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.
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Kristin - I'm so glad you didn't scratch!! You're an animal!! (i.e. dolphin, shark, mermaid, etc.) Aren't you glad you did it?! :applaud::applaud::applaud:
Celeste, now the light bulb goes off! I knew I had seen your name before St. Pat's... and it was here! It was so nice meeting you! And I must say that you look 10 years younger than the heat sheet said you were. :)
I am SO glad that I didn't scratch! It did help a lot that the event was pre-seeded. Next time, though, I won't complain if I'm in a faster heat. I know I can get through it now, so that will get me through.
I thought about you at my practice today! Remember when we were talking about swimming similar paces at practice and at meets? Well... looks like I qualify for that in distance free. :blush: My coach gave me 3x500 pull (granted I was wearing paddles, but still), on 6:15. I came in at 6:00, 6:02, 6:01. I should be going a lot faster in meets than a 6:04 and a 12:35 in the 1000! It's a mental thing at this point, I think -- probably for both of us!
Kristin - I'm so glad you didn't scratch!! You're an animal!! (i.e. dolphin, shark, mermaid, etc.) Aren't you glad you did it?! :applaud::applaud::applaud:
Celeste, now the light bulb goes off! I knew I had seen your name before St. Pat's... and it was here! It was so nice meeting you! And I must say that you look 10 years younger than the heat sheet said you were. :)
I am SO glad that I didn't scratch! It did help a lot that the event was pre-seeded. Next time, though, I won't complain if I'm in a faster heat. I know I can get through it now, so that will get me through.
I thought about you at my practice today! Remember when we were talking about swimming similar paces at practice and at meets? Well... looks like I qualify for that in distance free. :blush: My coach gave me 3x500 pull (granted I was wearing paddles, but still), on 6:15. I came in at 6:00, 6:02, 6:01. I should be going a lot faster in meets than a 6:04 and a 12:35 in the 1000! It's a mental thing at this point, I think -- probably for both of us!
