Okay, I think I've finally figured this out.
If I suck at sprinting on land, the same will hold true in water, so I'll be bad at the 50, 100, 200 and 400. (Though the 400 is borderline sprinting).
If I'm a distance runner, I should be okay with the 800 and up.
But...I shouldn't stop doing sprint workouts because they help so much (like during my sophomore track season, my event was the 2 mile, but I could nail the 200 yard sprint faster than any of the distance runners).
I think I got that right...of course, swimming takes more out of you...that whole, holding your breath thing.
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Not to completely debunk your theory but I am a distance runner. (Though it did take a long time to become one.) And I am a sprinter in the pool for sure. Maybe eventually I'll become better at distance like I did with running. I still have the pace yourself issue with distance swimming. I either go out too hard to take it too easy. I can't seem to find that happy medium.
Not to completely debunk your theory but I am a distance runner. (Though it did take a long time to become one.) And I am a sprinter in the pool for sure. Maybe eventually I'll become better at distance like I did with running. I still have the pace yourself issue with distance swimming. I either go out too hard to take it too easy. I can't seem to find that happy medium.
