Anybody have advice on how to swim the 1000 free when you are in less than optimum shape?
In past years, I worked out enough to feel I could just swim it by feel--i.e., go as fast as I could without bumping up against the lactic acid tipping point.
I also swam the hour swim and a 1650, so I had some sense of how to pace the 1000.
This year, my weekly workouts have been down by about 30 percent in total yards, and probably a similar amount in intensity. I have, in short, no idea how to make the best of a bad situation and am hoping somebody out there can advise!
thanks in advance...
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Hi Kevin,
I am very impressed with your advice on pacing sets. So, if you were swimming 100's on 1:30 trying to maintain a 1:05 for each 100. That to me, would mean you were having between 25 to :30 sec's rest inbetween, is that correct? I'm not a freestyler, however my slow 100's would be 1:45 + :30 sec's RI. I swim a 1:32 in a race. Is this because I don't practice training faster? I'm a bit scared to push myself. I'm an older masters swimmer. My best long course 50m freestyle is :43 sec's, I would LOVE to break the :40 sec's. Any suggestions on how to approach my personal training. I also train alone.:mad:
Hi Kevin,
I am very impressed with your advice on pacing sets. So, if you were swimming 100's on 1:30 trying to maintain a 1:05 for each 100. That to me, would mean you were having between 25 to :30 sec's rest inbetween, is that correct? I'm not a freestyler, however my slow 100's would be 1:45 + :30 sec's RI. I swim a 1:32 in a race. Is this because I don't practice training faster? I'm a bit scared to push myself. I'm an older masters swimmer. My best long course 50m freestyle is :43 sec's, I would LOVE to break the :40 sec's. Any suggestions on how to approach my personal training. I also train alone.:mad:
