Looking for feedback on some time trials so far this week. Since I am fairly new at swimming I have been training for and competing at 200yd and below. But now I am trying to do longer swims and experimenting.
Yesterday I did a good warmup and then a 500yd free near maximum intensity. My time was 8:40. Then I did a cooldown 500 after several minutes recovery and swam a 9:30. This was very relaxed and I was only 50 seconds slower. That to me does not make sense as I would expect the cooldown to be considerably slower. Then today I did a 1000 and I went out very relaxed and swam an 18:10.
My question is shouldn't my high intensity be more like 20-25% faster than low intensity? I would expect to at least be under 8:00 for high intensity....no?
Is techinque rewarded that much over power in distance events?
Right now I am swimming
50 in 27
100 in 1:03
200 in 2:30
500 in 8:40
1000 in 18:10
To me it does not make sense. Am I that inefficient? I seem to fall off alot after the 200. My theory is I am mostly anaerobic and my aerobic capacity is not what it should be. As I approach the end of a 200 I feel myself falling apart and my form suffers. I think I need to control my intensity better and distribute the power more efficiently.
What should the % time differentials be for a well conditioned skillful swimmer?
I am really humbled by how difficult swimming is. It's like anything, until you try, you really have no idea. I am doing over 10,000 per week of 80% freestyle 10% *** and 10% kick. I thought I would be alot faster by now. I told myself it will take 3 years to put this together. Maybe I was wrong.
Right now I am swimming
50 in 27
100 in 1:03
200 in 2:30
500 in 8:40
1000 in 18:10
To me it does not make sense. Am I that inefficient? I seem to fall off alot after the 200. My theory is I am mostly anaerobic and my aerobic capacity is not what it should be. As I approach the end of a 200 I feel myself falling apart and my form suffers. I think I need to control my intensity better and distribute the power more efficiently.
What should the % time differentials be for a well conditioned skillful swimmer?
I am really humbled by how difficult swimming is. It's like anything, until you try, you really have no idea. I am doing over 10,000 per week of 80% freestyle 10% *** and 10% kick. I thought I would be alot faster by now. I told myself it will take 3 years to put this together. Maybe I was wrong.
