This past weekend we had our LCM zone championships and I really wanted to work on my 100 and 200 splitting. For my 100 I went out strong and relaxed and saved my legs for the last 50. The funny thing is that the first 50 I felt really fatigued (swam the 400 and the 50 fly less than 2 hours prior). Still, I came up with a time I was happy about. A masters best to date.
59.31
splits 28.77, 30.54 diff. 1.77.
For the 200, it seems like most good 200 swimmers take the first 100 about 4 seconds slower than their fastest 100 and nearly split the same coming back. So I tried that with the following results.
2:15.02
1:04.62, 1:10.4 diff. 5.78
My swimming experience is limited prior to becoming a masters swimmer and my long course experience is nil. So My guess is that my 100 splitting was as good as I can expect. Take the dive out and I split it fairly even. But my 200 split sucked eggs (nearly a 6 sec. difference). How can I improve this? I want to try and go a sub 2:10. Is that a realistic goal? And how do I get there?
Kevin
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Hi Nancy, I haven't done any lactate tolerance sets. At least sets how you have described. I have done sets where a we do 10 X 100 on 1:30 and 3, 5, 9 & 10 are all out. Or sets were the first 3rd of what ever distance we are doing is hard, the second third and then the last third. I don't know if those are tolerance sets or intended to do the same thing, but I certainly get to the point were I get a chance to fight the arm burn battle during those sets. The set you described, does sound fun. Hopefully I'll get to do one sometime.
Ande,
This past weekend I swam 7 individual events and 3 relays.
Saturday
400 free - 4:54
50 fly - 30.4 (back to back with the 400 free)
100 free - 59.3
100 Back - 1:22 (back to back with the 100 free)
800 Free relay - 2:20 Swam a moderate pace since no one else was going hard.
Sunday
800 Free - 10:10.8 - Swam this as a feel good swim. While I did not push it, I was surprised by the time. I excpected to do 10:45.
50 Free - 27.6 Blew my start. My hands came apart when I hit the water. Fatigue?
400 Free relay - 1:02.2 (did not attack the second 50).
200 Free - 2:15.02
200 medley relay (free leg) - 27.2
200 Free relay (led off) - 27.3 less then 5 minutes after the medley relay and was still breathing heavy.
So yeah, the 200 free was near the end of a long weekend. How much did that play a factor, I don't know. But I do plan to swim the 200 at worlds. And there I plan to take it out about the same (1:03/1:04), but really attack the third 50. Being the only swim of the day I should have more in the tank coming back...... I hope. :eek:
Kevin
Hi Nancy, I haven't done any lactate tolerance sets. At least sets how you have described. I have done sets where a we do 10 X 100 on 1:30 and 3, 5, 9 & 10 are all out. Or sets were the first 3rd of what ever distance we are doing is hard, the second third and then the last third. I don't know if those are tolerance sets or intended to do the same thing, but I certainly get to the point were I get a chance to fight the arm burn battle during those sets. The set you described, does sound fun. Hopefully I'll get to do one sometime.
Ande,
This past weekend I swam 7 individual events and 3 relays.
Saturday
400 free - 4:54
50 fly - 30.4 (back to back with the 400 free)
100 free - 59.3
100 Back - 1:22 (back to back with the 100 free)
800 Free relay - 2:20 Swam a moderate pace since no one else was going hard.
Sunday
800 Free - 10:10.8 - Swam this as a feel good swim. While I did not push it, I was surprised by the time. I excpected to do 10:45.
50 Free - 27.6 Blew my start. My hands came apart when I hit the water. Fatigue?
400 Free relay - 1:02.2 (did not attack the second 50).
200 Free - 2:15.02
200 medley relay (free leg) - 27.2
200 Free relay (led off) - 27.3 less then 5 minutes after the medley relay and was still breathing heavy.
So yeah, the 200 free was near the end of a long weekend. How much did that play a factor, I don't know. But I do plan to swim the 200 at worlds. And there I plan to take it out about the same (1:03/1:04), but really attack the third 50. Being the only swim of the day I should have more in the tank coming back...... I hope. :eek:
Kevin
