Whenever I do a 1000 Fr. (s.c.) I always die after the first 200. My couch said to ascend it, but I come in last if I do. Any one got some advice for me?
2006-12-11 03:52:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
pace it. dont go to fast if it'll exhaust you. maybe go slow in the beginning and speed up in the last 100 or 200.
2006-12-12 11:55:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was one of my events in college (distance swimmer), so I totally understand.
Part of it is finding your race pace, which means knowing your body, something that most often comes with longer amounts of swimming competition experience.
I found the best strategy was to seek practice time with stronger long distance swimmers, often times doing 500's, 1000's, and 1500's in practice, maintaining the same pace throughout, even if it means a slower pace.
The other piece is your lung capacity and leg strength, both of which make a huge difference. One idea is to mix in some longer mountain or road bike rides a few days per week, offering your muscles cross training to improve both strenght and endurance and increases lung capacity. If you aren't currently doing this, you will be sore at first, but it pays off after about 2-3 weeks.
2006-12-12 06:29:47 · answer #2 · answered by janssensilva 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to find your race pace. Are you kicking when you start? How fast? I mostly use my arms since your arm muscles are smaller they use less O2. I just use my legs for my kick at the end. Many people start our hard and kicking and wear down way to fast. Try improving your stroke tech and using your legs less and see how that works out for you.
Just keep swimming.
2006-12-11 12:14:10 · answer #3 · answered by Becky 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Exactly what Becky said! Good advice
2006-12-11 12:51:43 · answer #4 · answered by Merrily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋