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!
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I used to do 10x100s on 1:50-2:00 and 1:15 or less for time, but I'd die at 250 in the 500.
I changed to do 10x100s at 1:50, then 1:45, and now 1:40 at below race pace, usually 16-17 for all 10.
This is consistent with my thinking. It may be necessary to start out with a generous interval just to get to the point where you can do Nx100@P500, but after that's accomplished, it seems essentially to whittle the interval down to the point where you are getting only ~:15 rest to be well-prepared for the 500.
I don't know, to me a :30 or :59 feels a whole lot different after 15 seconds rest versus 1:00 rest.
For sure.
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I used to do 10x100s on 1:50-2:00 and 1:15 or less for time, but I'd die at 250 in the 500.
I changed to do 10x100s at 1:50, then 1:45, and now 1:40 at below race pace, usually 16-17 for all 10.
This is consistent with my thinking. It may be necessary to start out with a generous interval just to get to the point where you can do Nx100@P500, but after that's accomplished, it seems essentially to whittle the interval down to the point where you are getting only ~:15 rest to be well-prepared for the 500.
I don't know, to me a :30 or :59 feels a whole lot different after 15 seconds rest versus 1:00 rest.
For sure.
