Is anyone out there besides Ande wearing racing suits in practice? I've never done it before, but was wondering it it's worth the bother to throw an old fastskin on for time periodically or during taper?
Any idea how much time the drag suit added?
I'd estimate the drag suit costs me about 3 seconds for a 200. I rarely do 100s fast, but the next time we do, I'll try my experiment.
I typically will wear the drag suit all the time, except for the last 1 or 2 of a fast set. Generally for a 10 x 200 set, my time will vary about 3-5 seconds for the first batch. When I take off my drag suit, I can usually go about 2 seconds faster than I began at.
A few weeks ago we did 15 x 50 on 2:00, off the blocks. I held right around 29 to 30 for the first 13. I took off the drag suit for the last 2. #14 was about 28, #15 a high 26. Again, on that last one, I used every bit of energy I had left in me, and had a good race going with a gal in the next lane.
Any idea how much time the drag suit added?
I'd estimate the drag suit costs me about 3 seconds for a 200. I rarely do 100s fast, but the next time we do, I'll try my experiment.
I typically will wear the drag suit all the time, except for the last 1 or 2 of a fast set. Generally for a 10 x 200 set, my time will vary about 3-5 seconds for the first batch. When I take off my drag suit, I can usually go about 2 seconds faster than I began at.
A few weeks ago we did 15 x 50 on 2:00, off the blocks. I held right around 29 to 30 for the first 13. I took off the drag suit for the last 2. #14 was about 28, #15 a high 26. Again, on that last one, I used every bit of energy I had left in me, and had a good race going with a gal in the next lane.
