OK enough of Amanda let's talk turkey..
Here is my latest 200 BR splits. Do you thnk I am taking it too easy in the middle?
42.19, 46.44, 46.16, 41.91 a faster back 100?
the previous was
40.84, 44.69, 45.11, 46.98
The only way to learn to pace a race is to do race pace in practice so you know how it feels.I like to do 100s at my 2nd 100 goal time. Others like broken swims. The important thing is to know what the pace feels like. It is very easy to lose concentration in the middle of the 200.My 2nd 50 is almost always my slowest split(something I am working to change.)In the race,concentrate on staying long and strong in the middle 100. One thing I do every now and then when I am feeling masochistic is to swim a 200 sprinting the first 50 and then trying to stay long for the rest of it. This can be a real confidence builder(but don't do it early in your training as it can be a real confidence destroyer.)
The only way to learn to pace a race is to do race pace in practice so you know how it feels.I like to do 100s at my 2nd 100 goal time. Others like broken swims. The important thing is to know what the pace feels like. It is very easy to lose concentration in the middle of the 200.My 2nd 50 is almost always my slowest split(something I am working to change.)In the race,concentrate on staying long and strong in the middle 100. One thing I do every now and then when I am feeling masochistic is to swim a 200 sprinting the first 50 and then trying to stay long for the rest of it. This can be a real confidence builder(but don't do it early in your training as it can be a real confidence destroyer.)
