My hardest workout last week was 1900 yards - but 800 was at race pace:
800 warm-up
4 build 25s sprint
4 fast 25s
100 easy
12x50 every 90s sec at 100 race pace
200 warm down
I had time for another 2500 of kicking / swimming / pulling, but I was so tired, there is no point, except "counting yards"...
I cannot attain race-pace during training.
:badday:
Of course you can,you are just looking at it wrong.I can't swim a 100 in workout nearly as fast as I can swim a 100 at a meet,but I can swim a 50 as fast as the 2nd 50 of a 100,and that's race pace.You want to work on your 200 BR,can you swim a 100 at your 200 pace,if not how about a 50 or even a 25?
I swim between 1/2 and 1/4 of each workout at race pace,the rest warm up.cool down and recovery swims.
I cannot attain race-pace during training.
:badday:
Of course you can,you are just looking at it wrong.I can't swim a 100 in workout nearly as fast as I can swim a 100 at a meet,but I can swim a 50 as fast as the 2nd 50 of a 100,and that's race pace.You want to work on your 200 BR,can you swim a 100 at your 200 pace,if not how about a 50 or even a 25?
I swim between 1/2 and 1/4 of each workout at race pace,the rest warm up.cool down and recovery swims.
