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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Well just to let you all know that I did indeed swim all 4 events within approx 2.5 hours of each other, and lived to tell albeit rather sore. The first 3 went well, and were all about .5 sec per length slower than my all time bests :banana: not bad for about 9 weeks serious training since ermmm I can't really remember when!
The 200 free hurt and I felt drained going in, but it was still only 5 sec slower than my time of 5 years ago.
Considering the water was warm, the warm down facilities were minimal and full of kids, and the car registered 102F when we left, I don't think I did too badly at all.
And as my daughter came third in her back and free, she has made the State meet :applaud:, which means I get to do it all again in 2 weeks too.
(except I'm not swimming the 200 free - it just got too hot to swim it well)
Well just to let you all know that I did indeed swim all 4 events within approx 2.5 hours of each other, and lived to tell albeit rather sore. The first 3 went well, and were all about .5 sec per length slower than my all time bests :banana: not bad for about 9 weeks serious training since ermmm I can't really remember when!
The 200 free hurt and I felt drained going in, but it was still only 5 sec slower than my time of 5 years ago.
Considering the water was warm, the warm down facilities were minimal and full of kids, and the car registered 102F when we left, I don't think I did too badly at all.
And as my daughter came third in her back and free, she has made the State meet :applaud:, which means I get to do it all again in 2 weeks too.
(except I'm not swimming the 200 free - it just got too hot to swim it well)
