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Looking at the 1500 v the 3000 I would day that was a good consistent pace dependant of course on what you are aiming for !
I think I'm being lazy Meldy. I cruise up and down and feel good at the end, too good for my liking. I would like to knock over a minute off that 1500m time and a minute and a half off the 3000m time.
I also take far too long to turn, all my Tuesday lane mates have told me that already, so improvements there would give me a second or two per lap. Without swimming any faster a couple of minutes per 1500m would be massive.
Indeed .. you get a lot of turns in OW
I'll probably get a few in with my sense of direction
Keep doing your slow turns VT and come July you will get a nice surprize when you see your swim split
, im too slow at turning too but CBA to learn flips - im only doing a handful of pool sprints - but then again it should help in training to keep the pace up
Thank's DK, I'll find out a lot about myself at my first ever OW swim at a half IM next Saturday, coincidentally also my first ever attempt at triathlon.
Is it too ealy to post a time for 3800 m??
Nah ... you can alwaysbank it for next month
Having swum 3,250m today you think I would have taken note of the 3k mark wouldnt you !!
actually .... may still have my splits on my watch so should be able to work it out !!
Simple, just multiply your time by 0.9230769231
My work here is done! *goes to open another beer*
I dont think I could even type those number in the correct sequence let alone come up with an answer !!
Not sure if 400m is on this month's program, but we did 2 x 400m time trials tonight as part of our main set. My first was a disaster in that I was put at the front of the pack and I pushed way to hard to stay ahead. It was never going to stay that way and I busted at about 300m swallowing half the pool and let them pass.
Second attempt was on our own and I was able to pace myself better. Finished in 7:50, which was 13 seconds slower but was a much stronger swim in that I could have maintained that pace for a lot longer.
Armadillo 28:11 - 1500m
bburn plodder 2.17 100m 9.17 400m 41:23 1500m
Doner 100m 1:49_400m 8:16_1500m 33.10
Joddly
Little Sister 0:02:19 100 m 0:04:45 200 m, 0:09:29 400 m, 0:36:35 1500 m
Meldy 01.36 100M 27.20 1500M 7.29 400M
Muffin Top 1500m: 25.30, 3000m 51:01
Schmunkee
Slowerthanilook 31:15 - 1500m
SteadyCJ
Trogs 31:48 - 1500m
VT'd 1:42=100m, 7:37=400m, 32:00=1500m, 65:41=3000m
Check on page 1 VT
Thats a good time and I suspect you can get that lower if you hadnt gone balls out for the first one!
Swimming for me tomorrow as well before work
May just do a long swim
Armadillo 28:11 - 1500m
bburn plodder 2.17 100m 9.17 400m 39:52 1500m
Doner 100m 1:49_400m 8:16_1500m 33.10
Joddly
Little Sister 0:02:19 100 m 0:04:45 200 m, 0:09:29 400 m, 0:36:35 1500 m
Meldy 01.36 100M 27.20 1500M 7.29 400M
Muffin Top 1500m: 25.30, 3000m 51:01
Schmunkee
Slowerthanilook 31:15 - 1500m
SteadyCJ
Trogs 31:48 - 1500m
VT'd 1:42=100m, 7:37=400m, 32:00=1500m, 65:41=3000m
Good swimming VT'd. I didn't have time for 3000m yesterday, but managed to knock 1min 31 secs off my 1500m time. It's all slowly improving
Armadillo 28:11 - 1500m
bburn plodder 2.17 100m 9.17 400m 39:52 1500m
Doner 100m 1:49_400m 8:16_1500m 33.10
Joddly
Little Sister 0:02:19 100 m 0:04:45 200 m, 0:09:29 400 m, 0:36:35 1500 m
Meldy 01.36 100M 27.20 1500M 7.29 400M
Muffin Top 1500m: 25.30, 3000m 51:01
Schmunkee
Slowerthanilook 31:15 - 1500m
SteadyCJ
Trogs 31:48 - 1500m
VT'd 1:42=100m, 7:37=400m, 32:00=1500m, 65:41=3000m
I think we are on to a new month of time now .. what we need is the list fairy to transfer these on to the spreadsheet and then I can record the 400M for May
6.50
Really happy with that, was doing sets of 16 - 1 easy/1 fast and this was on the 3rd rep I think when I thought to record it .. more than happy with that !
May Distances
100m 00.00 400m 00.00 3000m 00.00
Well done on that Meldy. I used to be worried by sets but this small competition and the winter swim league has pushed me that little bit harder than I would have bothered otherwise.
The incentive just to post a newer and better time and to carry on beyond my usual 1500m dawdle is amazing.
Yes it is quite motivating !! I even surprised myself today
Nice swimming Meldy
In the pool this morning feeling good. Sadly my times don't seem to be going anywhere. Recorded a 100m 1:55 and somehow managed to miscount the 400m towards the end of the session and did 500m; knocking off the time for the last 100 give 8:36. Ho hum
May Distances
Meldy - 100m 00.00 - 400m 6.50 - 3000m 00.00
Trogs - 100m 1:55 - 400m 8:36 - 3000m 00.00
WooHoo......Meldy the Mermaid.
*dreams of doing 100 m in 1:55*
bburn plodder 100m 00.00 - 400m 9.21 - 3000m 80.00
Meldy - 100m 00.00 - 400m 6.50 - 3000m 00.00
Trogs - 100m 1:55 - 400m 8:36 - 3000m 00.00
bburn plodder 100m 00.00 - 400m 9.21 - 3000m 80.00
Meldy - 100m 00.00 - 400m 6.50 - 3000m 00.00
Muffin Top 100m 0000 400m 6.08 3000M 51.02
Trogs - 100m 1:55 - 400m 8:36 - 3000m 00.00
MT I am never going to catch you
Meldy, open water finds me out (so does biking and running!)
I cant concentrate on swimming for irrational fears of all water life. I will have the Jaws music in my head the minute I get in the water at HPP and will swim like a nana.
That aside, reallly chuffed with the time and improvement. Fisrt time in a while I have pushed hard over a 'short' distance since back spasms a few weeks back.
Just looked back a few months on my plans and I highlighted a 400m pb of 07.50 so yes its all in the improvements!
I am hoping for a much better swim time this year
i reckon muffin might well have been "one short" Meldy. It happens to the best of us.
bburn plodder 100m 00.00 - 400m 9.21 - 3000m 79.00
Meldy - 100m 00.00 - 400m 6.50 - 3000m 00.00
Muffin Top 100m 0000 400m 6.08 3000M 51.02
Trogs - 100m 1:55 - 400m 8:36 - 3000m 00.00
1 minute off my 3k
Well done BB!!
I need to bite the bullett and do a 100m one soon I think