T2 athletes had a solid workout yesterday!
Some good 100s Freestyle from our crew all day, from the warmup through the main series. Jacob led the way on the guy's side & Karen led the way on the girl's side. Jacob's last 4 rounds were around: 56, 52.7, 52.1, 51.0 (I could be off by a tenth or two here). Karen put up quite a few 58-57s with a 55 on the end, and Bean was 1:00-58+ and a 56.9 on the end.
Many guys were going 56-54 until the final 100….which is solid swimming.
Next time though….we'd love to be 51-52 from a push guys! Gotta get to the point where our guys can step on the pedal a bit and get under 54.0 (27.0 per 50), and where our girls can step on the pedal a bit and get under 56.0 (28.0 per 50).
How are we going to get there? Something that jumps out at me is "Breath control swimming". We do breath control swimming often in practice, but you have to ask yourself -- are you being honest with your attention to the breathing pattern?
I am not just trying to put you into a state of hurt! Getting better with the breath control aspect of swimming will make you stronger in general with your ability to handle yourself when the race demands more energy from you. Do it and do it well!
Some good 100s Freestyle from our crew all day, from the warmup through the main series. Jacob led the way on the guy's side & Karen led the way on the girl's side. Jacob's last 4 rounds were around: 56, 52.7, 52.1, 51.0 (I could be off by a tenth or two here). Karen put up quite a few 58-57s with a 55 on the end, and Bean was 1:00-58+ and a 56.9 on the end.
Many guys were going 56-54 until the final 100….which is solid swimming.
Next time though….we'd love to be 51-52 from a push guys! Gotta get to the point where our guys can step on the pedal a bit and get under 54.0 (27.0 per 50), and where our girls can step on the pedal a bit and get under 56.0 (28.0 per 50).
How are we going to get there? Something that jumps out at me is "Breath control swimming". We do breath control swimming often in practice, but you have to ask yourself -- are you being honest with your attention to the breathing pattern?
I am not just trying to put you into a state of hurt! Getting better with the breath control aspect of swimming will make you stronger in general with your ability to handle yourself when the race demands more energy from you. Do it and do it well!
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