I am planiing to swim this in a few weeks. I will be 50 in a few months and want to at least try for the National qualifying time of 5:50. Just curious from those who can swim this race in this time range. I will need to average 35 seconds for my 50s obviously but worry that it might be too fast for me.
I can probably swim a 1:02-1:05 for my SCY hundred free but I have a feeling that I will need to be able to swim a 55:00 for my 100 free to be able to maintain that 35 per 50 pace.
If you have done this, what is your hundred free time? What is your race strategy?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Rob
I can probably swim a 1:02-1:05 for my SCY hundred free but I have a feeling that I will need to be able to swim a 55:00 for my 100 free to be able to maintain that 35 per 50 pace.
Oh, not at all. You just need to be able to maintain. Ande's advice about how to strategize it is just right, especially the advice to breathe every stroke and to work the walls.
I usually go 1:00-1:01 for the 100 free, never in my life under 1:00. My best (adult) 500 time is 5:42.
I can probably swim a 1:02-1:05 for my SCY hundred free but I have a feeling that I will need to be able to swim a 55:00 for my 100 free to be able to maintain that 35 per 50 pace.
Oh, not at all. You just need to be able to maintain. Ande's advice about how to strategize it is just right, especially the advice to breathe every stroke and to work the walls.
I usually go 1:00-1:01 for the 100 free, never in my life under 1:00. My best (adult) 500 time is 5:42.
