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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Okay--I am back from my meet..and I must say...75-50-75 does not work as well as I had hoped. I think a lot of racing just has to do with your competition, I tried the long and strong 75 and ended up going out in a 29. and a 30. for a first 100 time of 1:00.something. Then I did a 31. and a 31. for a grand total of 2:04.0 (dang those stupid .somethings that add up to be whole seconds!) So, in conclusion, the new method made me no faster, and no slower. I did the same time in my last meet. Back to the drawing board.
Okay--I am back from my meet..and I must say...75-50-75 does not work as well as I had hoped. I think a lot of racing just has to do with your competition, I tried the long and strong 75 and ended up going out in a 29. and a 30. for a first 100 time of 1:00.something. Then I did a 31. and a 31. for a grand total of 2:04.0 (dang those stupid .somethings that add up to be whole seconds!) So, in conclusion, the new method made me no faster, and no slower. I did the same time in my last meet. Back to the drawing board.
