We had two practices on Saturday. Here is a brief synopsis:
6am Saturday: 7000 Meters, main series: 30x100 Free (140) -- Best Average!
Some of our approximate averages:
Jack 106s
Jacob 108s
Rip 108s
Aaron 109s
Cole 109s
Karen 107s
Emma 108s
Bella 110s
Paolo Backstroke 111s
8am Saturday: 5500 Meters, main series: 40x50….16 on 55 (every 4th fast), 12 on 1 (every 3rd fast), 8 on 105 (every other fast), 4 on 110 (all fast).
Some averages:
Shawn Free 29s, 28s, some 27s, last 4: 29, 28s
Abby Free 33s, 32s, 31s
Bean Fly 34s, 33s, 35s
Kayla Fly 33-32 every 4th
Matt Breast 34-35, some 33 highs, up to 35
Wyatt Breast 34-35, up to 37
Pretty good work overall! The 30x100 is a tradition "1500 Pace set"….but you have to also consider the times you've done this set before and go for your "Best Set" or one of your "Best Sets". So, a 14/15 year old athlete who has done this set 2-3 times (not 5-7 times) will tend to improve rapidly over the first few times through the set. It's tougher for the 17-18 year old to drop on this set….and to me that is ok as long as the athlete's average is right on or close to their all-time best (within 1 to 1.5 seconds on average) AND they are improving in other aspects of training.
As an example:
An athlete who is improving with their kicking times, their IM training, and their Butterfly "Race Pace" training may still be looking at an improvement in the 400 IM -- even if they can average only 109 this month compared to 107.8 two months ago.
Milers (1500 Free) and 800 Freestylers MUST be thinking RACE PACE on this set. But it doesn't always perfectly relate. For instance, Jack's best prior to today was a 1:08 average, but on a 1500 Jack has averaged 103 once, 104 once, and 106 twice in his career. Think about how fast Jack's mile will be when he's averaging 102 on this set. Now that he going 106s, he's better prepared than after the time when he held 108s.
6am Saturday: 7000 Meters, main series: 30x100 Free (140) -- Best Average!
Some of our approximate averages:
Jack 106s
Jacob 108s
Rip 108s
Aaron 109s
Cole 109s
Karen 107s
Emma 108s
Bella 110s
Paolo Backstroke 111s
8am Saturday: 5500 Meters, main series: 40x50….16 on 55 (every 4th fast), 12 on 1 (every 3rd fast), 8 on 105 (every other fast), 4 on 110 (all fast).
Some averages:
Shawn Free 29s, 28s, some 27s, last 4: 29, 28s
Abby Free 33s, 32s, 31s
Bean Fly 34s, 33s, 35s
Kayla Fly 33-32 every 4th
Matt Breast 34-35, some 33 highs, up to 35
Wyatt Breast 34-35, up to 37
Pretty good work overall! The 30x100 is a tradition "1500 Pace set"….but you have to also consider the times you've done this set before and go for your "Best Set" or one of your "Best Sets". So, a 14/15 year old athlete who has done this set 2-3 times (not 5-7 times) will tend to improve rapidly over the first few times through the set. It's tougher for the 17-18 year old to drop on this set….and to me that is ok as long as the athlete's average is right on or close to their all-time best (within 1 to 1.5 seconds on average) AND they are improving in other aspects of training.
As an example:
An athlete who is improving with their kicking times, their IM training, and their Butterfly "Race Pace" training may still be looking at an improvement in the 400 IM -- even if they can average only 109 this month compared to 107.8 two months ago.
Milers (1500 Free) and 800 Freestylers MUST be thinking RACE PACE on this set. But it doesn't always perfectly relate. For instance, Jack's best prior to today was a 1:08 average, but on a 1500 Jack has averaged 103 once, 104 once, and 106 twice in his career. Think about how fast Jack's mile will be when he's averaging 102 on this set. Now that he going 106s, he's better prepared than after the time when he held 108s.
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