So, right now I go 2:31 in the IM, not the best, which is why I want to get faster.
My splits are:
Fly - 30
Back - 43
*** - 39
Free - 38
I don't have the decimals for my splits, but that's what the seconds are. My pacing is usually horrible, same goes for my turns. I think I'm pushing myself too hard in the fly, and not enough in the back.
I have a little over a month and a half to drop 12 seconds to get to my goal, and it seems reasonable (to me at least).
All help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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My intuition says that you are swimming the fly all-out and that your conditioning is not good enough to do that without tanking the rest of your race.
I also wonder if you have enough "gears" to be able to slow your fly down to save energy. Some people have to give a max effort just to get the arms to clear the water on recovery and get proper positioning with hips up. I am guessing that training to swim longer fly events will improve your economy so you will be able to swim a 50 fly with more ease. That will help you pace a 200 IM so you don't overswim the fly.
My intuition says that you are swimming the fly all-out and that your conditioning is not good enough to do that without tanking the rest of your race.
I also wonder if you have enough "gears" to be able to slow your fly down to save energy. Some people have to give a max effort just to get the arms to clear the water on recovery and get proper positioning with hips up. I am guessing that training to swim longer fly events will improve your economy so you will be able to swim a 50 fly with more ease. That will help you pace a 200 IM so you don't overswim the fly.
