"Go The Distance" Fitness Event |
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Description
http://www.usms.org/fitness/content/gothedistance
The USMS fitness event "Go the Distance" (GTD) is
being offered again by the USMS Fitness Committee in
2009!
The objective of this event is for participants to
track the time and distance they swim during the year. When participants achieve the
specific distance milestones of 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 365.25
(average mile a day), 400, 500, 750, 1000, 1250 and 1500 miles -
they will be recognized on the USMS website and awards will be
available for purchase for a minimal fee.
For those who participated in GTD 2007 and GTD 2008
- a cumulative mileage starting from the beginning of GTD will also
be maintained for you.
Just how far can you swim year after year?
There is no cost to enter this event. Participants are requested to
email or use snail mail) to submit their time spent and total
distance they swim each month. A list of miles per month,
cumulative mileage and time will be tabulated for each
swimmer. Once a
distance milestone is achieved awards will be available for
purchase. They will
include swim caps, certificates and patches with the event logo and
the distance of the milestone achieved.
At the end of the year customized awards will be
available. There is
also apparel and goodies with the GTD logo on it available to all
participants from our online store. The awards order form and
information regarding our online store is available on the USMS
website.
A future enhancement includes the tracking of your
time and distance online in the USMS Members only section of the
USMS website. Details will be available soon.
Each month the results will be updated on the USMS
website in the Fitness Section. There will be lists to recognize
all those that have achieved each distance milestone as well as the
current month achievements. Other lists include the mileage
for all participants sorted by gender, age group and USMS club /
lmsc / zone. In
addition there will be graphs illustrating the participation for
each zone, lmsc, workout groups, age groups and
gender.
In addition, participants can be affiliated with a
"GTD workout group" which may offer friendly challenges to other
groups as well as achieving goals as a group. A GTD workout group is simply two
or more swimmers that would like
to chase a goal as a "group". It is an informal group
independent of the participants USMS club affiliations. Coaches and
groups are encouraged to enter as a group if this would make
entries easier and more manageable.
This event was designed to encourage folks to track
the time and distance they swim in order to review their progress
and to be recognized for their achievements. There is no time limit for the
distance milestones (except that it must be in 2009) so speed does
not count - just the effort to attain the next goal. We wish to recognize
participation and achievement of goals with this
event.
In GTD 2009 we are introducing two new parameters
that we will be tracking.
The time spent per month (hours) will be tracked as
well as their progress
towards their 2009 Goal which will be supplied by the
participants.
The entry form, monthly results, awards order form
and a "distance tracking log" will soon be available on
the USMS website (fitness section) at http://www.usms.org/fitness/content/gothedistance. The
log can be used to track one’s daily distance swum but is not
required.
If you need any more information or would like to
comment and make suggestions please contact Mary Sweat at usmsgtd@yahoo.com.
