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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I'm doing a 400 IM for the first time in my life and I need to figure out a seed time. I can do a 100 IM in 1:07, a 200 IM in about 2:30 and was thinking that 5:30 would probably be about right, but I am a little afraid I'll die and end up with more like 6:00. Any suggestions?
My race strategy will be: 1. try to relax on the fly. I usually die after 50 fly, so this will be hard. my 100 fly time alone is about 1:15 2. Pace the backstroke. My back is pretty good, so I need to recover from O2 debt in the first 50 and then push the 2nd 50. 100 back is about 1:07. 3. Work *** as best I can. I suck at this stroke, which is why I feel I have to push it hard. (1:22) 4. Finish the 100 free without totally falling apart. (:58) Is that a decent strategy? It looks similar to the one above, but I wasn't sure if that was serious or a joke. If I perform at my individual race best times I'd get 4:42. Accounting for the distance/dying etc. I think 5:30 is probably reasonable, I'm just looking for some guidance from those in the know.
I'm doing a 400 IM for the first time in my life and I need to figure out a seed time. I can do a 100 IM in 1:07, a 200 IM in about 2:30 and was thinking that 5:30 would probably be about right, but I am a little afraid I'll die and end up with more like 6:00. Any suggestions?
My race strategy will be: 1. try to relax on the fly. I usually die after 50 fly, so this will be hard. my 100 fly time alone is about 1:15 2. Pace the backstroke. My back is pretty good, so I need to recover from O2 debt in the first 50 and then push the 2nd 50. 100 back is about 1:07. 3. Work *** as best I can. I suck at this stroke, which is why I feel I have to push it hard. (1:22) 4. Finish the 100 free without totally falling apart. (:58) Is that a decent strategy? It looks similar to the one above, but I wasn't sure if that was serious or a joke. If I perform at my individual race best times I'd get 4:42. Accounting for the distance/dying etc. I think 5:30 is probably reasonable, I'm just looking for some guidance from those in the know.
