For some reason or another I have become and IMmer. Why I'm not exactly sure, I guess I like a challenge. I have always been a sprinter so this idea of there being a strategy to a race is new to me. I am however signed up for some 200 and 400 IMs at future meets. (I am able to handle these distances) But my question is what exactly should my race strategy be on a 200 IM? A 400 IM?
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Thanks all! I am a good freestyler. I have a pretty good fly (when I think head, butt, head, butt) and a good backstroke (when I want to). My breaststroke is definitely my weak leg. I finally figured out how to swim it technically well. I get the water jet feeling in my legs and all (despite my sometimes less than perfect kick) but it is slower than dirt. I'm hoping that at a longer distance (the 200 and 400) that I'll be able to get ahead in the fly and back not let everyone totally kill me in the *** and catch anyone in the free. That is my plan at least ... it probably won't work out that way, but oh well ...
I do a LOT of IM in practice. I had a set of 1400 yards all IM a couple of weeks ago. The last 400 IM in that set was less than pretty- well the fly was less than pretty, the back was restful and the last 200 was on "cruise".
Thanks for all the good advice!
Thanks all! I am a good freestyler. I have a pretty good fly (when I think head, butt, head, butt) and a good backstroke (when I want to). My breaststroke is definitely my weak leg. I finally figured out how to swim it technically well. I get the water jet feeling in my legs and all (despite my sometimes less than perfect kick) but it is slower than dirt. I'm hoping that at a longer distance (the 200 and 400) that I'll be able to get ahead in the fly and back not let everyone totally kill me in the *** and catch anyone in the free. That is my plan at least ... it probably won't work out that way, but oh well ...
I do a LOT of IM in practice. I had a set of 1400 yards all IM a couple of weeks ago. The last 400 IM in that set was less than pretty- well the fly was less than pretty, the back was restful and the last 200 was on "cruise".
Thanks for all the good advice!
