no in Annapolis kid. One stupid thing that I did was think the race was just about over when the GPS on my nike app told me I had made it to mile 13. I paced myself incorrectly at the end and had to actually stop because I sprinted too early on the last 2 miles. Probably cost me a minute. If I do plan on doing another race, I think I might need to get one of those garmin 400s.
If you don’t have a swimming background I think you should shoot for under 2:00/100m pace as a starting point, I am sure something more like 1:30/100m is considered “good”.
The laps/lengths alone don’t matter, too many variables on your speed/rest period/form/etc, but overall I’d say you should be clocking 1500-2000m for an average beginner workout.
swimming is hard, and its great.
Has any serious runner here noticed the effect of alcohol on performance ?
I’ve been drinking too much recently and my current time for the 5K went from 25-ish to 26 or even 27-ish.
Funny thing is I get wasted less than before, but drink more every day on average (like 2-3 glasses of wine per day).
For runners that are already training at a high level, excess alcohol will negatively affect your performance – but at your level, the biggest driver of your performance will just be the strength of your training.
It’s going to have an effect. I had to cut down on the beers to increase aerobic fitness level. You’ll shed a couple pounds depending on your current body fat.
That’s what Octoberfest will do to you.
The act of swimming itself isn’t hard. It’s the breathing that can be challenging for some.
For the record, I don’t do 50 laps non-stop. I take short breaks.
I’ve been going to the same place to swim (once a week, not necessarily on the same day) and everytime I show up I see this Asian kid (can’t be a day over 8 years old) in the pool while his father is outside yelling at him non stop. The kid must be swimming everyday of the week, living his father’s dream of becoming an Olympian. Poor kid, although he kicks everyone’s a$$ in the pool, he doesn’t seem happy being there unless he is an emotionless kid.
Lengths. Time depends a lot on rest periods. I wouldn’t focus on that for now. Build your cardio up and the speed will come.
Is a length 25m?
In the military we called a lap 50m.
^ I mean lap then. Going and coming back to where you started counts for 1.