I was just wondering, how many of you typically enter the maximum number of events that you can? I always do. One of our new coaches wants us to try and focus more on our "stronger events" and skip the other events. I usually like to see how well I might do in a event I haven't done in awhile.
AMEN!! I'd also argue that most of this rest between events crap is all in your mind. I will not disagree that most of us have X many meets of experience of not doing well with limited rest, and yes, swimming 4-5 events in a day/2 days in a row is taxing. But it works both ways. If any of you read Fort's posts and blog, we all know she in particular has plenty of examples of dissatisfying swims coming in 1 or 2 event per-day meets.
Back to why I posted... It's all in your mind! If you want to be successful at something, you can NOT let something small like get in your way. Walk into a meet - and up to the blocks - with confidence. Sign up for your meet, set a realistic goal and tell yourself, your coach and anyone who will listen "I am going to go ___ time." Then get out there and git 'r done!
I think there is a lot to this. Everyone knows about sprinter divas; they are a high-maintenance group.
I am mostly joking. Sort of. I chuckled at Forts comment that sprinters need longer to recover from their super-tough 50s than mid-D and distance types need from their easeir events, such as the 2-fly or the 400 IM. I am still not quite sure if she was kidding.
I would say that the rest thing is MOSTLY in your mind. Physically, it does take some time to recover from hard swims but it isn't as long as many people seem to think. I've had too many good swims on "short" rest to think otherwise.
But don't sell "only in your mind" short. At least for me, it takes a lot of mental/emotional effort to get physically and mentally prepared for an individual race at a taper meet. (Less so at an in-season meet only because I generally don't care as much about the outcome.) Doing so repeatedly is tiring. This is one of the reasons the "relay day" at nationals bothered me; by the 4th day I was plain sick of racing and I think it affected my last day.
(Yet another reason I was so impressed by Phelps' performance at the 2008 Olympics. Besides the physical toll, it takes an incredible amount of mental discipline to stay "up" for race after race.)
Depending on event order, I will sometimes shy away from certain events that, based on past experience, can "stick with you" an inordinately long time afterward if you take them out too aggresively. 200 fly, 400 IM, 500 free are among these types of races and I am cautious about entering them if they are too early in the meet.
AMEN!! I'd also argue that most of this rest between events crap is all in your mind. I will not disagree that most of us have X many meets of experience of not doing well with limited rest, and yes, swimming 4-5 events in a day/2 days in a row is taxing. But it works both ways. If any of you read Fort's posts and blog, we all know she in particular has plenty of examples of dissatisfying swims coming in 1 or 2 event per-day meets.
Back to why I posted... It's all in your mind! If you want to be successful at something, you can NOT let something small like get in your way. Walk into a meet - and up to the blocks - with confidence. Sign up for your meet, set a realistic goal and tell yourself, your coach and anyone who will listen "I am going to go ___ time." Then get out there and git 'r done!
I think there is a lot to this. Everyone knows about sprinter divas; they are a high-maintenance group.
I am mostly joking. Sort of. I chuckled at Forts comment that sprinters need longer to recover from their super-tough 50s than mid-D and distance types need from their easeir events, such as the 2-fly or the 400 IM. I am still not quite sure if she was kidding.
I would say that the rest thing is MOSTLY in your mind. Physically, it does take some time to recover from hard swims but it isn't as long as many people seem to think. I've had too many good swims on "short" rest to think otherwise.
But don't sell "only in your mind" short. At least for me, it takes a lot of mental/emotional effort to get physically and mentally prepared for an individual race at a taper meet. (Less so at an in-season meet only because I generally don't care as much about the outcome.) Doing so repeatedly is tiring. This is one of the reasons the "relay day" at nationals bothered me; by the 4th day I was plain sick of racing and I think it affected my last day.
(Yet another reason I was so impressed by Phelps' performance at the 2008 Olympics. Besides the physical toll, it takes an incredible amount of mental discipline to stay "up" for race after race.)
Depending on event order, I will sometimes shy away from certain events that, based on past experience, can "stick with you" an inordinately long time afterward if you take them out too aggresively. 200 fly, 400 IM, 500 free are among these types of races and I am cautious about entering them if they are too early in the meet.
