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Practice like you race because you race like you practice

Allen Stark
I have heard variations on the practice like you race idea since I was an age grouper and had always thought I was good at it but I just had a couple of realizations about how I created problems for myself.Lately I had noticed I was having a stall sometimes at the breakout of my BR pullout.I couldn't figure out what was the problem until I realized that one of my favorite sprint sets is 25s with a turn at the end.I would,of course,stop after the pullout and my body was learning to stop there.I'll now do 2 more strokes after each pullout. At the meet yesterday I was shocked to realize that at the finish of my 100 BR I had my head up instead of down in complete streamline.In workout today I noticed I had gotten in the habit of lifting my head to look a the clock as I finished. So how about you,any insights you have noticed about practice and meets?
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  • what a timely thread. i swam 4 races on saturday and stopped swimming about a meter from the finish in all of them. that is exactly what i do in workouts - to avoid people at the wall. i stop a bit earlier in fly and *** than free - just like workouts! Finish to the wall no matter what. If people are in your way, you will run into them at a high rate of speed and they will remember it. That will serve as incentive to get out of the way when somebody else is finishing. It's not being cruel or hard-headed, it's about others showing courtesy to others in your lane. Be awake and clear some space for those behind/faster than you. Reinforcing behaviors (good or bad) create habits. They'll learn soon enough... :bump:
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  • what a timely thread. i swam 4 races on saturday and stopped swimming about a meter from the finish in all of them. that is exactly what i do in workouts - to avoid people at the wall. i stop a bit earlier in fly and *** than free - just like workouts! Finish to the wall no matter what. If people are in your way, you will run into them at a high rate of speed and they will remember it. That will serve as incentive to get out of the way when somebody else is finishing. It's not being cruel or hard-headed, it's about others showing courtesy to others in your lane. Be awake and clear some space for those behind/faster than you. Reinforcing behaviors (good or bad) create habits. They'll learn soon enough... :bump:
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