Hey everybody here on Deeperblue, I am soooo excited i just had to share. I have been freediving now for quite a while and somehow got myself in a rut of only ever getting to 71 metres dynamic with bifins and lately it's even been a struggle getting to beyond 60 odd but today ...... i managed a good 75 metres with a monofin which i have only just started using. I love it and it feels so much better than my bifins. Because of my lack of experience with a monofin my technique was no so flash and my turns were even worse but hey i did it, i conquered my little hurdle of 'going beyond' and managed a good 75. I was going quite fast the last 1/2 length but i have to say if i wasn't going so fast and if i wasn't so close to the left side of the end of the pool then i reckon i could of turned and at least glided a little bit more. I came up absolutely fine so i know there is more in the tank yet and am looking so forward to progressing from here. It's funny cause i was told today " you can do this" and "you have been able to do this for about a year now" that i actually can believe it. It's that 'head' thing - mind over matter and all that. The 1st two attempts were quite sad but i stopped after that and just relaxed at the end of the pool for about 5 minutes with my eyes closed and gave myself a little pep talk and just knew that it was time - time for me to overcome anything so i went for it and i got what i wanted and am so glad i did because now i know that i can even go further and if you knew me you would know that this is a huge achievement for me. Thankyou to the people (you know who you are) that have helped me get there.
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congrats!!!! not that im one of those "know who they are" peeps, but its always good to hear when people are excited about pb's!!!!:friday
good luck on goin for 80m!
good luck on goin for 80m!
I remember when I first hit my personal best static of 3:01, after a previous 2:22. It's a great feeling, and I sure did have to push myself. Congrats on your new best, and good luck heading up to 80m!
I like your signature quote by the way
-John
I like your signature quote by the way
-John
Thanks guys...it's always so nice to get positive feedback in any form. Today i outdid myself again and managed to pull off a 3.30 static which i am also proud of as that is something else i have been struggling with to get past 3ish so all in all it has been an awesome week. I do believe there is more in me yet.