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Going public and sharing my latest "fun" project: Sub 2:50/:50 @ 40. IG Link here https://www.instagram.com/p/C22_EGHR0E9/
In March Iāll be turning 40 and I thought it would be a fun & challenging project to attempt a sub 2:50 at the Boston Marathon and swim sub :50 in the 100 free (short course yards & from a push not a dive!) at my local pool in Germantown, MD. Every week I plan to post and share my process to hopefully accomplish this goal by the end of April.
Today I did one 100 free All-Out effort (splits :26.1, ;26.6) for :52.7). This was after doing 3k swim where my main set was 12x (150 z1 + 50 z4; resting :20 after each interval).
This 100 felt really good but the first 50 felt more like 200 pace more than 100 sprint speed. I only swim 3x week these days but I strongly believe that my bike/run volume keep me in my best āswim shapeā.
If I want to break :50 (from a push š) Iām going to have to split closer to 24 mid in the first 50. But to do that I might need to train 50s at VO2 max effort which I can do maybe later in the training block. For now, this week I am on track to complete my second 40mile+ run week since doing the Richmond Marathon
As I continue to build my endurance and strength phase, I need to continue prioritizing my run legs before I can then sprinkle more speed into my swims. All good problems for now! š
Feel free to ask any questions or comment. I can take the ST heat!
https://www.instagram.com/...alendurancecoaching/
Going public and sharing my latest "fun" project: Sub 2:50/:50 @ 40. IG Link here https://www.instagram.com/p/C22_EGHR0E9/
In March Iāll be turning 40 and I thought it would be a fun & challenging project to attempt a sub 2:50 at the Boston Marathon and swim sub :50 in the 100 free (short course yards & from a push not a dive!) at my local pool in Germantown, MD. Every week I plan to post and share my process to hopefully accomplish this goal by the end of April.
Today I did one 100 free All-Out effort (splits :26.1, ;26.6) for :52.7). This was after doing 3k swim where my main set was 12x (150 z1 + 50 z4; resting :20 after each interval).
This 100 felt really good but the first 50 felt more like 200 pace more than 100 sprint speed. I only swim 3x week these days but I strongly believe that my bike/run volume keep me in my best āswim shapeā.
If I want to break :50 (from a push š) Iām going to have to split closer to 24 mid in the first 50. But to do that I might need to train 50s at VO2 max effort which I can do maybe later in the training block. For now, this week I am on track to complete my second 40mile+ run week since doing the Richmond Marathon
As I continue to build my endurance and strength phase, I need to continue prioritizing my run legs before I can then sprinkle more speed into my swims. All good problems for now! š
Feel free to ask any questions or comment. I can take the ST heat!
https://www.instagram.com/...alendurancecoaching/