Anyone have experience swimming in meets on consecutive weekends? I've never done this myself, but am contemplating doing meets April 24-25 (Zones, SCY) and May 3 (SCM). Was planning to rest a week or so for Zones and then just keep resting. My main worry is that I'm usually pretty zonked for a few days after a two day meet. Is this a bad idea? Any advice?
My main motivation to go to the second meet is that I'm not sure I'll get another SCM meet in this year. There are no local meets, and right now I have family conflicts with travel meets.
Well, Germantown Masters is trying to host a meet a the GISC but we're having issues with getting the facility. Another possibility is having it at MAC. We want to have a SCM meet in Nov so not being able to have it a GISC is not a show stopper.
Is GISC where Sectionals was held?
Is the SCM meet a PV goal from the last PV meeting?
Paul the only big layoff was after the season was over and then there were a few years that the season on the circuit went into November. The only down time would be the trip to the races on the other continents. Fly to Europe, then fly to Egypt or South America. It usually took a day or two to get where you were going.
Even as an amateur we raced in Ontario, Tues little duel meets mid week races then Meets on the weekends. No taper Just race. Our club used to swim dual meets with several Universitys and of course all of our club swimmers also practiced waterpolo 2 or three times a week and then The waterpolo games playing waterpolo every week. We spent our lives in the pool.
George, I must assume one of two things: A) You have been on a life long taper or B) You are overtrained from all those years and need to finally start one!
Fort...big ole horses like me can't pull off fast swims in-season like those skinny little guys Baker & Stevenson. I'll keep settling for the broken down sorry ass times I swim over several months of the season for that big drop at nationals!
You and your cohort Michelina are meet goddesses. :bow: Think you're in better shape than me.
No full taper for Zones. I'll probably be in the feeling like crap stage for that meet.
If I can't overload myself, I guess the 50 *** will just HAVE to go. lol
Better shape than you? HA! I've turned into a couch potato.
I'm sure you'll do fine at both meets. If you're really worried, you can swim in my lanes at zones. I wouldn't mind recording some of your times as my own:bump:
