When I joined masters in 2008, I promised myself that it was for fun, and healthy competition for those who choose to compete. In March I was diagnosed wth 4 severe herniated discs in my neck, and training came to a halt. In April, I got a cortisone shot , and a week later came down with a very bad case of shingles. I had entered Atlanta, and felt I could go and maybe watch. I had not been outof bed for about 5 weeks. The next thing I know, I am swimming at Nationals, and going slower than I thought was physically possible. I felt this strong obligation to my teammates, that If I did not swim, I would let them down , and that I was being a wimp. I was trained in the late 60's and early 70's, that you swam not matter what.Maybe that masochistic mentality set in. OUr team scored in the top ten, and may not have, if I did not swim. BUt I hated every single minute of the pain in my body, Does anyone else stuggle with the guilt of not being the team player, and thinking of what is best for them? And not withstanding my own horrible meet . Was Atlanta the worst meet possible? Too big, Too long. UGH
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Sorry to hear this Mindy. I really do hate it for you.
I had an issue after my 200 Free on Friday. Our kids had some kind of bug and had it coming out both ends earlier in the week. So after my 200 Free I started feeling nauseous and got a bad headache. Still had the 200 Back and a relay to do so I stuck it out.....went 2 sec slower than my seed in the back and slow for me on the free leg of the relay. My wife also passed out at the pool from the same thing and she was just a spectator. We both slept 14 hours Friday night and I missed my 500, which was one of my main events. But I recovered enough to do decent in the 100 Free and put up a good 100 Back on Sunday.
Today I am STILL suffering from it and both my parents (who came to the meet) have it right now. Its some nasty, fast moving stuff.
I was just bummed on the 500 cause I've literally trained for 18 months to get to this point and missed it. Based on what I did in the 200 I would have easily been sub 5:00 in the 500, which was my ultimate goal.
Such is life, and now I have something to shoot for next SCY season.....in a non-tech suit!
Sorry to hear this Mindy. I really do hate it for you.
I had an issue after my 200 Free on Friday. Our kids had some kind of bug and had it coming out both ends earlier in the week. So after my 200 Free I started feeling nauseous and got a bad headache. Still had the 200 Back and a relay to do so I stuck it out.....went 2 sec slower than my seed in the back and slow for me on the free leg of the relay. My wife also passed out at the pool from the same thing and she was just a spectator. We both slept 14 hours Friday night and I missed my 500, which was one of my main events. But I recovered enough to do decent in the 100 Free and put up a good 100 Back on Sunday.
Today I am STILL suffering from it and both my parents (who came to the meet) have it right now. Its some nasty, fast moving stuff.
I was just bummed on the 500 cause I've literally trained for 18 months to get to this point and missed it. Based on what I did in the 200 I would have easily been sub 5:00 in the 500, which was my ultimate goal.
Such is life, and now I have something to shoot for next SCY season.....in a non-tech suit!
