Keeping track of my training and Masters comeback after an 18-year layoff. I'll be posting daily workouts and, when time permits, I'll fill in the details of my background.
Why come back after 18 years? Who knows really. Here are a few possibilities:
1. A good way to channel my mid-life crisis energy.
2. I can swim a 50 breaststroke.
3. I can swim a 50 fly.
4. I wasn't doing anything useful at 5:00AM anyway.
5. Brown hair is over -rated.
6. Grey hair is inevitable.
7. I don't have to wear a "speedo".
8. That SDK thing looks like cheating to me.
9. Cheating should make it easier to go fast.
10. To find out how much I've lost.
Anyone else out there making a comeback?
Based on the times above, does anyone have comments on the following methodology for the 50 goals:
50s ~ (2 X 25 Push off time) + 1 Second
This would mean goals of:
50 Fly ~ :26.6
50 BK ~ :31.0
50 BR ~ :31.8
50 FR ~ :24.0
Am I being too easy/hard on myself? What are your thoughts?
Any alternative theories?
What about the IM? Has anyone developed a formula for calculating how fast you can go?
Those are pretty good goals, but I would think that,unless your dive starts and turns are absolutely awful, your 50 race times will probably be more like 2 times your 25 push-off times MINUS a second or two. In addition to the speed boost you'll get from your dive, I would have to think you'll just go a little faster in an actual race situation as opposed to sprints in practice. At least, that's how it works for me.
Based on the times above, does anyone have comments on the following methodology for the 50 goals:
50s ~ (2 X 25 Push off time) + 1 Second
This would mean goals of:
50 Fly ~ :26.6
50 BK ~ :31.0
50 BR ~ :31.8
50 FR ~ :24.0
Am I being too easy/hard on myself? What are your thoughts?
Any alternative theories?
What about the IM? Has anyone developed a formula for calculating how fast you can go?
Those are pretty good goals, but I would think that,unless your dive starts and turns are absolutely awful, your 50 race times will probably be more like 2 times your 25 push-off times MINUS a second or two. In addition to the speed boost you'll get from your dive, I would have to think you'll just go a little faster in an actual race situation as opposed to sprints in practice. At least, that's how it works for me.
