So I've got a taper meet coming up and it happens to be a USA-S SR State Meet. I'm doing this USA-S meet as there was only 1 one day USMS meet offered in GA this year that was LCM.
This meet is VERY fast at least for me.
The kids will be tapered and I expect them to drop tons of time. For me personally, I'm much more experienced in swimming well *tired* throughout the season and I never know what kind of effect a taper will have on me. So what I'm saying is that I don't know if I'll drop much time after a taper or not.
Should I enter my best times or should I fudge a little or even really sandbag? A friend of mine reminded me that I usually swim in full heats of men during masters mixed meets and it is true that the top SR girls will not be any faster than these men I've raced in the past. My concern was getting killed in my heat - again, something I'm used to with the masters men. If I enter my best time of 1:05.5 in the 100 fly for example, that's pretty quick. I will be with girls who can hit 1:02s and 1:03s. . .
I'm leaning towards just going for it and if I can't handle the pressure then at least I know I tried my best.
As always, any thoughts are greatly appreciated!
Ok, can someone fill me in on the lingo?
Taper? Sandbag?
Taper: To reduce workout volume in preparation for an major competition or event. Usually consists of gradually reducing training volume over a period of 2 weeks prior to start of competition or event. About a 10-15% reduction in volume each session with an increased focus on faster repeats on longer rest durations.
Sandbag: to _deliberately_ enter a much (10% or more) slower seed time to gain a real or perceived competitive advantage. Specifically to acheive 'clear' water by leading the heat. Has been known to be used to refer to individuals who choose to enter back to back events in a meet but feel that it's 'OK' to enter a entry time of 'NT' for the first event in order to gain as much rest as possible. You know who you are :angel:
Ok, can someone fill me in on the lingo?
Taper? Sandbag?
Taper: To reduce workout volume in preparation for an major competition or event. Usually consists of gradually reducing training volume over a period of 2 weeks prior to start of competition or event. About a 10-15% reduction in volume each session with an increased focus on faster repeats on longer rest durations.
Sandbag: to _deliberately_ enter a much (10% or more) slower seed time to gain a real or perceived competitive advantage. Specifically to acheive 'clear' water by leading the heat. Has been known to be used to refer to individuals who choose to enter back to back events in a meet but feel that it's 'OK' to enter a entry time of 'NT' for the first event in order to gain as much rest as possible. You know who you are :angel:
