You're not a sprinter and you're not a pure distance swimmer. Your 50's & 1500's aren't as great as your 200's, 400's, & 500's. Your 100's aren't shabby. Let the D Divas take those 800's, 1000's, 1500's & 1650's. You're caught in the middle. You've got OK speed, but you can do those longer sets that make pure sprinters ill. You're well conditioned and tend to do well with back to back events. You're in great company, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are middle distance swimmers who have excellent 100's but not so great 50's. Man you can train.
This is the middle distance lane. Don't get lapped.
the breastroke lane
The Middle Distance Lane
The Backstroke Lane
The Butterfly Lane
The SDK Lane
The Taper Lane
The Distance Lane
The IM Lane
The Sprint Free Lane
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Good luck with the 500. Let us know how it goes.
So as you asked......I finished in 6.16, I had entered a time of 6.15 and hoped to do around 6.10. However I can't be disappointed as:
1. I based the entry time (and hopeful time) on the 400m time I did when my oldest was 9 months old. At that point I was 5 lbs lighter/thinner and was being coached.
2. It was my very first 500yd and it is very different from a 400m
3. The meet ran fast and I had already done a good 50 fly and 100 free (equalled my PRs)
4. The pool was a little on the warm side and shallow
Still the meet was a lot of fun - 5 solid swims on the Saturday and 10 hilarious ones on the Sunday.
I got a couple of compliments on my fly too, so I'm now on to "Project 200 fly" :afraid:
Good luck with the 500. Let us know how it goes.
So as you asked......I finished in 6.16, I had entered a time of 6.15 and hoped to do around 6.10. However I can't be disappointed as:
1. I based the entry time (and hopeful time) on the 400m time I did when my oldest was 9 months old. At that point I was 5 lbs lighter/thinner and was being coached.
2. It was my very first 500yd and it is very different from a 400m
3. The meet ran fast and I had already done a good 50 fly and 100 free (equalled my PRs)
4. The pool was a little on the warm side and shallow
Still the meet was a lot of fun - 5 solid swims on the Saturday and 10 hilarious ones on the Sunday.
I got a couple of compliments on my fly too, so I'm now on to "Project 200 fly" :afraid:
