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?
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I'll try it next week. I will go on 1:50 and try to come in at 1:35 and see how it goes.
I think you can do it. It will be a good bit harder and you'll probably feel it around the 4th or 5th one. Make up your mind a head of time that you will not give up. You can make 10 of them. Be sure not to blow it on the first two or three.
I'll try it next week. I will go on 1:50 and try to come in at 1:35 and see how it goes.
I think you can do it. It will be a good bit harder and you'll probably feel it around the 4th or 5th one. Make up your mind a head of time that you will not give up. You can make 10 of them. Be sure not to blow it on the first two or three.
