Pacing was my biggest concern going into my first and only (so far) 1500.
You want to hold a 1:30 pace, which strangely, is exactly what I wanted to do. I was confident I could do it, but was worried I would go out too fast.
I did several Xx100 sets holding exactly my goal pace on short rest. I recommend this to help ingrain pacing. I only did 15x100s once, but I did 3 or 4 shorter sets holding my goal pace leading up to the 1500.
If you look at my times, you will notice I did go out too fast. I was seeded next to Bobby Patten who holds several 1500 Zone and National records, and I tried to go out with him, before I realized that was moronic. After that I had no problem dropping into my goal pace and holding it until the last 500.
If having Bobby on one side wasn't bad enough, I had my wife on the otherside, and she was beating me going into the last 500 (Bobby lapped me twice). So I picked up the pace because I couldn't let her win! She won.
Morale of the story, learn your goal pace and stick with it and be happy with that. Girls and old men are going to beat you. This actually requires that you swim SLOWER than you normally would, and minimize rest. 100s on 1:35 holding 1:30 would be my suggestion.
Pacing was my biggest concern going into my first and only (so far) 1500.
You want to hold a 1:30 pace, which strangely, is exactly what I wanted to do. I was confident I could do it, but was worried I would go out too fast.
I did several Xx100 sets holding exactly my goal pace on short rest. I recommend this to help ingrain pacing. I only did 15x100s once, but I did 3 or 4 shorter sets holding my goal pace leading up to the 1500.
If you look at my times, you will notice I did go out too fast. I was seeded next to Bobby Patten who holds several 1500 Zone and National records, and I tried to go out with him, before I realized that was moronic. After that I had no problem dropping into my goal pace and holding it until the last 500.
If having Bobby on one side wasn't bad enough, I had my wife on the otherside, and she was beating me going into the last 500 (Bobby lapped me twice). So I picked up the pace because I couldn't let her win! She won.
Morale of the story, learn your goal pace and stick with it and be happy with that. Girls and old men are going to beat you. This actually requires that you swim SLOWER than you normally would, and minimize rest. 100s on 1:35 holding 1:30 would be my suggestion.
