making friends with 1000 free SCY

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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  • if you can swim it during a coffee break....it is a sprint. and at 5 dollars per event (in most meets), its also one of the better values in competitive swimming. .5 cents per yard Oh great. My son was just looking over my shoulder and read this comment. He said you have "mad mind skills." It might be .5 cents per yard at a meet, but it is $5,000 in the surgeon's office.
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  • if you can swim it during a coffee break....it is a sprint. and at 5 dollars per event (in most meets), its also one of the better values in competitive swimming. .5 cents per yard Oh great. My son was just looking over my shoulder and read this comment. He said you have "mad mind skills." It might be .5 cents per yard at a meet, but it is $5,000 in the surgeon's office.
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