I had a swimming experience that makes me rethink my approach to the 200 BR.2006 I swam a 2:48.34 200 SCM BR in a very well paced swim and was happy with it(it was the AA time.) At the SPMA meet I went out way too slow and swam a 2:52.40 and was not happy with it.Jim Clemmons went 2:46.33 at that meet.The next week I had the opportunity to swim another 200 BR and was determined to"redeem" myself.I didn't think I could match Jim's time,but I knew I could do better than the prior meet.My plan was to go out somewhere between fast and too fast because there was no way I was taking it out too slow again.My splits were
37.14,41.49,42.56,45.17 for a 2:46.36.OK Jim beat me by .03 sec(in the probable AA time) and it hurt like hell the last 50,but that was my fastest time in about 5 years. I can't explain it.Ideas?
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I had a swimming experience that makes me rethink my approach to the 200 BR.2006 I swam a 2:48.34 200 SCM BR in a very well paced swim and was happy with it(it was the AA time.) At the SPMA meet I went out way too slow and swam a 2:52.40 and was not happy with it.Jim Clemmons went 2:46.33 at that meet.The next week I had the opportunity to swim another 200 BR and was determined to"redeem" myself.I didn't think I could match Jim's time,but I knew I could do better than the prior meet.My plan was to go out somewhere between fast and too fast because there was no way I was taking it out too slow again.My splits were
37.14,41.49,42.56,45.17 for a 2:46.36.OK Jim beat me by .03 sec(in the probable AA time) and it hurt like hell the last 50,but that was my fastest time in about 5 years. I can't explain it.Ideas?
I have had similar experiences. In Tempe in November I swam the 1500 SCM. My strategy was to swim it for a good 800 time and just hang on. I went out as hard as I could and just stayed with it as long as possible. The result: a lifetime best 800 and a lifetime best 1500 as well.
I had the same kind of experience in Federal Way with my breaststroke. In the 100 I went out as hard as possible and got lifetime bests in both the 50 and 100. My 100 was nearly 2.5 seconds faster than my best college time almost 50 years ago. But before swimming the 100 I raced the 200 with the same strategy. The pain was miserable in the last 50 but the results for the 100 split told me what I needed to know for the race in the 100.
To Hell with pacing..just die like a pig!
I had a swimming experience that makes me rethink my approach to the 200 BR.2006 I swam a 2:48.34 200 SCM BR in a very well paced swim and was happy with it(it was the AA time.) At the SPMA meet I went out way too slow and swam a 2:52.40 and was not happy with it.Jim Clemmons went 2:46.33 at that meet.The next week I had the opportunity to swim another 200 BR and was determined to"redeem" myself.I didn't think I could match Jim's time,but I knew I could do better than the prior meet.My plan was to go out somewhere between fast and too fast because there was no way I was taking it out too slow again.My splits were
37.14,41.49,42.56,45.17 for a 2:46.36.OK Jim beat me by .03 sec(in the probable AA time) and it hurt like hell the last 50,but that was my fastest time in about 5 years. I can't explain it.Ideas?
I have had similar experiences. In Tempe in November I swam the 1500 SCM. My strategy was to swim it for a good 800 time and just hang on. I went out as hard as I could and just stayed with it as long as possible. The result: a lifetime best 800 and a lifetime best 1500 as well.
I had the same kind of experience in Federal Way with my breaststroke. In the 100 I went out as hard as possible and got lifetime bests in both the 50 and 100. My 100 was nearly 2.5 seconds faster than my best college time almost 50 years ago. But before swimming the 100 I raced the 200 with the same strategy. The pain was miserable in the last 50 but the results for the 100 split told me what I needed to know for the race in the 100.
To Hell with pacing..just die like a pig!
