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"...
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We do a lot of slower paced (not slow, just not race pace) stuff that focuses on technique. I don't know if it is Popov's philosophy, but I've heard that he trains slow so that when he does it fast, he has the technique. That's the philosophy our coaches have. We do some fast stuff at least once a practice, and sometimes we have days that are mostly sprints and fast-paced sets. I typically keep my pace up to a little below race pace for most of the workout anyway. I'd say that a good 50% of my sets are now done at slightly below race pace. This is a recent development, but it seems to be helping.
We do a lot of slower paced (not slow, just not race pace) stuff that focuses on technique. I don't know if it is Popov's philosophy, but I've heard that he trains slow so that when he does it fast, he has the technique. That's the philosophy our coaches have. We do some fast stuff at least once a practice, and sometimes we have days that are mostly sprints and fast-paced sets. I typically keep my pace up to a little below race pace for most of the workout anyway. I'd say that a good 50% of my sets are now done at slightly below race pace. This is a recent development, but it seems to be helping.
