Meet's on Friday, I think. I just started swimming on a team in January and I've done nothing longer than 100 at the four meets I've been to so far. I looked at the events board and turned to my coaches and said, "There must have been some kind of mistake..." Recently, in my "I'm new" thread, I said I wanted to up the ante. Apparently, some divine power was listening.
What strategies do you all have for me? Please give me something, Masters forum, because I'm CLUELESS! Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope. //Leia
I feel like Indiana Jones after he's picked off a bazillion baddies and then finally the real big, tough baddy appears onscreen and Indy just kind of looks up like, "Awww, come on... let's just go have a beer, man..." while slowly putting up his fists for what he knows will be a very painful thrashing.
2 x 100 on 1:40 (at this point, you're average :50 per 50 yards)
2 x 100 on 1:35 ( " 47.5 per 50)
Only if the swimmer is coming in right at the interval and is getting zero rest. Training for the 500, I would suggest that at least once a week you swim a broken 500 as 10x50 where you swim each 50 at your target pace, for you I would think that this would be approximately 45 per 50. I would start with 20 seconds rest after each 50. Then decrease your rest and/or pace as you progess.
2 x 100 on 1:40 (at this point, you're average :50 per 50 yards)
2 x 100 on 1:35 ( " 47.5 per 50)
Only if the swimmer is coming in right at the interval and is getting zero rest. Training for the 500, I would suggest that at least once a week you swim a broken 500 as 10x50 where you swim each 50 at your target pace, for you I would think that this would be approximately 45 per 50. I would start with 20 seconds rest after each 50. Then decrease your rest and/or pace as you progess.
