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.
Mental things? I think it's a lung thing for me - cannot hack it! :rofl: But I will continue to follow your great example/ lead! I'm so impressed with your two breaths!! It's frickin' hard on that short race! If I don't get three, I start to flail - very ugly to watch.
Come on now, join in with me on the distance stuff!! If you can do fly, you can do distance free! I really feel fly is more difficult. It's not like it's breaststroke!
Thank you for making my day with your really kind words! That's a pic of me in Cuernevaca, Mexico.
It's totally mental. At least for me. I think part of the strategy is planning on where to breathe. I've done slow 50s no breath in practice so I figured I could handle just doint 2, I really thought I was going to need 3, but I pulled out. The last few strokes were probably very ugly ...
Ummm ... the 50 fly vs. the 500 free? Are you kidding? The 100 fly vs. the 500 free, no question ... now the 200 fly vs. the 500 free and I'd have to think about that one ...
Mental things? I think it's a lung thing for me - cannot hack it! :rofl: But I will continue to follow your great example/ lead! I'm so impressed with your two breaths!! It's frickin' hard on that short race! If I don't get three, I start to flail - very ugly to watch.
Come on now, join in with me on the distance stuff!! If you can do fly, you can do distance free! I really feel fly is more difficult. It's not like it's breaststroke!
Thank you for making my day with your really kind words! That's a pic of me in Cuernevaca, Mexico.
It's totally mental. At least for me. I think part of the strategy is planning on where to breathe. I've done slow 50s no breath in practice so I figured I could handle just doint 2, I really thought I was going to need 3, but I pulled out. The last few strokes were probably very ugly ...
Ummm ... the 50 fly vs. the 500 free? Are you kidding? The 100 fly vs. the 500 free, no question ... now the 200 fly vs. the 500 free and I'd have to think about that one ...
