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?
:)
When I was younger and in shape (working on getting back there now - at least the shape part - haven't found a way to do the younger part yet), the best predictor was what I could do with about 5 seconds rest for 10 or 12 X 100. So we would go on the 1:10 and if I could hold 1:06 that was what I would likely be able to hold in the 1650. More rest invalidates the translation.
Leo
BTW, I also found a correlation between my times doing 6 X 100 on 1:07 to predict my 100 breaststroke time.
When I was younger and in shape (working on getting back there now - at least the shape part - haven't found a way to do the younger part yet), the best predictor was what I could do with about 5 seconds rest for 10 or 12 X 100. So we would go on the 1:10 and if I could hold 1:06 that was what I would likely be able to hold in the 1650. More rest invalidates the translation.
Leo
BTW, I also found a correlation between my times doing 6 X 100 on 1:07 to predict my 100 breaststroke time.
