For the past month or so, I have been doing distance sets, just for my 500. What I'm asking is if this will help out in the 200 IM. My coach is giving me an opportunity to swim the IM this thursday, to see if I can swim it at leagues.
My IM splits are (from 2 weeks ago):
Fly - 31.8 (not going too hard in my opinion, as I swim 27s in relays)
Back - 39.5 (as you can see, not my strongest stroke)
*** - 40.6 (I guess it's okay, I can go 35s all out)
Free - 35.2
Which is 227.1... My time before that was a 231, which is just okay.
During distance sets, whenever I get the chance, I kick fly back or ***, just for additional help, and I try to work on my transition turns after practice (transitions are my BIGGEST problem in the IM).
My goal splits are:
Fly - 31
Back - 35
*** - 40
Free - 33
That adds up to 219, give or take a few tenths of a second. So, was all of that distance training for nothing? Or do you think that my goal splits are reasonable?
Thanks for the help!
I don't think the 500 training will hurt, but I think the 200 IM is more like the 200 of any stroke, that is to say it is in a different energy zone than the 500. The 200 is a controlled sprint and more lactate than the 500. You go out with only marginally less pace than a 100. Can't do that with a 500.
I don't think the 500 training will hurt, but I think the 200 IM is more like the 200 of any stroke, that is to say it is in a different energy zone than the 500. The 200 is a controlled sprint and more lactate than the 500. You go out with only marginally less pace than a 100. Can't do that with a 500.
