I like to see Soni do well too!! But I don't think taking it out faster than the 100 is smart racing.
Bob, point taken. In '03 at Nats in Tempe I took out the 500 along with my rival Chuck Olsen in a 1:02. I was trying to keep up with him. That was way too fast for me and I died like a dog the last 100 and Chuck beat me by 3 seconds. I swam LCM regionals back in '98 or '99 next to Ernie Leskovitz in the 400 free. I took it out hard and got way in front of Ernie (who is about 15 years my senior). He passed me at 300 meters like I was standing still. Lesson learned. Back in '82 I swam a 200 free where I went out hard..........57.48 I came back in 1:07.89. Yikes!
Lactic acid is a physiological fact. Yes, you need to push the envelope to reach the next level, but if you want to win, and that is the point at Worlds, then you must swim smart.
I think part of racing is knowing how to swim a race. Maybe I have no guts, but I hate the feeling of swimming in molasses at the end of a race and not being able to do anything about the people passing you. You can't win a 400/500 in the first 100, but you can lose it in the first 100.
That said, I think Soni will learn from this and go on to be a great and consistent breastroker.:cheerleader:
I like to see Soni do well too!! But I don't think taking it out faster than the 100 is smart racing.
Bob, point taken. In '03 at Nats in Tempe I took out the 500 along with my rival Chuck Olsen in a 1:02. I was trying to keep up with him. That was way too fast for me and I died like a dog the last 100 and Chuck beat me by 3 seconds. I swam LCM regionals back in '98 or '99 next to Ernie Leskovitz in the 400 free. I took it out hard and got way in front of Ernie (who is about 15 years my senior). He passed me at 300 meters like I was standing still. Lesson learned. Back in '82 I swam a 200 free where I went out hard..........57.48 I came back in 1:07.89. Yikes!
Lactic acid is a physiological fact. Yes, you need to push the envelope to reach the next level, but if you want to win, and that is the point at Worlds, then you must swim smart.
I think part of racing is knowing how to swim a race. Maybe I have no guts, but I hate the feeling of swimming in molasses at the end of a race and not being able to do anything about the people passing you. You can't win a 400/500 in the first 100, but you can lose it in the first 100.
That said, I think Soni will learn from this and go on to be a great and consistent breastroker.:cheerleader:
