The Butterfly Lane

disclaimer: I am NOT a butterflyer, I do, however, enjoy time calculations and estimates. Given that you know how to do mega-distance fly, although you may be "pokey" (or so you say) you can probably sustain what speed you have pretty well. You were basically holding :55/50 on the 4x50 set with decreasing intervals. I'd guess that you can get quite close to sustaining that given proper motivation. That's a 3:40 add-up, which I note is not too far from your pr 3:50. The descending intervals give you extra recover in the first repeats though. For a better estimate, I suggest that you do 4x50 SCY fly on 1:05. (Yes, this will be uncomfortable. I've done it. I know.) Your add up should be a reasonable estimate of your 200 SCY fly time. Using this time and an SCY-LCM converter you can get an estimate for your 200 LCM fly. I also suggest that you time trail a 225 SCY fly in practice. This will probably be a faster than your 200 LCM fly time, but in the same ballpark. Check out this thread for some discussion of this idea. forums.usms.org/showthread.php Compare these two estimates. I'm not having much luck successfully completing that 4x50 fly set on 1:05 and holding my times. The first two 50's were fine, but I needed an additional 5 seconds for the next two (1:10). Even then, my times increased to :58 and :59. :whiteflag: Now I'm mad (which is good!)! :censor: I am determined to accomplish this goal of successfully completing your suggested set!

disclaimer: I am NOT a butterflyer, I do, however, enjoy time calculations and estimates. Given that you know how to do mega-distance fly, although you may be "pokey" (or so you say) you can probably sustain what speed you have pretty well. You were basically holding :55/50 on the 4x50 set with decreasing intervals. I'd guess that you can get quite close to sustaining that given proper motivation. That's a 3:40 add-up, which I note is not too far from your pr 3:50. The descending intervals give you extra recover in the first repeats though. For a better estimate, I suggest that you do 4x50 SCY fly on 1:05. (Yes, this will be uncomfortable. I've done it. I know.) Your add up should be a reasonable estimate of your 200 SCY fly time. Using this time and an SCY-LCM converter you can get an estimate for your 200 LCM fly. I also suggest that you time trail a 225 SCY fly in practice. This will probably be a faster than your 200 LCM fly time, but in the same ballpark. Check out this thread for some discussion of this idea. forums.usms.org/showthread.php Compare these two estimates. I'm not having much luck successfully completing that 4x50 fly set on 1:05 and holding my times. The first two 50's were fine, but I needed an additional 5 seconds for the next two (1:10). Even then, my times increased to :58 and :59. :whiteflag: Now I'm mad (which is good!)! :censor: I am determined to accomplish this goal of successfully completing your suggested set!