I'm not a new masters swimmer nor am I new to meets, but am new to the 400 IM. Truthfully, I'm a little concerned about my ability to make it through the event legally (well, I'm really mainly afraid of the 4th 25). I'm scheduled to swim the 400 IM at a meet this weekend (Saturday). There are twenty people entered, it's a 10 lane pool, and as luck would have it I'm seeded 11th. If only one person above me scratches, I'll be in a heat where the fastest person is seeded 1:40 faster than I am, and the slowest person (besides me) is still seeded 40 seconds faster than I am. My seed time is MUCH closer to the people seeded right behind me, and I think I seeded myself as accurately as I could.
So... I am extremely anxious about swimming in this heat, as I was already anxious about swimming the 400 IM. Do I scratch to save myself the humiliation and to save some energy for Sunday's events? Or do I get lapped at least twice by the leaders, once by the next slowest person, and tick everyone off for holding up the meet? I'm already swimming the 1000 earlier in the session, and the 400 IM will be my 4th event of the day. I really have mixed feelings about this.
I'm glad this thread was started. I am in the same situation...signed up to do my first-ever 400 IM in a few weeks and ever since have been wondering just how ugly it's going to turn out.
Good thing for me is I set expectations for a new event low and I have always exceeded them, so I think this will turn out well. The comments on this thread only help my motivation too.
I'm glad this thread was started. I am in the same situation...signed up to do my first-ever 400 IM in a few weeks and ever since have been wondering just how ugly it's going to turn out.
Good thing for me is I set expectations for a new event low and I have always exceeded them, so I think this will turn out well. The comments on this thread only help my motivation too.
