I'm new to masters this year and have had two meets since January. The first 500 was 5:50 and the second one was 5:51. I can't hold on to my pace after 350. I'm 49 and am working out 5 days a week. Most days are 3000 yards. Once a week I go 4000 yards. Most of my workouts are 250-500 yard swims, with some 100's on 1:30. I can go 6:10 in the middle of practice without killing myself. Why can't I do better in a meet? In meets my first 100 is 1:03 and at 200 at 2:11. Why the fall off? Any meet nutruition ideas? Workout ideas? Pacing ideas?
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do you have any explanation for the following.
Here is my 100: And here is my 50:
AGE GROUP: 55-59
1 JIM THORNTON 57 M SEWY 53.35
25.74 27.61
And here is my 50:
AGE GROUP: 55-59
1 JIM THORNTON 57 M SEWY 25.16
The 50 split felt controlled and decent; the 50 by itself felt like I was
trying MUCH harder, but the times were virtually identical (given that the split time was measured from the feet and the regular 50 by the hand.
I have an idea, but it was resoundly mocked in the past.
The general feeling is that you should just go more ALL OUT.
do you have any explanation for the following.
Here is my 100: And here is my 50:
AGE GROUP: 55-59
1 JIM THORNTON 57 M SEWY 53.35
25.74 27.61
And here is my 50:
AGE GROUP: 55-59
1 JIM THORNTON 57 M SEWY 25.16
The 50 split felt controlled and decent; the 50 by itself felt like I was
trying MUCH harder, but the times were virtually identical (given that the split time was measured from the feet and the regular 50 by the hand.
I have an idea, but it was resoundly mocked in the past.
The general feeling is that you should just go more ALL OUT.
