I think the answer to your question depends on how tired you were; given only 8K per week, not too much from swimming but obv perhaps more from your B and R. In any case, with an all-out 100 scy of 1:09, I would think you could do hold 1:14s leaving on the 1:30 on your very best days, and then proportionately slower the more tired you are. You might need to up your swim volume though to get to this point. If you could get to 1:14s on 1:30, then you could prob go 21-ish for the 1650 scy in the pool. Regarding your estimate for the 750m, ya, I think 12-ish is do-able for you on a good day.

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

There is nothing wrong with that set, in fact i believe it better than just a grind set where you do the same time on a short rest. You need to blow one out every once in awhile, and by that i mean every workout. You should do both kinds of sets, long grinders on short rest, and long rest blow out sets. But if you only do one set, then this combo that you did would be ideal.

As to what you are going to do at nationals, no way to know. We don't know how long the course is going to be, we don't know what the conditions are going to be, and we don't know how you are going to feel on race morning. We don't even know what AG you are in, so cannot predict what group you might be in. If you are 60+ then you will be in the lead group, if you are 25 to 50, then some group down the pack, depends on your actual age..

Honored to get some replies from serious fish!

The harbor at Nats seems pretty protected. It was calm last year, but even with wind I can't imagine it kicking up too much. Good point on the distance.

I'm 36, adult onset as far as any competitive swimming, 6'4", 172, opposite of Phelps' proportions for swimming (short arms, long legs) and a Pisces. Neutral on long moonlit walks on the beach.

My time will actually be 11:00 because I'm hiding a motor in the harbor, attaching it to my chest at the swim start and dumping it before the ramp. I'll aim for 4th or 5th out of the water so as not to attract attention.

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Aaron Bales
Lansing Triathlon Team

FIFY:)

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

Forget The Real Starky: "I am Finman!"

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Aaron Bales
Lansing Triathlon Team

Ya, if fins were allowed, everyone would indeed be using them and we'd have lots of threads about which fins are the fastest; the median iron swim times would be in 1:00 range, rather than 1:20-ish as I think they are generally now. At least triathlon manages to retain some degree of integrity by not allowing them:)

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

nah, most people only know how to sprint with fins. I doubt the avg person would see more than a 2-3 minute improvement.

Chicago was definitely long. I swam about 2.5 minutes slower than usual and everyone in AG that I knew well were 2-2.5 mins slower.


PS I talked to a guy from the Lansing tri club while I was in Chicago..maybe was you? I was the University of Michigan guy. :)

Nice - that was me! So glad to hear that on the times...24-25 is much more reflective of my expectation than 27. Unfortunately probably the only Olympic I'll do this year.

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Aaron Bales
Lansing Triathlon Team