How do I make friends with this race? It always hurts. I have tried to go out slowly, but then I just slow down. I know I should pay attention to my pace, but this flies out the brain when I race. I am not a seasoned racer. At practice I pay attention to pace looking at clock but do not "feel" it. Should I just accept 1000 hurts, and swim it as fast as I can? This is my best event, but I am not loving it as I swim it.
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I love the 1000!!
For pacing repeats of 10 x 100 are good...at least I like them. Put them on an interval so that you only get about 5 to 10 seconds rest.
Remember to stay long, really stretch.
Set a pace that you feel like you can hold forever. Start slow and then as your conditioning takes hold you'll be able to hold a faster pace. You want to stay consistent with a little left for a sprint the last 100 to 50.
Good Luck!!!!!
I love the 1000!!
For pacing repeats of 10 x 100 are good...at least I like them. Put them on an interval so that you only get about 5 to 10 seconds rest.
Remember to stay long, really stretch.
Set a pace that you feel like you can hold forever. Start slow and then as your conditioning takes hold you'll be able to hold a faster pace. You want to stay consistent with a little left for a sprint the last 100 to 50.
Good Luck!!!!!
