200 Challenge: Goal time, roadmap and status updates
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This thread is for people to post their goals for the 200 (in any stroke), outline how they plan to get there, progress updates and to get feed back on their plans and updates.
For me, the best way to prepare for any 200 is to:
1) swim hard fast 200's for time in practice with plenty of rest,
at least a 1 to 1 work rest ratio, preferably more, like 1 to 2 or 1 to 3.
ie
if you do a 200 in 2:00:
1 to 1 is on 04:00
1 to 2 is on 06:00
1 to 3 is on 08:00
1 to 4 is on 10:00
2) work on even & negative splitting
3) work on finishing strong,
4) work on sustaining a strong kick over the entire race &
5) work on taking 3, 4, 5, or 6 SDKs off each turn
For me, the best way to prepare for any 200 is to:
1) swim hard fast 200's for time in practice with plenty of rest,
at least a 1 to 1 work rest ratio, preferably more, like 1 to 2 or 1 to 3.
ie
if you do a 200 in 2:00:
1 to 1 is on 04:00
1 to 2 is on 06:00
1 to 3 is on 08:00
1 to 4 is on 10:00
2) work on even & negative splitting
3) work on finishing strong,
4) work on sustaining a strong kick over the entire race &
5) work on taking 3, 4, 5, or 6 SDKs off each turn
