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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Is all I have to say to you guys! I'm so used to the UK nationals, being the major distance meet for me in the past spread over a weekend. That's 6 or 7 sessions with the 1500 free one day, 800 another and 400 another and the 400IM would be in a different session than the distance free events.... seems like we're a load of wimps!
I am determined to do a 400IM in competition one day though as I've never done one, but it'll be sometime when I'm fitter. I have never ever competed in the 200 back or 200 *** and right now have absolutely no intention of putting myself through that agony. I'd sooner get my 200 fly back together.:afraid:
Anyway I was back in the pool this morning, which helped the sore shoulders:cane:
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Is all I have to say to you guys! I'm so used to the UK nationals, being the major distance meet for me in the past spread over a weekend. That's 6 or 7 sessions with the 1500 free one day, 800 another and 400 another and the 400IM would be in a different session than the distance free events.... seems like we're a load of wimps!
I am determined to do a 400IM in competition one day though as I've never done one, but it'll be sometime when I'm fitter. I have never ever competed in the 200 back or 200 *** and right now have absolutely no intention of putting myself through that agony. I'd sooner get my 200 fly back together.:afraid:
Anyway I was back in the pool this morning, which helped the sore shoulders:cane:
