That's basically what Jazz Hands and Speedo do now -- only race simulation training. I couldn't do that every single day without breaking down. Though I will do back to back AFAP speed workouts very week. It's still hard to simulate the mix of adrenaline and real racing at meets in practice. But, yeah, doh, you should practice racing in practice!
I feel like utter crap after multi-day meets. It's not just racing fatigue and muscle soreness; it's the adrenaline and the lack of good sleep that contribute. But I sometimes still swim well during my first workout.
I rehearse events in practice prior to competitions. For the longest events, rehearsing them on the same day of the week as your race is helpful. Case in point, I've got a 1650 coming up on the 15th, so I'm going to rehearse it on the 8th. I've never rehearsed race-day combinations of events in the same practice but this thread has me considering it.
That's basically what Jazz Hands and Speedo do now -- only race simulation training. I couldn't do that every single day without breaking down. Though I will do back to back AFAP speed workouts very week. It's still hard to simulate the mix of adrenaline and real racing at meets in practice. But, yeah, doh, you should practice racing in practice!
I feel like utter crap after multi-day meets. It's not just racing fatigue and muscle soreness; it's the adrenaline and the lack of good sleep that contribute. But I sometimes still swim well during my first workout.
I rehearse events in practice prior to competitions. For the longest events, rehearsing them on the same day of the week as your race is helpful. Case in point, I've got a 1650 coming up on the 15th, so I'm going to rehearse it on the 8th. I've never rehearsed race-day combinations of events in the same practice but this thread has me considering it.
