I'm happy with the progress I have made after about 5 weeks in the pool. However, as a newbie, I feel terrible for the other swimmer that gets stuck with me in their lane. One program I joined is made up of moderately serious swimmers and the club I joined is a 5:30-6:30 AM group of serious swimmers.
All the swimmers are very pleasant and helpful, but am I'm I viewed as a major distraction and barely tolerated? And if so, am I better off swimming by myself until I can keep up? I'm hesitant to go to the Sat. morning 5:30 club training because there may be more than 2 swimmers per lane. Thanks for your honest answers. Steve
What makes you think you bother people?
If you are lots slower just modify the distances of the intervals so you still feel like part of the group...example: If the fast people are doing 10 X 100 on the 1:20 interval I would do 10 X 75. You would be stopping at the opposite end every other time but you could still experience the workout with the team and on their signals. Gradually you would start building into doing parts of the workout at their pace, then as you tire revert back to distance reduction.
ALSO, if you stick with it you may motivate another NEWBIE to join the team. If that happens a few times you could qualify to have a whole lane. :applaud:
What makes you think you bother people?
If you are lots slower just modify the distances of the intervals so you still feel like part of the group...example: If the fast people are doing 10 X 100 on the 1:20 interval I would do 10 X 75. You would be stopping at the opposite end every other time but you could still experience the workout with the team and on their signals. Gradually you would start building into doing parts of the workout at their pace, then as you tire revert back to distance reduction.
ALSO, if you stick with it you may motivate another NEWBIE to join the team. If that happens a few times you could qualify to have a whole lane. :applaud:
