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.
I edited my post--what I meant was "certain other elite swimmers". I swim alongside former all Americans (and one Olympian) who apparently "don't get it" either according to White Buffalo. They take their training seriously, invest in tech suits, worry about their tapers, and find nothing "amusing" about record setting, top ten times, and the level of competition in Masters. Yet they are all great guys, encouraging everyone on the team from slowest to fastest, which is what gets me out of bed every morning.
Same with my team ... same with forumites (e.g., Mike Ross, Chris Stevenson). It's truly astonishing how many former elites don't fall into the get it category. Maybe the club is limited to 2. Clydesdale, what exactly is wrong with a public blog? You keep bringing this up, as if it's a kind of super egoism. As for me, I gets extremely helpful advice and input on my blog. And do you want a merit badge for being anti-LZR, B70, Jaked and wanting the gut to hang out? Purists aren't morally superior. They're just purists.
I edited my post--what I meant was "certain other elite swimmers". I swim alongside former all Americans (and one Olympian) who apparently "don't get it" either according to White Buffalo. They take their training seriously, invest in tech suits, worry about their tapers, and find nothing "amusing" about record setting, top ten times, and the level of competition in Masters. Yet they are all great guys, encouraging everyone on the team from slowest to fastest, which is what gets me out of bed every morning.
Same with my team ... same with forumites (e.g., Mike Ross, Chris Stevenson). It's truly astonishing how many former elites don't fall into the get it category. Maybe the club is limited to 2. Clydesdale, what exactly is wrong with a public blog? You keep bringing this up, as if it's a kind of super egoism. As for me, I gets extremely helpful advice and input on my blog. And do you want a merit badge for being anti-LZR, B70, Jaked and wanting the gut to hang out? Purists aren't morally superior. They're just purists.
