I am now swimming with a new team. I think everyone of them is insanely fast. By insanely fast I mean they are either Olympians (true story), former DI NCAA finalist, World Record holders, etc. Not sure how or why they let me in ... perhaps as their entertainment. This was the main set this morning, it is SCY but still ...
4 X (3 x 100 1 @ 1:30, 1 @ 1:10, 1 @ 1:30, 200 free)
Round 1 200 Fr @ 2:30
Round 2 200 Fr @ 2:20
Round 3 200 Fr @ 2:10
Round 4 200 Fr @ 2:00
Being nowhere near fast enough to do almost any part of this set AND being a "drop dead" sprinter AND having to get out to get to work on time I missed all of it sans the first 3 100s which were more than enough.
I believe at least a couple made the entire set ... I told a teammate I would have needed fins, paddles and prayer to come close ...
Yup they are my long term plan. Great group of guys, very nice and supportive. The pool is less than a mile from home, too. It's also cheap. Bottom line: they are great.
IF I had been able to stay in the pool I would have made the 200s 150s or moved to an empty lane. I'm a total sprinter so my other thought would have been to do the first (or middle) 100 of the 200 and race it all out then recover.
Most masters groups are very understanding. I joked with one teammate that I would have needed fins, paddles and prayer to make that set. They said bring 'em and your rosary. Hilarious!
Keep going back. You'll get faster. Do what you can do and don't worry about the rest.
Thanks for the encouragement. I really like your attitude about the whole thing. But, I am totally jealous of your situation. My problem is that the closest Masters club is 15 miles from me, which makes it tough to get there during the week. That pesky thing called "work" gets in the way.
So, I'm thinking I should just go to the Saturday or Sunday workout. Things might be a bit more mellow on the weekend (one can only hope). :)
Yup they are my long term plan. Great group of guys, very nice and supportive. The pool is less than a mile from home, too. It's also cheap. Bottom line: they are great.
IF I had been able to stay in the pool I would have made the 200s 150s or moved to an empty lane. I'm a total sprinter so my other thought would have been to do the first (or middle) 100 of the 200 and race it all out then recover.
Most masters groups are very understanding. I joked with one teammate that I would have needed fins, paddles and prayer to make that set. They said bring 'em and your rosary. Hilarious!
Keep going back. You'll get faster. Do what you can do and don't worry about the rest.
Thanks for the encouragement. I really like your attitude about the whole thing. But, I am totally jealous of your situation. My problem is that the closest Masters club is 15 miles from me, which makes it tough to get there during the week. That pesky thing called "work" gets in the way.
So, I'm thinking I should just go to the Saturday or Sunday workout. Things might be a bit more mellow on the weekend (one can only hope). :)
