Vaccines are coming. Next Fall/Winter (2021/2022) might be normal. There is a light at the end of this tunnel.
So let's look forward, shall we?
I once thought that I'd do sub 6min 400m by the end of 2019. **** happened.
Then I thought I'd do sub 6min 400m by the end of 2020. Other **** happened.
Now I think.....well.....see my sig.
How about you?
(Edit: Wow! Auto-correct of a naughty word for excrement!)
I realize as I read all of these replies that I am very lucky that I have been swimming regularly since late June in a military pool.
My signature lists 7 distances/PRs. I love this septet concept. For me, trying to swim certain times for this entire spectrum is precisely the point. I think I would be bored as “a sprinter” or “a long distance swimmer”.
I have a crazy schedule that I know that no swimmer/coach in the world will agree is intelligent!! I try to swim a minimum of 4x a week:
M-WU+50m+CD.
T-WU+200m+CD.
W-WU+800m+CD.
T-WU+25m+CD.
F-WU+100m+CD.
S-WU+400m+CD.
S-WU+1600m+CD.
The WUs and CDs can contain any number of drills and things, of course.
In 2021, I hope to be able to up my game and swim 5-6x most weeks.
And, if I do that, I hope that by the end of the year I can swim “the 59% level” for as much of the septet as possible. (ie Each WR x 0.59). That yields:
25m-16.1
50m-34.2
100m-1:16.2
200m-2:48.4
400m-5:59
800m-12:31
1600m-25:33
We’ll see what happens. 59% at age 59? 60% at age 60???
I realize as I read all of these replies that I am very lucky that I have been swimming regularly since late June in a military pool.
My signature lists 7 distances/PRs. I love this septet concept. For me, trying to swim certain times for this entire spectrum is precisely the point. I think I would be bored as “a sprinter” or “a long distance swimmer”.
I have a crazy schedule that I know that no swimmer/coach in the world will agree is intelligent!! I try to swim a minimum of 4x a week:
M-WU+50m+CD.
T-WU+200m+CD.
W-WU+800m+CD.
T-WU+25m+CD.
F-WU+100m+CD.
S-WU+400m+CD.
S-WU+1600m+CD.
The WUs and CDs can contain any number of drills and things, of course.
In 2021, I hope to be able to up my game and swim 5-6x most weeks.
And, if I do that, I hope that by the end of the year I can swim “the 59% level” for as much of the septet as possible. (ie Each WR x 0.59). That yields:
25m-16.1
50m-34.2
100m-1:16.2
200m-2:48.4
400m-5:59
800m-12:31
1600m-25:33
We’ll see what happens. 59% at age 59? 60% at age 60???
