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...?
Doing a broken 200 I.M. with 10 seconds rest in-between each 50 and subtracting 30 seconds off the total time (you include the rest in the total time), is a pretty accurate comparison to what you would do in a meet.
What elise said, for the amount of rest between 50s. If you are doing repeats (like 5x200 broken on 3:30), then your time should be within 5-10 seconds of your race time. During taper, with more time between repeats (and fewer of them), you should be at race speed.
Doing a broken 200 I.M. with 10 seconds rest in-between each 50 and subtracting 30 seconds off the total time (you include the rest in the total time), is a pretty accurate comparison to what you would do in a meet.
What elise said, for the amount of rest between 50s. If you are doing repeats (like 5x200 broken on 3:30), then your time should be within 5-10 seconds of your race time. During taper, with more time between repeats (and fewer of them), you should be at race speed.
