Can someone please point me to a link or article where a team had done the entire list of events in one workout, effectively doing the entire check-off challenge in one practice - I recall there was great strategy in where to place each event.
I would also love to see comments on what order you would do the events. I'd like people's advice on splitting it into two workouts.
I'm actually doing our annual Dallas Aquatic Masters Swim for Distance. My goal is 50,000 meters total, which is quite modest, but the self-imposed added degree of difficulty is 1/3 free, 1/3 stroke, and 1/3 kick. Not so easy at all! If i'm going to get in this good conditioning, then I might as well consider doing the check off challenge somewhere in there! The great thing so far is the coaches still inject some good sprinting within the workouts!
I do not know of any team that has completed the check off challenge in a single workout. I do know teams that have motivational programs in place to complete it over the course of one calendar year. You may want to look at teams that are completing a Brute Challenge in one workout, like Davis Aquatics Maters (DamFast.org).
I have personally completed the checkoff challenge, with planning, three times in a single calendar year.
I would also love to see comments on what order you would do the events. I'd like people's advice on splitting it into two workouts.
This was on the internet a few years ago as the order in an all-event workout, but I don't remember where it came from. It didn't include a warmup, but personally I wouldn't want to start a workout with a 200 fly.
200 fly
50 free
200 free
400 IM
100 back
100 ***
100 free
100 fly
500 free
200 IM
50 back
50 ***
200 back
50 fly
200 ***
100 IM
1650 free
We've done this a couple times in practice. Order is your choice.
Works well if you warm up with 1650 (or 1000).
Then get the 400 IM and 200 of your worst stroke out of the way. Use 50/100 free as recovery in between.
This is a good idea. Getting 3 of these big swims done will make the rest of workout easier. I agree the 400 IM and 200 fly are pretty tough, so I don't want to have those two hanging over me....I also think I'd have to pick the entire order beforehand, and also assign "quality", "recovery", and "smooth technique" designations to make it less boring.
Be sure you purchase your cap/tee from the Tennessee Aquatic Masters to commemorate your accomplishment Michelle! They have produced a colorful and fun tee + a great cap!
Be sure you purchase your cap/tee from the Tennessee Aquatic Masters to commemorate your accomplishment Michelle! They have produced a colorful and fun tee + a great cap!
Yeah!!!! You bet! I'm not sure if I am allowed to use equipment, so I may still have to do a few events over again -
Since I swam SCM, I did the 400/800/1500 combo:
400 free
400 IM
200 IM
100 IM
800 free
200 fly
200 back
200 ***
200 free
100 fly
100 back
100 ***
100 free
50 fly
50 back
50 ***
50 free
1500 free
I recommend this order of events! Once you got to the 800, you feel like you got two of the bigger elephants out of the way (400 free/400 IM) Then you are focusing on one more major push through the 200's. I put the 1500 at the very end because if I had an epic fail, then i'd have still done 3300 SCM, and could say I did 17/18 of the events. I was quite out of gas by the 1500, but still went on, determined not to fail at this point! I went very slow, but worked every turn. Did it as 100 free/100 back/100 kick x 5 and just made it!
I wouldn't say it was that much fun, but I enjoyed the challenge. I kicked the 800, so I may have to re-do that one for my check off challenge t-shirt!
Somehow I never thought to do this before. It's certainly doable in a single practice. Cool idea!
New event: total time required to swim all 18 events :bolt:
