How many of you have gone to a meet, without a lot of proper prep for the meet? Maybe it was a lack of training time, less than focused training for any meet, maybe you have been swimming a lot but no real speed or race specific training during your practice?
What were your expectations going in? Did you worry too much about times or just go to do some racing and swim the best that you can?
I am thinking of FINALLY doing some meets. Found a low key one in a few weeks. I swim 4500-5000 about 5-6x a week. The practices are mix of aerobic swims, a lot of drill work to fix some flaws on my free/back and high intensity kick sets. Not done a lot/any speed work in months but I figure if I don't suck it up soon and just start racing, it may not happen for a long time to come.
Any feedback would be great.
My first meet was after 4 weeks of training after a layoff of 20 years, bad back, could barely bend over for the start. Just wanted to see where I was. I had a lot of fun, met a lot of great people and just didn't worry about the times.
It is great to look back on and see how far I have come after 5 years.
The best part of competition is sharing a sport you love with people who have the same interest and are supportive of your efforts. Not every meet will be PB's but when you get them you appreciate them more.
Good luck.
My first meet was after 4 weeks of training after a layoff of 20 years, bad back, could barely bend over for the start. Just wanted to see where I was. I had a lot of fun, met a lot of great people and just didn't worry about the times.
It is great to look back on and see how far I have come after 5 years.
The best part of competition is sharing a sport you love with people who have the same interest and are supportive of your efforts. Not every meet will be PB's but when you get them you appreciate them more.
Good luck.
