Expectations - Steelhead 70.3

By nature, I have a very high competitive drive. The drive to compete was experienced early during my youth and the desire continued to be fed and peaked in my high school swimming days. In my senior year at the Class A State Swim Meet, it was clear that our team had put in a lot of hard work and we were strong within our regional division. But what we found was that at the state level, it was a completely different story! We qualified for many events during my 4 years in high school and each year, on the heels of the State meet, we left with wide eyes and jaws on the floor for what it really meant to be fast. Big Fish - Small Pond is the term that was realized and it left a lasting impression. Over the years I think that feeling of awe and astonishment had been forgotten or at least had faded....until recently.