When I last seriously competed almost 5 years ago now, I would attend meets with multiple sessions and do 1 event from each or maybe 2 events - 1 at the start and 1 at the end of the session. I was more a distancer, so over the course of the weekend, would swim 800 free, 400 free, 200 free, 200 IM, 100 fly, or something similar.
Fast forward to this summer where I have raced almost every weekend for the last 6 weeks, doing 2 shorter events each time and the meets last up to 6 hours.
Next week we have the regionals where they estimate that the first session will be over in 3 hours and I have entered 4 events: 50 fly, 100 free, 100IM, 200 free (in that order).
So my question is - how on earth do I recover in between? - particularly from the IM to the 200 free, where there will definitely be a short gap, perhaps only 15 mins :badday:.
Also if you have any tips on how to prepare beforehand, what's best to eat etc? I'll [lan to hydrate as much as possible as I found that helped my distance swims in the past.
I'm beginning to feel too old for this:cane:
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Don't you do much more than this in ANY practice?
:lolup: :lmao:
Well, yes - just not at full out race speed...and not being much of a sprinter its a shock to my poor body these days.
Thanks for the advice - particularly Ande again, I like the idea of the fast friday sets, so I'll plan on throwing a couple into the mix this week.
I'm in as good a shape as I'm going to get, for now, but still lugging 10lb extra lard along with me! I have my suit (not a patch on my lovely 2005 model fastskin, but $70 was as much as I could justify right now).
I'm hoping they open up a warm-down area in the pool - its a huge outdoor T-shape thing, but if not does anyone have any suggestions for warm down excercises in 96F heat?
I have thought about easing off on the IM so I can do an all-out 200 free. Trouble is I'd really love to do them both all out as this is my only foreseeable chance of swimming in a 25m pool in competition. All my previous bests in the UK were done SCM - the time converters are all a bit different, so I think I'm very close....And for some reason the 200 and the IM are the closest.....er.....probably has something to do with me being a rubbish sprinter. :blah:
Anyway I'll be thinking on this one over the next week.
So protein bars, coffee, a good warm down and a PMA - do not be afraid of the 200....:D
Don't you do much more than this in ANY practice?
:lolup: :lmao:
Well, yes - just not at full out race speed...and not being much of a sprinter its a shock to my poor body these days.
Thanks for the advice - particularly Ande again, I like the idea of the fast friday sets, so I'll plan on throwing a couple into the mix this week.
I'm in as good a shape as I'm going to get, for now, but still lugging 10lb extra lard along with me! I have my suit (not a patch on my lovely 2005 model fastskin, but $70 was as much as I could justify right now).
I'm hoping they open up a warm-down area in the pool - its a huge outdoor T-shape thing, but if not does anyone have any suggestions for warm down excercises in 96F heat?
I have thought about easing off on the IM so I can do an all-out 200 free. Trouble is I'd really love to do them both all out as this is my only foreseeable chance of swimming in a 25m pool in competition. All my previous bests in the UK were done SCM - the time converters are all a bit different, so I think I'm very close....And for some reason the 200 and the IM are the closest.....er.....probably has something to do with me being a rubbish sprinter. :blah:
Anyway I'll be thinking on this one over the next week.
So protein bars, coffee, a good warm down and a PMA - do not be afraid of the 200....:D
