Thoughts on this?
I was just trying to remember what this was like for me 30 years ago when I was a freshman in HS and entered my first season around1:45/100y or worse and ended up around 1:25/100y (I was a sprinter, so yes slow)
But we did it with 5x workouts, and cross training, some doubles pre-season for a couple weeks,water polo summer league. In short probably 3-4x the volume I do now
Which is like 2x/week and 5k yards/week haha
I returned to swimming like 5 years ago and (shocker) entered around 1:45/100y on day one after 20 years of nothing but surfing in the water.
Now I hold 1:30/100y intervals with a bit of work (can make it to 10 before the evil clock starts getting the better of me)
I know this isn't fast of course. But would adding a third day push me into making 1:20/100y intervals once again? I'm thinking not.
From the blocks I'm super slow now, :56s recent un-tapered/unshaved, which I think represents pretty much where I'm at. In the pool I struggle to go under 1:05 on a 'sprint' interval (I always suck in practice)
Anyways, my bike legs and run legs are much, much worse and I was just wondering if anyone else in their mid 40s was stuck around this speed and what it would take to get to the mid/1:20 flat 100y base interval workout speed again.
Eg 10x100 on 1:30 leaves, coming in around 1:20, towing a chain of HS'ers in masters swim off-season is what I'm trying to get away from if I'm being perfectly honest.
When I follow the draft is too beneficial and I don't work hard on this interval--when I lead they jam up behind me lmao. I was just thinking... If I can add just (1) workout/week perhaps I'll make those 1:25 intervals once again?
Yes: basically the driving factor is lane congestion with my masters group. Especially the dude that always tries to lead our 'medium' lane that isn't faster than me (but should be!)
//Noob triathlete//bike commuter//ex-swimmer//slower than you
I was just trying to remember what this was like for me 30 years ago when I was a freshman in HS and entered my first season around1:45/100y or worse and ended up around 1:25/100y (I was a sprinter, so yes slow)
But we did it with 5x workouts, and cross training, some doubles pre-season for a couple weeks,water polo summer league. In short probably 3-4x the volume I do now
Which is like 2x/week and 5k yards/week haha
I returned to swimming like 5 years ago and (shocker) entered around 1:45/100y on day one after 20 years of nothing but surfing in the water.
Now I hold 1:30/100y intervals with a bit of work (can make it to 10 before the evil clock starts getting the better of me)
I know this isn't fast of course. But would adding a third day push me into making 1:20/100y intervals once again? I'm thinking not.
From the blocks I'm super slow now, :56s recent un-tapered/unshaved, which I think represents pretty much where I'm at. In the pool I struggle to go under 1:05 on a 'sprint' interval (I always suck in practice)
Anyways, my bike legs and run legs are much, much worse and I was just wondering if anyone else in their mid 40s was stuck around this speed and what it would take to get to the mid/1:20 flat 100y base interval workout speed again.
Eg 10x100 on 1:30 leaves, coming in around 1:20, towing a chain of HS'ers in masters swim off-season is what I'm trying to get away from if I'm being perfectly honest.
When I follow the draft is too beneficial and I don't work hard on this interval--when I lead they jam up behind me lmao. I was just thinking... If I can add just (1) workout/week perhaps I'll make those 1:25 intervals once again?
Yes: basically the driving factor is lane congestion with my masters group. Especially the dude that always tries to lead our 'medium' lane that isn't faster than me (but should be!)
//Noob triathlete//bike commuter//ex-swimmer//slower than you