I had my first swim meet this past Saturday since I started to get back into swimming this year. It was chilly, but a lot of fun! I swam 7 events: 50 free, 50 fly, 50 back, 100 I.M., 200 free, 400 free relay, and 200 T-shirt relay (just for fun). I am of course, NO WHERE near the shape I was in during my college years, and still far from where I would like to be... but you've gotta start somewhere right? I feel like that swim meet was just what I needed to push myself back into training mode. I have been practicing at least 3 times a week for 2 weeks, but now that I have a baseline to compare myself too I am excited to get in the water more often!
My goal is to get back into swimming to the point that it becomes apart of my life again. I miss the camaraderie of being on a team, I miss setting goals for myself and being able to attain them, I miss the challenge! I know I will probably never be in as good of shape as I once was, but I do hope that I can start over, and not compare myself to where I once was, but instead set new goals, and be just as excited when I reach them! However, I don't think I will ever get used to seeing people swim past me when I look into the lanes next to me. That needs to change ASAP! My mind is ready for it, but my body isn't.
Results:
50 free- 26.95
50 fly- 29.38
100 I.M.- 1:10.99
50 Back- 33.59
200 free- 2:16.46 (split- 1:04, 1:11)
