200 Challenge: Goal time, roadmap and status updates

Hey guys, swam at my first USA-S meet in 15 years this weekend. I would like some analysis if you would be so kind. My goal was to break 1:58. To do that I needed 27 high followed by 3 29 highs. I swam one event Friday, Sat and Sun, the 50, 100 and 200. I was very nervous for my 50 all day, and I think it affected my swim a little, but the 100 and 200 I felt comfortable. 50 free: 24.41 100 free: 54.0x split 12.0 13.7 14.4 14.0 My turn off the 2nd wall was deep, got stuck on the touch pad high. 200 free: 2:01.56 split 27.38 29.73 31.96 32.49 I think I have read those splits somewhere before... I went out too fast, and died. If I would have gone out .6 slower on the first 50 and .2 on the second, would that have made the difference to bring home the back 100? I do agree that it would make a difference, but based on my other times, I think I lacked the conditioning to split that 200 correctly and hit my goal time. The strength was there, just not the endurance. Please criticize. I even welcome comments from pwolf. I've been working on my 200 for a few years now. I think it's conditioning. I'm roughly the same speed as you, 50 pr is a 24 flat, 100 is a just under 54, and I share your goal time. Here are my splits from Austin Nationals: 39 Sumerfield, Bill H 47 OREG 2:04.00 2:00.68 27.53 57.71 (30.18) 1:28.75 (31.04) 2:00.68 (31.93) and a year later at Clovis: 24 Sumerfield, Bill H 48 OREG 2:00.68 1:59.40 27.69 57.73(30.04) 1:28.09(30.36) 1:59.40(31.31) Note the same basic pace in both swims. I think the difference in the second swim is just due to better conditioning (although the Austin swim was a huge breakthrough for me. That 2:04 seed was a real, recently swum time coming in). Once I can get that fourth 50 down closer to 50s 2 & 3, I'll work on trying to take it out harder, but I'm obviously still dying at the end with my pace now. It's hard to find that happy medium between going out too soft and having a slow race and going out too hard and barely hanging on at the end. 200s of all strokes hurt a lot, but it's my favorite distance. You get to go pretty fast, there's strategy involved, and you don't lose the race completely in one little bobble like in a 50.

Hey guys, swam at my first USA-S meet in 15 years this weekend. I would like some analysis if you would be so kind. My goal was to break 1:58. To do that I needed 27 high followed by 3 29 highs. I swam one event Friday, Sat and Sun, the 50, 100 and 200. I was very nervous for my 50 all day, and I think it affected my swim a little, but the 100 and 200 I felt comfortable. 50 free: 24.41 100 free: 54.0x split 12.0 13.7 14.4 14.0 My turn off the 2nd wall was deep, got stuck on the touch pad high. 200 free: 2:01.56 split 27.38 29.73 31.96 32.49 I think I have read those splits somewhere before... I went out too fast, and died. If I would have gone out .6 slower on the first 50 and .2 on the second, would that have made the difference to bring home the back 100? I do agree that it would make a difference, but based on my other times, I think I lacked the conditioning to split that 200 correctly and hit my goal time. The strength was there, just not the endurance. Please criticize. I even welcome comments from pwolf. I've been working on my 200 for a few years now. I think it's conditioning. I'm roughly the same speed as you, 50 pr is a 24 flat, 100 is a just under 54, and I share your goal time. Here are my splits from Austin Nationals: 39 Sumerfield, Bill H 47 OREG 2:04.00 2:00.68 27.53 57.71 (30.18) 1:28.75 (31.04) 2:00.68 (31.93) and a year later at Clovis: 24 Sumerfield, Bill H 48 OREG 2:00.68 1:59.40 27.69 57.73(30.04) 1:28.09(30.36) 1:59.40(31.31) Note the same basic pace in both swims. I think the difference in the second swim is just due to better conditioning (although the Austin swim was a huge breakthrough for me. That 2:04 seed was a real, recently swum time coming in). Once I can get that fourth 50 down closer to 50s 2 & 3, I'll work on trying to take it out harder, but I'm obviously still dying at the end with my pace now. It's hard to find that happy medium between going out too soft and having a slow race and going out too hard and barely hanging on at the end. 200s of all strokes hurt a lot, but it's my favorite distance. You get to go pretty fast, there's strategy involved, and you don't lose the race completely in one little bobble like in a 50.