I was just wondering what interval you all swim your 100s on in practice? I certainly understand the correlation between the 100 pace you set for yourself in practice and your times at meets...so...are we swimming fast enough in practice to meet our goals? What time would you ideally like to be able to hold on repeat 100s?
I can do 100s on 1:20 for ever and a day.
but as soon as I go down to 1:15 I'm huffing and puffing and barely making it...(I can probably make just about 10 at that pace at the moment on a REALLY good day) but...my ideal goals for repeat 100s are as follows:
20x100 @ 1:15 (currently can hold 1:06s if they are on 1:20)
10x100@ 1:10 (Currently can hold 1:03-4s if they are on 1:15)
5x100 @ 1:05-just make them (5:25 500free)
(Currently can hold 1:02s if they are on 1:15)
So thats what I am gonna work towards this upcoming year--i figure with the new year right around the corner...why not make some goals!?
How about you?!
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I am realizing over this winter training--since we've been doing more long stuff since I am being converted into a distance swimmer apparently, that I probably always was a more distancey time swimmer, because while I do have fairly good times for a sprinter in the 50-200, I really excel at maintaining my paces, and finishing long swims fast (negative splitting)..
While I can do 7-10x100 @115 now (the first 5 I can get like 5 seconds rest, the last couple are more of a touch and go kinda thing--1:17 is probably my ideal pace at the moment but thats very hard on the mind to think of the intervals) when I do 200s and 300s my times are on the 110 or 115 interval and I always have plenty of rest...I can easily swim a set of a couple 200s holding 220s and going on 225 or 230, and a set of 300s I have been doing on 330 and coming in on the 315 or faster... I just naturally like to build sets, even in my 100s I build without even thinking about it...imagine how fast I could hold 100s if I would kick for the first 50 haha.
I am realizing over this winter training--since we've been doing more long stuff since I am being converted into a distance swimmer apparently, that I probably always was a more distancey time swimmer, because while I do have fairly good times for a sprinter in the 50-200, I really excel at maintaining my paces, and finishing long swims fast (negative splitting)..
While I can do 7-10x100 @115 now (the first 5 I can get like 5 seconds rest, the last couple are more of a touch and go kinda thing--1:17 is probably my ideal pace at the moment but thats very hard on the mind to think of the intervals) when I do 200s and 300s my times are on the 110 or 115 interval and I always have plenty of rest...I can easily swim a set of a couple 200s holding 220s and going on 225 or 230, and a set of 300s I have been doing on 330 and coming in on the 315 or faster... I just naturally like to build sets, even in my 100s I build without even thinking about it...imagine how fast I could hold 100s if I would kick for the first 50 haha.
