I've sort of decided to swim the 400IM at Auburn. I've never swum it LCM before (and only once SCY), but will have twice before LCM Nats. I won't have a LCM time before I register, though. Since it seems as if sandbagging is a hot topic now, I want to make sure I enter a fairly realistic time -- but I don't want to end up out of my league either. My question is -- how do your actual LCM times in the 400IM compare to your converted SCY times? For the record, my 200IM SCY/LCM conversion is fairly accurate. Not sure if the same will apply to the 400IM, though.
Now I just hope that Swimosaur doesn't read this, as I will then be committed to swimming the LCM 400 IM. :)
Great advice, thanks! I'm not the strongest butterflier, and the speed of my "loafing" fly is very close to my "fast" fly. I've been working on relaxing fly during sets at practice.
This is a good idea. Not feeling dead at the end of fly is a good idea in a 400 IM of any format, but especially in long course. That second 50 can feel like a long way!
Great advice, thanks! I'm not the strongest butterflier, and the speed of my "loafing" fly is very close to my "fast" fly. I've been working on relaxing fly during sets at practice.
This is a good idea. Not feeling dead at the end of fly is a good idea in a 400 IM of any format, but especially in long course. That second 50 can feel like a long way!
