Questions, warmup, caps and times

2) If you PB time is 1:04 100 yd. free- in practice what would be your time to meet while doing 6 x100 on the 1:45? I seem to be able to hold about 1:15 -1:20, but I want to improve on my practice times. I know people who, if their best time is 1:04, can go 1:04 from a push in workout. They tend to be much better workout swimmers. When I do fast swims from a push, I try to set a goal of being 7-8 seconds slower than my shaved time (for a 100; for 200s it would be about 15 seconds). If I'm doing 50s, I try to equal the last 50 of a 100. I'm not a good workout swimmer, so getting in that range is a major accomplishment for me. If you're doing all-out sprints, the key is to get lots of rest. Even in Masters, where the primary goal is to swim nonstop for an hour, it's OK to take a couple of minutes rest. Heck, three minutes is ideal. So, if you can only get within 15 seconds of your time, try resting more to give your body time to recover.

2) If you PB time is 1:04 100 yd. free- in practice what would be your time to meet while doing 6 x100 on the 1:45? I seem to be able to hold about 1:15 -1:20, but I want to improve on my practice times. I know people who, if their best time is 1:04, can go 1:04 from a push in workout. They tend to be much better workout swimmers. When I do fast swims from a push, I try to set a goal of being 7-8 seconds slower than my shaved time (for a 100; for 200s it would be about 15 seconds). If I'm doing 50s, I try to equal the last 50 of a 100. I'm not a good workout swimmer, so getting in that range is a major accomplishment for me. If you're doing all-out sprints, the key is to get lots of rest. Even in Masters, where the primary goal is to swim nonstop for an hour, it's OK to take a couple of minutes rest. Heck, three minutes is ideal. So, if you can only get within 15 seconds of your time, try resting more to give your body time to recover.