The Distance Lane

Any good set recommendations for training for the 1500/1650? I have a couple races coming up and would like to get my time down to a sub 19min

today's 4/26 distance work out was: 4x50 DR/SW @ 1:00 500 pull @ 6:00/5:45/5:30 (by round) 4x150 @ 1:45/1:40/1:35 (by round) (x3)

There was a good discussion in past year on how to train for 500s. As I recall, the basic unit was around 125 yd, with short rest. I'll try to find it in next day or so and post a link (deadlines now). Do you have a goal pace for the 8 x 300, or a specific way of splitting them? I remember the 500 thread. There was some good info that can be applied to training for the 1650/1500. I have a goal in mind depending on where I am in my training and how I feel. I had wanted to hold 3:36/1:12 on the 3:50 (SCY). That wasn't happening yesterday. I averaged ~3:40/1:13.3. I seem to do better with either descending very slightly into the set or holding a goal time. I'm not too good at big descending sets.

Thanks for posting the Davis Mile. I don't think I've done this before, but I like the idea. Pretty cool this all adds up to 1,650 yards!

Thanks for posting the Davis Mile. I don't think I've done this before, but I like the idea. Pretty cool this all adds up to 1,650 yards! I've never heard of it either. Cool stuff. I might repurpose it for the Butterfly Lane as a see-how-far-through-this-I-can-get type of set... I'd need far more rest, of course... :bitching: :bitching: :bitching: :bitching: :bitching: OK, I'M GOING, I'M GOING!!!

I've never heard of it either. Cool stuff. I might repurpose it for the Butterfly Lane as a see-how-far-through-this-I-can-get type of set... I'd need far more rest, of course... OK, I'M GOING, I'M GOING!!! Make sure you don't take the easy way out and start with the 25 fly! :) Gosh, I have no desire to do that set in fly but I have done that here and there but had no idea that it was called the Davis Mile.

Building distance for the Chesapeake race in June. Did 8,000 yards on Sunday as my long swim of the week. Other days range between 3,600 and 4,200 yards. My plan is to increase my long swim by 1,000 yards until I hit 10,000. Sunday's workout was a long warm up with some pace and technique work, a main set of 6,000 and an EZ cool down. Main set as follows 8 x (300 moderate, 200 strong, and 100 sprint) with a brief rest between swims and a slightly longer rest at the end of each set 4 x (100 kick moderate X 50 kick sprint) with fins 2 x 100 kick recovery 16 x 25 – :10 seconds rest(every 4th 25 SPRINT) IM order

this was home back in my age group days. We would warmup and then, I would have to head over to the distance lane. :( But, I do like training distance stuff nowadays.

this was home back in my age group days. We would warmup and then, I would have to head over to the distance lane. :( But, I do like training distance stuff nowadays. Swimming distance definitely grew on me. In high school I hated it. When I got to college and the coach talked with us about where he saw us training, I wished fervently that I would be put int he sprint group (which did next to nothing). Turns out, the sprint group couldn't hold it together for more than 75 yards, and since I love the 200s, I found my niche in the upper mid distance/distance group and realized putting int he long yards wasn't all that bad, as it paid big dividends at Conferences.

Any good set recommendations for training for the 1500/1650? I have a couple races coming up and would like to get my time down to a sub 19min Did a Davis Mile (total 1650 short course yards) the other day. 1x275 (11 lengths) :10 Rest 1x250 (10 lengths) :10 Rest 1x225 (9 lengths) :10 Rest 1x200 (8 lengths) :10 Rest 1x175 (7 lengths) :10 Rest 1x150 (6 lengths) :10 Rest 1x125 (5 lengths) :10 Rest 1x100 (4 lengths) :10 Rest 1x75 (3 lengths) :10 Rest 1x50 (2 lengths) :10 Rest 1x25 (1 length) 1. Keep pace smooth/steady through out. 2. Make a mental note of your start time* 3. Always rest :10 seconds between, not :08 or :13 but :10 4. *At the end subtract a 1:40 or a 100 seconds from your over all time for your base 1650 time.