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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No, it's those sprints that are evil. Especially if you don't have fast twitch muscles.
I'll swim the 1000 or 1650 over a 50 or 100 any day of the week. Even the 500 is better than those real sprints :laugh2:
No, it's those sprints that are evil. Especially if you don't have fast twitch muscles.
I'll swim the 1000 or 1650 over a 50 or 100 any day of the week. Even the 500 is better than those real sprints :laugh2:
