Nationals Because I Can; Question

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orca1946 — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 02:58:12 GMT

Good for you! I would not focus on speed but, to enjoy being back with us in the pool.

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Celestial — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 07:16:43 GMT

Seems to me that this is about perfect timing for HIIT swimming.

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Former Member — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:04:23 GMT

Yep, see you there!

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Jeff Enge — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 08:12:35 GMT

Very sensible advice! I work on going hard into turns, but not starts. That's so obvious, but hasn't been on my mind. Will incorporate, for sure. Thank you, neighbor. (I see we are both in STL) Are you swimming for SLAM at Nationals? If so, I'm sure we'll run into each other Sunday.

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Sojerz — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 02:10:14 GMT

You might want to adjust 50s stroke count and body position (head) a bit to see what is working best for you at this point, and then lock that in for the rest of your practice time. Practice how you want to race. Good luck - should be fun.

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Former Member — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:15:53 GMT

Very sensible advice! I work on going hard into turns, but not starts. That's so obvious, but hasn't been on my mind. Will incorporate, for sure. Thank you, neighbor. (I see we are both in STL)

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BettyL — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 09:16:34 GMT

What would you do to get ready for 200s and 4IM?

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Gary P — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 09:01:26 GMT

What JPenge said about starts, breakouts, and turns. On top of that. I'd do lots of max effort 25's on a long interval, something like 1:45 or 2:00. I use one of these to time every rep, looking for consistency: www.amazon.com/.../ref=sr_1_2 When the times start to climb, I move onto an easy recovery set.

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Jeff Enge — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 03:54:26 GMT

I would just make sure you get some time off the blocks at least once a week, working on the start, the underwaters, the breakout and getting into and out of the turn as efficiently as possible at full speed. It's the timing stuff that seems like little things that's taken me the most effort to figure out again since coming back to swimming. I'd also do some breath control work, since you're obviously going to want to breathe as little as possible for those 50s.