How do they relate to race times?
I did a broken 200 IM in practice the other day, took a 80 second rest between 50's while swimming and easy 50 free. Swam each 50 as i wold in the race. Fly was long and rythmic. Back was mostly arms breathing as much as possible. *** was all out, free all out.
Went in order:(push starts on all)
27
32
35
26
Any guesses how that might translate to tapered, shaved, race suited, etc...?
It seems like you took a fair bit of rest between the 50s so it might be a stretch to say that you could go significantly faster than that in a tapered race. I can typically match in a meet what I can swim a broken 200IM in practice, but I have not been able to go significantly faster. I typically would take less rest on my broken swims in practice than what you took. Also, the turns can be a drag on your time in a meet versus timing from a push-off.
I suggest that you try the broken IM with less rest in practice and see how that impacts your time. If you can still swim 2:00 with 20 seconds rest between 50s, then you should feel fairly comfortable that you could match the time in a meet.
There are not that many masters swimmers that can go 2:00 or under for a 200IM so that is an excellent swim.
Tim
It seems like you took a fair bit of rest between the 50s so it might be a stretch to say that you could go significantly faster than that in a tapered race. I can typically match in a meet what I can swim a broken 200IM in practice, but I have not been able to go significantly faster. I typically would take less rest on my broken swims in practice than what you took. Also, the turns can be a drag on your time in a meet versus timing from a push-off.
I suggest that you try the broken IM with less rest in practice and see how that impacts your time. If you can still swim 2:00 with 20 seconds rest between 50s, then you should feel fairly comfortable that you could match the time in a meet.
There are not that many masters swimmers that can go 2:00 or under for a 200IM so that is an excellent swim.
Tim
