So I have decided to focus on the 1500/1650, partly because I seem to have misplaced the three fast twitch fibers I once owned, and partly because guys named Smith are now swimming the 500 and even the 1000. Geek suggested that I build my endurance with dryland work, but unlike him I have a job and limited time to train, and I don't really want to give up pool time. Any suggestions?
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Great discussion. A coach of mine (Frank McGrath in New Bern, NC) refers to anaerobic threshold (En2) as "pay as you go" meaning that you are clearing the lactate as it accumulates. I always thought of En3 as being roughly equivalent to race pace, although perhaps that is too fast for a 1500. Two weeks ago I did a set of 15 x 100 @ 1:30 (scm) holding 1:18-1:19, which would be my ideal 1500 race pace, but I don't think I could hold that same pace on a set of 200s in practice without more rest.
Great discussion. A coach of mine (Frank McGrath in New Bern, NC) refers to anaerobic threshold (En2) as "pay as you go" meaning that you are clearing the lactate as it accumulates. I always thought of En3 as being roughly equivalent to race pace, although perhaps that is too fast for a 1500. Two weeks ago I did a set of 15 x 100 @ 1:30 (scm) holding 1:18-1:19, which would be my ideal 1500 race pace, but I don't think I could hold that same pace on a set of 200s in practice without more rest.
