Hi, I just joined USMS last month. I swim for fitness, and I have been doing this for a long time. I am working on lowering my time in the 500 free because I would like to swim in meets someday. I train on my own almost exclusively, except for an occasional workout with a masters team. I have 2-3 hours a week to practice except during the summer months when I have a lot more time to train due to having summers off from my job as a teacher. My current time in the 500 free is 8:40. My goals are to bring this time down to under 8 minutes by the end of the year and to under 7 minutes by the end of next year. I am 6'1" and weigh 193 lbs. Any suggestions that will help me reach my goals are appreciated!
Thanks for the suggestions everybody. Calvin, I’ll try your suggestion of a 1:1 work-to-rest ratio tomorrow when I swim at the Y. It'll be my first swim since getting back from a week-long vacation. :) I’ve revised my goal; I think it was too aggressive originally, like somebody said in the thread. My new one is just to get my time in the 500 free below 8 minutes. If I can get to that time I'll be comfortable swimming it in my first meet. I'll keep you all posted on what I hope will be my progress on reaching this goal-- I'd like to accomplish it by the end of this year!:applaud:
Thanks for the suggestions everybody. Calvin, I’ll try your suggestion of a 1:1 work-to-rest ratio tomorrow when I swim at the Y. It'll be my first swim since getting back from a week-long vacation. :) I’ve revised my goal; I think it was too aggressive originally, like somebody said in the thread. My new one is just to get my time in the 500 free below 8 minutes. If I can get to that time I'll be comfortable swimming it in my first meet. I'll keep you all posted on what I hope will be my progress on reaching this goal-- I'd like to accomplish it by the end of this year!:applaud:
