4. Me proposing to any reader a simple approach to determine if their aerobic/anaerobic balance is inline with that of their idols
I had evaluated such an exponent for cycling and running, but never for swimming.
If I do the calculation for my 50/100/200 BR at Nationals (all PRs), I get
50/100 gives 1.135
100/200 gives 1.18
Using Allen as my idol, with his ~1.11 ratio, says that I'm falling off faster than I should. It also confirms that I paced the 200 poorly. It also confirms that I place better at longer races not because I'm better at them, but because others are more scared of them than I am.
Here's a interesting question: how much individual variation is there in this coefficient? Does everyone approach ~1.12 if well prepared at both distances, or will it be individual-specific, differing for those that are fast- or slow-twitched?
4. Me proposing to any reader a simple approach to determine if their aerobic/anaerobic balance is inline with that of their idols
I had evaluated such an exponent for cycling and running, but never for swimming.
If I do the calculation for my 50/100/200 BR at Nationals (all PRs), I get
50/100 gives 1.135
100/200 gives 1.18
Using Allen as my idol, with his ~1.11 ratio, says that I'm falling off faster than I should. It also confirms that I paced the 200 poorly. It also confirms that I place better at longer races not because I'm better at them, but because others are more scared of them than I am.
Here's a interesting question: how much individual variation is there in this coefficient? Does everyone approach ~1.12 if well prepared at both distances, or will it be individual-specific, differing for those that are fast- or slow-twitched?
