My goal was 4500; I went 4550, holding 1:19s. My training partner pulled away at 3000 and finished with 4625; I didn't try to stay with him. The first 2500 felt great (effortless?), but after 3000 I began feeling hungry and didn't want to bonk (we swam at 7am so there was no prerace meal other than my usual latte). Surprisingly, my time at the 3000 mark was only 15 seconds slower than my 3000 Postal time in November. My breathing pattern for the first 3500 was two breaths on the left, one on the right--which worked well. Looking forward to tapering (and shaving) at the end of the month for the Charlotte meet where I'll be squaring off with the Geek (and my training partner) in the 500. One of my college coaches used to say that the 500 is a sprint. Now I believe him.
I think I have adequate conditioning. I need to focus on technique and race pace swimming.
I think it's one of those mental things. I did one down around the flags and then one on the way back about halfway, maybe not quite. I was dying and had to keep telling myself not to breathe from the flags in on the way home. I was happy with the race and the time is starting to drop so that's good ...
I :bow: :bow: everytime you post a time or a distance ... you are amazing ... and if that is you in your avatar very pretty!
Kristina:
You are amazing! I think it's quite safe to say you're not a high maintenance sprinter anymore. You're becoming a distance junkie. Kudos. How're you ever going to pick your events for a big meet? You have so many choices?!
FlyQueen:
I can't take two breaths on a 50. I need three. But you're definitely right, breathing past the flags doesn't help any. Great job!
Peter:
Puling may be a word, but it does not apply to the dolphin kick. Maybe to butterfrog.;)
Poolraat:
You did amazing for a sprinter! You got guts to even try it! FlyQueen, some_girl and I are big (although very smart) sissies.
Reading about this has made me so tired, I'm actually going to bed. Congrats to everyone who competed.
I think it's one of those mental things. I did one down around the flags and then one on the way back about halfway, maybe not quite. I was dying and had to keep telling myself not to breathe from the flags in on the way home. I was happy with the race and the time is starting to drop so that's good ...
I :bow: :bow: everytime you post a time or a distance ... you are amazing ... and if that is you in your avatar very pretty!
Kristina:
You are amazing! I think it's quite safe to say you're not a high maintenance sprinter anymore. You're becoming a distance junkie. Kudos. How're you ever going to pick your events for a big meet? You have so many choices?!
FlyQueen:
I can't take two breaths on a 50. I need three. But you're definitely right, breathing past the flags doesn't help any. Great job!
Peter:
Puling may be a word, but it does not apply to the dolphin kick. Maybe to butterfrog.;)
Poolraat:
You did amazing for a sprinter! You got guts to even try it! FlyQueen, some_girl and I are big (although very smart) sissies.
Reading about this has made me so tired, I'm actually going to bed. Congrats to everyone who competed.
