I would like some input from people who have actually swum the 1000 & 1650 on the same day in a meet. It looks like there are people out there who do it seemingly successfully (by looking at their times) but I wonder if they regretted this decision a bit. Or trained specifically with that intent. The only thing I could think of to prep for this might be doubles in the pool once or twice a week. Or were they able to successfully nap between the events. See, I'd like to swim the 1000 at Nats but I'm basically shot to high heaven after that event anyways. I just barely meet the Qualifying time in both for my age group, so that's not a deterrent. So, I'm considering potentially "stupid" things. And I can't decide whether I should be talked into or out of doing both. What do you have for me? Advice? Warnings to heed? Help me fully inform my decision.
If your best events are distance, go ahead and do it. I don't believe you can do both in the same day with any quality. Both have a sort of emotional trauma so combining them in one day adds to the pain. I know when I have a person next to me for instance in the 1650 that has already done the 1000, I know (and he knows) when it comes down to the wire who is going to be sent home crying like a baby.:) Good luck.
If your best events are distance, go ahead and do it. I don't believe you can do both in the same day with any quality. Both have a sort of emotional trauma so combining them in one day adds to the pain. I know when I have a person next to me for instance in the 1650 that has already done the 1000, I know (and he knows) when it comes down to the wire who is going to be sent home crying like a baby.:) Good luck.
