Ande's Swimming Blog

Magnificent! Perfectly paced, it looks like. 3 x 1650 in times of 18:29.84, 18:22.99, and 18.20 without a break. According to the TT listings, you swam the individual 1650 last year in 18:01.37. You should be able to shatter that time this year, I would imagine. Unless, that is, you need two warm-up 1650s immediately preceding your best effort!

A couple questions: Your 100 pace this year in the hour swim was 1:06.85. Your 100 pace for last year's individual 1650 was 1:05.54. Thus, you swam the much shorter distance at a rate only 1.31 seconds faster per hundred than the much longer distance. Is this fairly typical of the expected drop? I know that both the hour swim and the 1650 are primarily aerobic swims, and that the drop off is necessarily smaller than what you would likely see between, say, an all out 100 and a 500. But I still think that if you can swim 3 x 1650 in the 18:20s without stopping, you should be able to swim sub 18 in a single 1650. Or is my reasoning faulty?

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M45-49 1650 Free

Anders M Rasmussen

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TXLA

South Texas

18:01.37

A wonderful and inspirational effort! The descending 1650s is a quite impressive aspect indicating an effective balance of aerobic fitness and a relaxed "zen" state of mind. How did your stroke form feel on the last third/1650 of the swim?

Well done Ande! You are one well conditioned former sprinter. . When do you age up again?

Nice going!

Hey Jim,

Thank you sir, I don't know how I managed to do that, guess I got in a groove.

"Your 100 pace this year in the hour swim was 1:06.85. Your 100 pace for last year's individual 1650 was 1:05.54. Thus, you swam the much shorter distance at a rate only 1.31 seconds faster per hundred than the much longer distance. Is this fairly typical of the expected drop?"

Probably not, I'd think a true D man can hold a much faster pace when we compare his best effort 1650 with his pace in a 5 to 6000 swim. maybe by 2, 3, or 4 seconds per 100
my 1650 swim was an after thought and not a trained for event not a focus event or even a priority.
sometimes interesting things can happen when we're well warmed up

there'd be much more difference between an all out 100 and my 100 pace for the 500.
like maybe 49 vs 59 or 60

I agree I should be able to swim sub 18:00 in the 1650.
but I might not enter it at zones. it depends on where it falls in the order of events.
This year I'm training for all the IMs plus 50's & 100's, so I'll do D training along with some speed and strength work as meets approach.

We'll see & thanks again.

Ande

Hey Fdtotten,
I felt fine and steady towards the end, somewhat fatigued. Relieved that I didn't cramp

Hey Leslie,
thank you
I hope to return to being a sprinter as meets approach, 4 to 6 weeks out.
I turn 50 on May 21st.
Whats new in your world?

Originally Posted by jaadams1

Nice going!

Thanks buddy!!
Hows your training going?

Originally Posted by ande

Thanks buddy!!
Hows your training going?

Training like a rock star lately, and still getting faster at the meets, even as I get older.