my 1000 Get close to break 2:00 in my 200 yard fly Get under 4:30 in my 400 IM Qualify for the USA Swimming Sectionals Champion Series Meets Just make more vast improvements in my Long Course times. Maybe get an AA ranking if super fast swimmers in my age group don't do long course this summer!!! Finally do my first 5K Open Water swim this summer and do some USMS Open water champs this summer.

1. make qualifying times in the 50 and 100 free, 100IM and 50 fly. 2. eat better. 3. loose some weight. 4. try to do some dryland. stopped that four years ago. time to start. 5. do the 400IM at a meet. 6. get under 15:30for the Tobay triathlon 1000m swim. did it this year in 16:30.

Here's a vote to place 2010 resolutions in a new thread, because title of this thread is "2009 Swimming New Year's Resolutions." (And I think it should be Ande's thread, the godfather to Leslie's godmother of all swimmers.) Things I did in 2009 that surprised me: 1. Exotic OW plans out the window with no funds to travel all summer. 2. Lost weight. 3. Started weights. 4. Took seconds off backstroke. (Thanks, Chris Stevenson!) 5. Started working with Illinois' LMSA OW committee. 6. Finally got out West, climbed new hills, swam in glacial lakes. :)

2010 resolutions 1. start swimming again. I'll be graduated from college in May and I should be able to find some time. 2. Go to at least 2 meets 3. get a pr in 1 of my main events and 1 in an off event. 4. get healthy again.

To enjoy life to the fullest, spend at least 5 months of every year in Melaque Mexico.

There are so many things I want to accomplish in 2010, it's downright ridiculous. Reigning it in here a bit to keep myself somewhat focused and sane: Once again be able to swim butterfly for an entire 50 yards/meters and to swim fly at a meet (used to be my fastest, now I die before I finish 25 yards/meters) Work on turns, they are my weakest link and I know I don't spend enough time on them now Swim more consistently. I was better in 2009 than in 2008 and I would like to keep the momentum going. I'd like to add a lose weight goal, but hopefully that'll come with everything else.

I'm resolving to work on a plan and train smarter and with more effort in 2010, the result of which will hopefully be getting into the Top Ten in either lcm or scy. :banana:

To go gently into that good night. No, not die. But just accept that a certain diminished speed and endurance is inevitable, and not to let myself feel too bad about it.

1. Keep it fun. Still be in swimming at the end of 2010. All other goals are subordinate to this one. 2. Participate in at least one meet in each of SCY, LCM, and SCM. LCM will probably be most difficult for me as there are not many accessible meets. 3. Participate in SCY nats. I'm motivated by this because Atlanta is close & I can get there. I've never been to a nats meet. It'll be a hoot! 3B. Hit the qualifying standard in the 6 events I want to swim (100, 200, 500, 1000 free, 100 & 200 back). 3C. Be delighted at the results, whatever they are. Being there and swimming competently (see 3B) is reason enough to celebrate. 4. Participate in my state's Senior Games sequence, regional and states. 2010 is a qualifying year for 2011 nats, so this is necessary to set up for next year. 5. Times. I'd really like to break 2:20 in the 200 SCY back and 2:00 in the 200 SCY free. In my age group, this would be roughly in the neighborhood of top 20 in the backstroke event, and top 40 in the freestyle. I'd be very happy with that!

I thought I posted something for 2009 but I can't find it or i've missed it. I started my 2010 date on 09/01/09 due to the new USA swimsuit rules, so starting then and up thru now I can happily report that I: 1. Have not raced in fast suits USA or masters since 09/01/09; 2. Cook at least 2x per week and only eat out on Fri, Sat, and Sun 3. Use my USMS FLOG religously to track weight, swim, dryland training, etc; 4. Race at least once per month on average; 5. Bought a VASA trainer and of course track it in my FLOG. 6. Built up to a full masters workout again (now averaging just under 2,000 SCM per workout per my FLOG). I must say that out of all the things I am doing differently now, using the FLOG feature has been the most useful. It is amazing that I thought I was somewhat inconsistent in the weight room last year, but when I put it down on paper, I literally only went up to the weight room SEVEN times!!!