Hello again. It appears that I have almost forgot about blogging ever since I got my Facebook account. I'll just reflect about my performance during the SNAG 2011, just to pass the time.
My progress in swimming before the SNAG 2011 has inspired me a lot to achieve fantastic results for my 1500m FR event, unfortunately I could've done a lot better with my 400m FR but I was to excited and impatient, hence missing out on my PB by 1.51 seconds. I still can't believe I shaved off 19.51 secs from my 1500m FR PB in just around four and a half months.
Ever since the IVP last year, I haven't been training at my hardest because of the disruptive weather and I had to deal with my exams in the February-March period. What's more, I didn't get a chance to go to Kunming like a few of the guys in my club, to train and speed up my swimming progress. But then again, I have observed that training after Kunming still requires consistent attendance back home in order to keep the fast motor running.
I never expected to shave off that much for my 1500m FR, I thought shaving off 2-4 seconds would be enough. In the end I did a 17:16.60, and came in first in my heat and age group. Many thought this was a massive achievement, even the experts said the same thing.
Before the IVP, it took me more than one year to shave off 19.37 seconds from my previous PB set during the SNAG 2009. And after the IVP in 2010, it took me just around four and a half months to shave off that much (19.51 seconds).
It is understood that it takes 12 months to produce the result I have just achieved in this competition. Oh well, I actually didn't think I would actually this sort of timing. I just kept my cool before diving into the freezing water for the race, and just plotted how I was going to survive throughout the 30 laps.
So there you go, that's the wrap of my reflection for the SNAG 2011. If I ever have something I want to spill out, I might come back. Cheers.
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