I'm not a new masters swimmer nor am I new to meets, but am new to the 400 IM. Truthfully, I'm a little concerned about my ability to make it through the event legally (well, I'm really mainly afraid of the 4th 25). I'm scheduled to swim the 400 IM at a meet this weekend (Saturday). There are twenty people entered, it's a 10 lane pool, and as luck would have it I'm seeded 11th. If only one person above me scratches, I'll be in a heat where the fastest person is seeded 1:40 faster than I am, and the slowest person (besides me) is still seeded 40 seconds faster than I am. My seed time is MUCH closer to the people seeded right behind me, and I think I seeded myself as accurately as I could.
So... I am extremely anxious about swimming in this heat, as I was already anxious about swimming the 400 IM. Do I scratch to save myself the humiliation and to save some energy for Sunday's events? Or do I get lapped at least twice by the leaders, once by the next slowest person, and tick everyone off for holding up the meet? I'm already swimming the 1000 earlier in the session, and the 400 IM will be my 4th event of the day. I really have mixed feelings about this.
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Definitely! Once I got to freestyle, I felt like I was home free. Actually, I thought that the breaststroke was the hardest part. Don't be afraid to do this race, especially since you're a strong butterflier. You have plenty of time, though... I'm 45. :)
Thanks, Heidi! Great job on the 500! I've yet to break 6:00 without the old B70. Not sure this is the meet for it, though, as my freestyle isn't where I want it to be right now. The 6:04 at Auburn just about killed me. Stranger things have happened, though!
Good luck in the 500! - my aim is to break the 6.00 too (or re-break according to my fastest converted 400m), but not sure when I'll get the opportunity to swim it again - and I ought to train a bit more for it too. Also despite being a good flyer, my back has historically been awful and my *** only slightly better - acceptable for 200IMs, but I need to put in some work there for the 400.
Keep us updated on how you do:)
Definitely! Once I got to freestyle, I felt like I was home free. Actually, I thought that the breaststroke was the hardest part. Don't be afraid to do this race, especially since you're a strong butterflier. You have plenty of time, though... I'm 45. :)
Thanks, Heidi! Great job on the 500! I've yet to break 6:00 without the old B70. Not sure this is the meet for it, though, as my freestyle isn't where I want it to be right now. The 6:04 at Auburn just about killed me. Stranger things have happened, though!
Good luck in the 500! - my aim is to break the 6.00 too (or re-break according to my fastest converted 400m), but not sure when I'll get the opportunity to swim it again - and I ought to train a bit more for it too. Also despite being a good flyer, my back has historically been awful and my *** only slightly better - acceptable for 200IMs, but I need to put in some work there for the 400.
Keep us updated on how you do:)
