I am doing the 200 fly for the first time. RUH OH!!!
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It's gonna be next weekend on April 1 at the 2012 Pacific Masters SCY Champs in Moraga, CA.
Please help me out! What do I do? What's the best strategy? My 100 fly PB is 1:04.2, but my in-season time is currently at 1:08.86.
I will also be doing the 200 back and ***. I haven't done the 200 *** in ages. The last time I did it (Jan '11) was absolutely horrible- I got a 3:17 when my 100 time at the same meet was 1:29. My 100 time has since gone down to 1:17. I just really, really want to go under 3 minutes in the event. What do you guys think will help?
As for the 200 back, my PB in that event is a 2:31.72 from a taper meet last July. My converted scy time from a meet close to that one is about a 2:47, but I'm getting down pretty close, in the 100 at least, to my taper time at this stroke. Last month, I went 1:09.6, which was just a second off my taper time of 1:08.6.
All suggestions, strategies, condolences... are welcome! If I don't survive, James Thornton gets to have all my posts.
Totally agree with this advice. I also use a 2 up, 1 down pattern. You will want to start breathing every stroke, but if you're like most people breathing every stroke will just drop your hips and slow you down more. Also avoid breathing off the walls. This is another mental thing. You will want to, but that really kills your momentum.
I do switch to breathing every stroke at some point in the race, but when I do that I also force myself to kick harder so that I don't go vertical. Totally agree about breathing off walls. Just don't.
Totally agree with this advice. I also use a 2 up, 1 down pattern. You will want to start breathing every stroke, but if you're like most people breathing every stroke will just drop your hips and slow you down more. Also avoid breathing off the walls. This is another mental thing. You will want to, but that really kills your momentum.
I do switch to breathing every stroke at some point in the race, but when I do that I also force myself to kick harder so that I don't go vertical. Totally agree about breathing off walls. Just don't.
