this Saturday and achieve fame, fortune, the accolades of my peers . . . and my true goal, an NQT. I need a 2:03.
50 PR is 24.79
100 PR is 55.46, split 26.55 28.91
200 PR is 2:04.24, split 30.31 31.50 31.44 30.99
I took that out too slow, but I've been gun-shy after this debacle:
2:06.86, split 29.06 30.79 33.15 33.86
I consoled myself by blaming that race on the altitude (we were at 3,000 or so and I swim at sea level), but it still hurts to look at.
I think the best 200 I ever split was SCM a year and a half ago:
2:19.90, split 33.17 35.46 35.49 35.78
I'm thinking that I need to be just under 1:00 for the 100 and bring it home from there? Can I even get to a 2:03 from my 50/100 times?
Thanks for the help.
re :30, :40, :50, :60 and subsequent "sponsored by Steinway" comment
A great phrase! Unfortunately, I think I'll have many occasions to use it.
I have had so many painful experiences in the 200 fly (though nothing really comparing to this) that I can't really do anything but wince with sympathy when I read these splits. If you take it out too hard, I really believe it is the only event where you there are moments where you SERIOUSLY DOUBT your ability to stay above water.
And yet I keep coming back for more...for reasons that probably don't need too much scrutiny... :frustrated:
re :30, :40, :50, :60 and subsequent "sponsored by Steinway" comment
A great phrase! Unfortunately, I think I'll have many occasions to use it.
I have had so many painful experiences in the 200 fly (though nothing really comparing to this) that I can't really do anything but wince with sympathy when I read these splits. If you take it out too hard, I really believe it is the only event where you there are moments where you SERIOUSLY DOUBT your ability to stay above water.
And yet I keep coming back for more...for reasons that probably don't need too much scrutiny... :frustrated:
