Any of you 400 IMers out there, any ideas or thoughts on racing strategy?
I'm in decent shape but was sure as heck never a 400 IMer (never did it as a kid and have done it twice as a masters). Did a 4:56 during winter training season and not killing myself. Just swam it smooth. Plan on possibly swimming it in a few weeks (also unrested/ untapered.) Just want to swim the darn thing. I may even just wear my practice suit. Am a flyer and freestyler. Been working on back and *** (not too much.)
Ideas? Negative split each 100 of each stroke? Is that a bad race strategy? I'm just so clueless on this event.
Thanks!
I wrote about this in swim faster faster
wear your fast suit
fast turns
fly: cruise it, save your legs, not many SDKs, breathe every stroke
back: breathe often, smooth and fast, save your legs, light kick
***: work it, do full pull outs, swim strong and smooth
free: turn on your kick and bring it home with what ever you have left
it's good to negative split the back, *** and free.
remember proper pacing
give up time on the front end
to gain time on the back end
good advice ande.. breath every stroke on fly? i got chastised by a coach for doing that on a 200 fly. but it would make sense esp. since i am asthmatic. right now on 2 different steroids, inhaler and singular:roids:
I wrote about this in swim faster faster
wear your fast suit
fast turns
fly: cruise it, save your legs, not many SDKs, breathe every stroke
back: breathe often, smooth and fast, save your legs, light kick
***: work it, do full pull outs, swim strong and smooth
free: turn on your kick and bring it home with what ever you have left
it's good to negative split the back, *** and free.
remember proper pacing
give up time on the front end
to gain time on the back end
good advice ande.. breath every stroke on fly? i got chastised by a coach for doing that on a 200 fly. but it would make sense esp. since i am asthmatic. right now on 2 different steroids, inhaler and singular:roids:
