Once upon a time--say the better part of three decades ago--I could sprint fairly fast. I went 22.8 and 50 flat in the 50 and 100. I have resumed swimming and begun to compete, and I have noticed that I seem to have a governor blade of some sort on my speed. Just swam my first meet and went 28 and 1:02. I know I will improve, but I sense that I may not be able to improve dramatically. Has anyone seen big jumps of improvements for short races? If so, how?
The good news is that I felt really strong coming home in the 100, and it made me think that maybe I should try the 200 and even the 500. In the former case, how do people approach splitting a 200, and what sort of training do you do? Thinking about this in the context of a zone meet in 3 to 4 weeks.
Look forward to your thoughts.
Red,
As for splitting a 200, my preference:
1st 50 - hard, long and strong. take advantage of the speed off the dive
2nd 50 - build to 98% - accelerate into the wall at the 100 so you can...
3rd 50 - ...turn on the jets
4th 50 - hold on for dear life. keep it together on that last flip and bring it home very strong.
be prepared to feel like the horse... :dedhorse:
barra, i hope you're not reading this ;)
Red,
As for splitting a 200, my preference:
1st 50 - hard, long and strong. take advantage of the speed off the dive
2nd 50 - build to 98% - accelerate into the wall at the 100 so you can...
3rd 50 - ...turn on the jets
4th 50 - hold on for dear life. keep it together on that last flip and bring it home very strong.
be prepared to feel like the horse... :dedhorse:
barra, i hope you're not reading this ;)
