OK so I just finished shaving down for the first and possibly last time. It took an hour and a half and 8 razors. I feel disgusting and strange. My wife is pissed.
However, I figure for the 1650 it might be worth it.
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Was that you sitting next to me today? I thought I'd met you before but couldn't put my finger on it! How was your 1650?
Yeah it was me. I figured you would either remember, or just wonder "who the hell is this guy acting like he knows me?" :D
The 1650 was an ordeal. It took a looooonnnnnng time. I went out a little too fast, slowed down too much on the third 400, then successfully picked it up on the final 400. I waited until the last 400 to bring in a 6-beat kick, which worked well. However I felt like I had some energy left in the tank at the end. Not much, mind you.. I was on the verge of puking. But I didn't feel as spent as say, at the end of a 5K run. I think I could have kicked for longer, especially since I was forcing myself to breathe every 2. (I breathe every 3 in practice).
One thing I noticed this year was that I seemed to recover a lot better than last year when I did all sprints (50s, 100s, 200s). I don't feel stiff or sore today. I even went for a fairly hard run this afternoon and felt fine. Last year I was pretty sore for a few days after the meet. I'm not sure what that means. I definitely did lots of warmdown swimming yesterday after the 500 and 100 fly. Maybe that worked. OR, maybe I just didn't go as hard as I normally do when I'm fully trained and ready to go fast.
Was that you sitting next to me today? I thought I'd met you before but couldn't put my finger on it! How was your 1650?
Yeah it was me. I figured you would either remember, or just wonder "who the hell is this guy acting like he knows me?" :D
The 1650 was an ordeal. It took a looooonnnnnng time. I went out a little too fast, slowed down too much on the third 400, then successfully picked it up on the final 400. I waited until the last 400 to bring in a 6-beat kick, which worked well. However I felt like I had some energy left in the tank at the end. Not much, mind you.. I was on the verge of puking. But I didn't feel as spent as say, at the end of a 5K run. I think I could have kicked for longer, especially since I was forcing myself to breathe every 2. (I breathe every 3 in practice).
One thing I noticed this year was that I seemed to recover a lot better than last year when I did all sprints (50s, 100s, 200s). I don't feel stiff or sore today. I even went for a fairly hard run this afternoon and felt fine. Last year I was pretty sore for a few days after the meet. I'm not sure what that means. I definitely did lots of warmdown swimming yesterday after the 500 and 100 fly. Maybe that worked. OR, maybe I just didn't go as hard as I normally do when I'm fully trained and ready to go fast.
