... if you are not going to beat anybody?
I pretty much want to go. I am close to NQTs in a few events (I know I can swim some events even if I don't make time). But looking at past results, swimming the QT typically puts you in the lower 1/4. Looking at the schedule, I'd end up swimming the slow heats of one event, 2 if I make time, a day.
Is the overall experience worth the cost of the trip?
(I did lurk in all last year's Nationals threads, but I'd like to hear it all again. :) )
Just wanted to update. I still really want to go, but I am waffling.
So, I have decided to put my fate in my performance in the Valentine's Meet I'm swimming.
If I feel good in my 4 events (50 Fly, 100 IM, 50 BR, 100 BR) and my times have not gotten worse, I am going to go to nationals.
Well, I had a pretty good meet. Day 1 was great. I dropped my 100 IM by 1.58 (didn't quite break 1:10) and dropped my 50 Br (LCM conversion) by over 2 seconds.
Day 2, I warmed up too early, and there was a delay, and I felt myself tightening up, swam a little until I felt good, but had a tight 50 fly. Cruised it, only breathed twice, was hardly out of breath at the end, but could not turn on the jets and went .5 off my best. 100 Br, I also felt a little tight at the beginning and went out too slow but still beat my best by 1.6.
I just have to make the flights work, and I'll be there in the slow heats at nationals. Now to map out a training plan (and figure out how to properly warm up at a long meet). :applaud:
Just wanted to update. I still really want to go, but I am waffling.
So, I have decided to put my fate in my performance in the Valentine's Meet I'm swimming.
If I feel good in my 4 events (50 Fly, 100 IM, 50 BR, 100 BR) and my times have not gotten worse, I am going to go to nationals.
Well, I had a pretty good meet. Day 1 was great. I dropped my 100 IM by 1.58 (didn't quite break 1:10) and dropped my 50 Br (LCM conversion) by over 2 seconds.
Day 2, I warmed up too early, and there was a delay, and I felt myself tightening up, swam a little until I felt good, but had a tight 50 fly. Cruised it, only breathed twice, was hardly out of breath at the end, but could not turn on the jets and went .5 off my best. 100 Br, I also felt a little tight at the beginning and went out too slow but still beat my best by 1.6.
I just have to make the flights work, and I'll be there in the slow heats at nationals. Now to map out a training plan (and figure out how to properly warm up at a long meet). :applaud:
