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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Originally posted by Dave60625
Arthur Lydiard had some basic tests he'd do to determine what your best distance was as a runner.
Lydiard once said that his test for marathoners was shining a flashlight in one ear and if light came out the other ear, the person was a marathoner.
-LBJ
Originally posted by Dave60625
Arthur Lydiard had some basic tests he'd do to determine what your best distance was as a runner.
Lydiard once said that his test for marathoners was shining a flashlight in one ear and if light came out the other ear, the person was a marathoner.
-LBJ
