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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I did the 400 IM, 200 free and 50 *** at SCY Nationals and they were all back-to-back-to-back events. I believe I started the 400 IM around 9am and finished the 50 *** around noon. So if I can do 3 nationals events, one being the 400 IM, you can do this!! Have confidence.
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I'll definitely be back with an update, I guess I'm just a bit worried as I know how drained I feel having swum just a 200 let alone after 3 previous races!
Karl - thanks for the taper advice, I was planning some kind of mini-taper, but the pm gives me a good structure :)
I now just need to find someone willing to haul me out of the pool at the end of that 200.
(I can see this going the way of my 1 and only 1500m where the finish juge kindly informed me that I could leave the water - erm actually no my arms had completely given up so I was grateful for being in lane 10 and able to kind of "roll" out at the side!)
I did the 400 IM, 200 free and 50 *** at SCY Nationals and they were all back-to-back-to-back events. I believe I started the 400 IM around 9am and finished the 50 *** around noon. So if I can do 3 nationals events, one being the 400 IM, you can do this!! Have confidence.
:applaud:
I'll definitely be back with an update, I guess I'm just a bit worried as I know how drained I feel having swum just a 200 let alone after 3 previous races!
Karl - thanks for the taper advice, I was planning some kind of mini-taper, but the pm gives me a good structure :)
I now just need to find someone willing to haul me out of the pool at the end of that 200.
(I can see this going the way of my 1 and only 1500m where the finish juge kindly informed me that I could leave the water - erm actually no my arms had completely given up so I was grateful for being in lane 10 and able to kind of "roll" out at the side!)
