I am by no means a fast distance swimmer. I normally train SCY and I am entering the 1500 at a swim meet coming up. Today I swam around 5k and in the middle did the following:
15x100 yards coming in around 1:10. My sendoff was 1:40 (30 seconds recovery).
That felt like a strong but controlled effort. My turns suck.
Anyone want to take a stab at how fast I should shoot for when I swim this 1500?
:)
My experience is that sets of 100 have an almost 100% carry-over IF you swim the 100s with 10 sec or less rest. I like 100s because you look at the clock and immediately know if you have changed your pace. I hate finishing a 400 repeat and realize that I got too comfortable.
Actually, you should mix it up. Some days go 100s on short rest, some days 200s 400s, etc.
My experience is that sets of 100 have an almost 100% carry-over IF you swim the 100s with 10 sec or less rest. I like 100s because you look at the clock and immediately know if you have changed your pace. I hate finishing a 400 repeat and realize that I got too comfortable.
Actually, you should mix it up. Some days go 100s on short rest, some days 200s 400s, etc.
