Has anyone completed the 1 hour postal swim yet? If so, how did you do?
I missed 5,000 yards by 4 yards! So officially, since we have to "round down" I got 4995 yards.
BTW I am a 51 year old guy. What's weird to me is that I swam much better (well, 60 yards better) than last year, when I felt I was in significantly better shape. I also didn't get nearly as tired this year as last year.
Originally posted by jim thornton
I had an interesting eye-opener yesterday. Two weeks ago, I did the hour swim, and exceeded 3 x 1650s by about 45 yards.
My 1650 splits were: 20:02; 19:51; and 19:35.
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I know everyone is different, and that some like to positive split a distance race, some like to hold an even pace, and some like to negative split it. What do you experienced distance swimmers find works best for you? Do you think I would have had a better overall time if I had saved a little more on the first 500?
I think your one hour swim was exactly what you should aim for: build into it. Being able to negative split, to me, is a sign that you are in great condition. The only time I've been able to negative split races was when I was in excellent shape. That said, sometimes in those conditions I negative split 200 frees! I don't think anyone would endorse that as a good race strategy. I'm just not a rabbit.
For my one hour swim I didn't think I took it out too fast, but it's obvious I did. I started getting tired around the 1000. For me, at least, when I start to fall off pace I find it nearly impossible to get back into it. So, I think I nice steady pace, with a slight build in the second half is the optimal way to swim a distance event.
Originally posted by jim thornton
I had an interesting eye-opener yesterday. Two weeks ago, I did the hour swim, and exceeded 3 x 1650s by about 45 yards.
My 1650 splits were: 20:02; 19:51; and 19:35.
...
I know everyone is different, and that some like to positive split a distance race, some like to hold an even pace, and some like to negative split it. What do you experienced distance swimmers find works best for you? Do you think I would have had a better overall time if I had saved a little more on the first 500?
I think your one hour swim was exactly what you should aim for: build into it. Being able to negative split, to me, is a sign that you are in great condition. The only time I've been able to negative split races was when I was in excellent shape. That said, sometimes in those conditions I negative split 200 frees! I don't think anyone would endorse that as a good race strategy. I'm just not a rabbit.
For my one hour swim I didn't think I took it out too fast, but it's obvious I did. I started getting tired around the 1000. For me, at least, when I start to fall off pace I find it nearly impossible to get back into it. So, I think I nice steady pace, with a slight build in the second half is the optimal way to swim a distance event.
