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.
I've done both at many Nationals. I don't do doubles or anything extra to prep for them; however, I don't do much of a taper since between the two races and warming up/cooling down I end up swimming about 5000yds. Most of the time that I've done both events, I've been sore but not unbearably so. I recommend signing up for a massage between and after the races. I always swim the maximum 6 events and have still been able to have good performances in my events the rest of the meet.
I've done both at many Nationals. I don't do doubles or anything extra to prep for them; however, I don't do much of a taper since between the two races and warming up/cooling down I end up swimming about 5000yds. Most of the time that I've done both events, I've been sore but not unbearably so. I recommend signing up for a massage between and after the races. I always swim the maximum 6 events and have still been able to have good performances in my events the rest of the meet.
