I was just wondering, how many of you typically enter the maximum number of events that you can? I always do. One of our new coaches wants us to try and focus more on our "stronger events" and skip the other events. I usually like to see how well I might do in a event I haven't done in awhile.
Bah! I think you pain junkies have an odd view of "fun."
Yes, but, again trying to be completely serious, one of the things I've re-found in Masters' swimming is the sheer fun of racing. That's a major motivator for me to enter a lot of events. Yeah, I like to win and I like to do PBs, but I really, really have reacquainted myself with the love of racing. I know I had that as a youth when swimming, but swimming became much 'heavier' for me in my late teens and in college -- so much more pressure (whether internally or externally motivated) around achieving certain times, cuts, etc. With Masters and with open water even moreso, I have rediscovered how much I love just racing the guy (or gal) next to me ... no matter what shape I'm in or what time I'm going to go, there's almost always someone to race. That's fun for me.
Bah! I think you pain junkies have an odd view of "fun."
Yes, but, again trying to be completely serious, one of the things I've re-found in Masters' swimming is the sheer fun of racing. That's a major motivator for me to enter a lot of events. Yeah, I like to win and I like to do PBs, but I really, really have reacquainted myself with the love of racing. I know I had that as a youth when swimming, but swimming became much 'heavier' for me in my late teens and in college -- so much more pressure (whether internally or externally motivated) around achieving certain times, cuts, etc. With Masters and with open water even moreso, I have rediscovered how much I love just racing the guy (or gal) next to me ... no matter what shape I'm in or what time I'm going to go, there's almost always someone to race. That's fun for me.
