In a crazy (and fruitless) attempt to recapture my youth, I do look forward to the holiday break when inevitably we all have at least one set or one practice where our master's coach throws us a doozy set (and we may have a 2 hour practice instead of the usual 1.5 hour practice) - in an attempt to either try and get us in shape or simply have a chuckle or help us justify eating that extra piece of fruitcake.
Does anyone have any crazy/ insanely long and challenging set they would like to share?
I'll start. We had sort of a post thanksgiving distance free set that we just did:
100 FR @ 1:15
200 FR @ 2:30
300 FR @ 3:45
400 FR @ 5:00
500 FR @ 6:15
Three times through. All on 1:15 pace. (Goal is to do eventually make at 1:10 pace).
Total yardage is 4500 for the set.
Has anyone done the 100x100s? And at what pace? I'm sort of interested in trying that.
Former Member
We once did:
100 @ 2:00 (2:00 pace, 100 total)
200 @ 3:00 (1:30 pace, 300 total)
300 @ 4:00 (1:20 pace, 600 total)
400 @ 5:00 (1:15 pace, 1000 total)
500 @ 6:00 (1:12 pace, 1500 total)
600 @ 7:00 (1:10 pace, 2100 total)
700 @ 8:00 (1:08+ pace, 2800 total)
800 @ 9:00 (1:07+ pace, 3600 total)
900 @ 10:00 (1:06+ pace, 4500 total)
1000 @ 11:00 (1:06 pace, 5500 total)
The goal was to see how far you could get before missing the interval.
-Rick
Rick,
At first glance, I was thinking, "That is so easy." Then, I read further. Ouch! I wonder how far I could get. Where did you make it to?!
Our master's team does a set of 100 x 50 @ :60 annually. This year it's scheduled for Saturday 12/16 @ 8am. Usually they'll mix in some stroke, IM, pull, etc. I've only participated 1 year (several years ago) but may consider it again this year. It's not hard to do, just a long time doing short distance.
In the spirit of insane holiday sets, I like the 12 50’s of Christmas.
1 – 50 easy
2 – 50’s choice
1 – 50 easy
3 – 50’s breath control 3-5-7 by 50
2 – 50’s choice
1 – 50 easy
…
Up to
…
12 – 50’s fast
11 – 50’s stroke choice
10 – 50’s moderate broken 500 pace
9 – 50’s 3 fly 3 back 3 ***
8 – 50’s breath control 3-5-7-9 by 50
7 – 50’s pull
6 – 50’s descend 1-3 and 4-6
5 – 50’s drill
4 – 50’s IM order
3 – 50’s kick
2 – 50’s choice
1 – 50 easy
Note: after about the third round someone usually catches on that the whole set is about 18K, so we jump right to the last set which is only 4K.
In the spirit of insane holiday sets, I like the 12 50’s of Christmas.
1 – 50 easy
2 – 50’s choice
1 – 50 easy
3 – 50’s breath control 3-5-7 by 50
2 – 50’s choice
1 – 50 easy
…
Up to
…
12 – 50’s fast
11 – 50’s stroke choice
10 – 50’s moderate broken 500 pace
9 – 50’s 3 fly 3 back 3 ***
8 – 50’s breath control 3-5-7-9 by 50
7 – 50’s pull
6 – 50’s descend 1-3 and 4-6
5 – 50’s drill
4 – 50’s IM order
3 – 50’s kick
2 – 50’s choice
1 – 50 easy
Note: after about the third round someone usually catches on that the whole set is about 18K, so we jump right to the last set which is only 4K.
That is an awesome set! I might have to try that one, will have to do it on my own. If I suggested to our coach to do that, I would be banished from the group.
I am planning a birthday (not a holiday unless your me) set that includes 4200 yds. fly
200 free warm up (i'll do this at 12spl)
200 fly on 4:00 (long and light about 2:45)
2x 100 fly on 1:50 (build... hold 1:20)
4x 50 fly on :50 (descend to :33)
4x 25 fly on :30 (alt. easy/sprint x25)
100 easy backstroke
Repeat six times.
2/13/07....mark your calenders.
Well enjoy that set. It really was not that bad with the exception of the 400IM's. I hate breaststroke and would have much rathered inserted fly in the breaststroke part of it.
This is the link of the uss meet I will be at, psych sheet and results when available.
www.swim-makos.com/.../index.htm
greg
I was at that meet too:)
in college we used to do 100 x 100s on new years eve every year.. we would do the first 10 on 1:40 as a team, and then everyone would finish on thir fastest possible sendoff
i tried to do them on 1:10 my senior year, but only made to #50, so 40 on 1:10 .. did the last 50 on 1:15..
mentally one of the toughest things ive done, but for some reason looked forward to it every year
soph year i hit a wall on #98.. it was absolutely riduculous.. did them almost all on 1:15 and 1:20, and on the last 3 i literally died.. i think i was like 1:00 on my last 50 of the last one
New Year's Eve morning, high school:
100 x 100's on 1:30
More tough mentally than anything. People started dropping off around 6K. If you made it to 8.5K or so, a second win kicked in. Actually pushed a :52 on #100!
Would be tough to push a :52 for one now! ;)
