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...
Thanks for the advice, especially Jim and Matt. The notion of diividing the thing into quadrants and upping the effort, on each successive one, by focusing on something specific is a good way to focus the mind.
One question: I have heard some suggest going out a bit fast at the very start, for maybe 100 yards or son, then settling back into the strategy you suggest.
Then again, another friend said that your adrenailine is so high you'll go out faster than you think you're going even if you concentrate on staying smooth.
I think I will use the above, and report back after the meet.
Thanks again.
Thanks for the advice, especially Jim and Matt. The notion of diividing the thing into quadrants and upping the effort, on each successive one, by focusing on something specific is a good way to focus the mind.
One question: I have heard some suggest going out a bit fast at the very start, for maybe 100 yards or son, then settling back into the strategy you suggest.
Then again, another friend said that your adrenailine is so high you'll go out faster than you think you're going even if you concentrate on staying smooth.
I think I will use the above, and report back after the meet.
Thanks again.
