To quote Gull: What is the right mix of technique and endurance for a Masters athlete (who wants to be competitive, say, at Nationals) with a finite amount of time to train?
Poolrat......we need some more details:
- what events? current best times for them?
- racing how many events over how many days?
- your age?
- base intervals & times able to hold for a set of "10 pace" 50's and "10 pace 100's"
Paul,
I'll be 55 next month.
50's & 100's in free, back & fly. Looking at the schedule it's 2 events /day over 3 days. I'll pm my times. As far as base intervals, I'm a bit out of shape now b/c my pool has been closed since the 1st week of Dec and won't reopen until next Monday.
The last "test set" I did was 20 x 75...53-54 on 2:00 (In mid Nov).
When I'm in good shape I'll hold 100's at 1:15 on 1:45, 50's at 35 on 55. (free, other strokes slower w/ more rest)
Since I workout alone, I'm sure I don't swim nearly as fast as I would with a group but the nearest master's group is ove 200 miles from me and the local age group team swims while I'm at work.
Poolrat......we need some more details:
- what events? current best times for them?
- racing how many events over how many days?
- your age?
- base intervals & times able to hold for a set of "10 pace" 50's and "10 pace 100's"
Paul,
I'll be 55 next month.
50's & 100's in free, back & fly. Looking at the schedule it's 2 events /day over 3 days. I'll pm my times. As far as base intervals, I'm a bit out of shape now b/c my pool has been closed since the 1st week of Dec and won't reopen until next Monday.
The last "test set" I did was 20 x 75...53-54 on 2:00 (In mid Nov).
When I'm in good shape I'll hold 100's at 1:15 on 1:45, 50's at 35 on 55. (free, other strokes slower w/ more rest)
Since I workout alone, I'm sure I don't swim nearly as fast as I would with a group but the nearest master's group is ove 200 miles from me and the local age group team swims while I'm at work.
