Why does it appear many masters swimmers are taking USMS so seriously?
What's the difference between the typical "selfish train all day", "it's all about me" triathlete and a masters swimmer who seriously trains as hard as they can.... particularly to focus on setting masters records?
Seems like there is a growing parallel between triathletes and many masters swimmers these days.
Isn't it just "masters swimming" for health and fun in the end?
Does a masters record really mean that much?
Is this a good thing? ..... or a turn off for those who look on with amusement.
Ah...its "MASTERS"...everyone is (technically) a weekend warrior....thats the whole point!
Not really, nice as it sounds in theory. I don't see anyone going super fast (or even reasonably fast) who is a true "weekend warrior." What I see is everyone getting up in the wee hours in the middle of the night to train, squeezing in workouts whenever they can, lifting, doing yoga. (Even people who don't compete!) You seem to be perpetuating some some urban myth. Or are people just lazy out west? Same with Mr. Ego, who never made the caveat that his nastiness was limited to weekend warriors overdoing it, as you assert. And I'm still quite sure he had the only wetsuit in Austin last year. That was really over the top ...
some girl, thanks for the laugh!
Ah...its "MASTERS"...everyone is (technically) a weekend warrior....thats the whole point!
Not really, nice as it sounds in theory. I don't see anyone going super fast (or even reasonably fast) who is a true "weekend warrior." What I see is everyone getting up in the wee hours in the middle of the night to train, squeezing in workouts whenever they can, lifting, doing yoga. (Even people who don't compete!) You seem to be perpetuating some some urban myth. Or are people just lazy out west? Same with Mr. Ego, who never made the caveat that his nastiness was limited to weekend warriors overdoing it, as you assert. And I'm still quite sure he had the only wetsuit in Austin last year. That was really over the top ...
some girl, thanks for the laugh!
