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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I can't help but thinking that by slowing down the pace, you could have done a solid overall performance over 1500 but I also understand your reaction. When you write that you didn't think it would have been possible to sustain this effort for 600 more meters. What happened exactly. Your O2 accumulated deficit was too high?
Question. Are you sure breathing every 3 early in this event is a good strategy for you?
I have been breathing every third in training so that it now feels more natural than every other, and my stroke is more symmetric with better rotation. But perhaps that pattern contributed to an oxygen debt.
I believe that I could have finished strong if I had split a 5:15-5:20 on the second 400, but for some reason I began splitting 1:16s, totally unaware that I was going that fast. It finally hit me around 900, and by then I had passed the point of no return physically. Mentally it might have helped to know that I was that far ahead of pace (although the voice in my head was pretty loud).
I can't help but thinking that by slowing down the pace, you could have done a solid overall performance over 1500 but I also understand your reaction. When you write that you didn't think it would have been possible to sustain this effort for 600 more meters. What happened exactly. Your O2 accumulated deficit was too high?
Question. Are you sure breathing every 3 early in this event is a good strategy for you?
I have been breathing every third in training so that it now feels more natural than every other, and my stroke is more symmetric with better rotation. But perhaps that pattern contributed to an oxygen debt.
I believe that I could have finished strong if I had split a 5:15-5:20 on the second 400, but for some reason I began splitting 1:16s, totally unaware that I was going that fast. It finally hit me around 900, and by then I had passed the point of no return physically. Mentally it might have helped to know that I was that far ahead of pace (although the voice in my head was pretty loud).
