Can people help me with birthday set suggestions?
I'm turning 45, focus events 100/200 backstroke, will probably be swimming in a LCM pool, will NOT have time or energy to swim 45x100m (my birthday is on day 3 of a 5 day National championship event I'm officiating), 1:45 or 3:45 would work as 100/200 target times, but are close to race pace.
What do you want to get out of the set?
As an aerobic set, you could do 45 x 50 off a shortish rest.
For more intensity you could do 45 x 50 as 25 fast, 25 easy...
Or a set of 45m where you swim around 200 race pace for the 45m, then cruise the rest of a 100m...
Or you could just swim continuously, singing Happy Birthday to yourself, until you can't take it anymore...
Happy Birthday when it happens!
Did you think of something real easy, like practicing your events at 45% RP, or 0:45 rest so you will be 110% on race days:)?
I will also have a birthday in a few weeks, turning 50. Haven't thought about a birthday swim until now. but thanks for the idea;): 50 x , as 50' UW dolphin kicks / 50' easy br on 0:50
