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2011 East Valley Summer Invite LCM USMS meet
by , July 9th, 2011 at 06:02 PM (821 Views)
aztimmI was just reviewing a similar meet from last year:
http://forums.usms.org/blog.php?b=10028
A couple of surprises, a few meh events, but overall a good meet for me. Heck, I think anytime I get a PB alone should make a good meet.
This year's meet was about a month later, and at Skyline Aquatics Center -v- Kino last year (I think both pools are equally good).
My lineup this year was a little different, with 1 new event, and 1 event I hadn't swum since 2002.
Ended up taking Holly (the dog) for a little walk before I left home, about a mile, and I left a little later than I hoped. Still arrived at the pool around 7:20, with plenty of time to warm-up--
(wore my usual brief/drag suit combo)
600 gradual build
4 x 50, pace 25s/easy 25
200 easy
my 1st event, 1500 free
seed time: 23:45
prior swims: never
today's time: 22:08.96
notes--
Initially I was a little pissed that they moved around the heats; a gal I swim with was supposed to be in the lane next to me which would have been a nice little race. they moved her and someone else to the 3rd heat. so I was the fastest in my heat. I chatted with some others ahead of time, most just wanted to finish.
I don't have splits yet, but I know I took the first 100 a little faster than I should have, then settled into a decent pace, trying to hold a 1:30/100. I had a good view of the scoreboard, and looked about every 200.
Mostly just hung on, then around 1200 I started to wake up. By the time I heard the bell, I really pushed things, and some people told me my last 100 was similar to my first.
I didn't have a set counter; one of the coaches said she'd count for me. But at some point one of her kids took over, and they forgot to change the number. I saw 13 twice, so I just added 2 to what that was showing. Not a huge deal, just kept me awake.
Before this, I also changed into my Speedo Fastskin brief. I've worn this before, but not in the water today. When I first dove in, I felt like I had lost 10#...which could have contributed to going out a little fast.
did a 300 w/d immediately after that.
before I warmed up again, I went in the locker room to squeeze into my newly purchased Yingfa jammer. it arrived on Thursday; I had tried it on at home, but this was the first time it had seen water.
then did a 300 w/u before my next event.
my 2nd event: 100 free
seed time: 1:12
past times: 1999 1:15, 2002 1:16, 2010 1:12
today's time: 1:08.72
notes--
Diving in wearing the Yingfa jammer I felt like I wasn't wearing anything at all. my legs felt so light, and it held my butt really high in the water. I went through a little of that in the warm-up, but going off a block was surreal.
had a really good race with the guy next to me, he's another ASU to Mesa convert. he said he paced me for the first 50, then I tried to catch him at the end; he finished a second ahead.
I think I only took 5 dolphin kicks off of the dive. sometimes I've taken 6-8, and I think that's just too many for me. this seemed to work better.
that said, I don't really know how it is possible do drop 4 seconds in a 100 over a year. yea, the suit probably gave me a second, but 3 more? that's insane.
did another 300 w/d after the 100.
my 3rd event: 50 free
seed time: :33
past times: 1999 :34.01, 2002 :34.66, 2011 :33
today's time: :32.23
notes--
had a decent dive, did my 5 dolphin kicks, but just didn't feel snappy at all in this. I was in an end lane, felt like I could have gotten some backwash. really tried to catch the gal in the next lane, but it just never happened.
I should probably just give up on this event, but for some reason I don't.
did a 250 w/d after the 50 free.
my 4th event: 50 breast
seed time: :43
past times: 1999 :41.82, 2002 :40.55, 2010 :41
today's time: :42.11
notes--
after last year, I kept telling myself before it, "breaststroke, breaststroke, breaststroke..." Patrick was in the next lane and he probably thought I was crazy.
I shouldn't have, but I looked over at Patrick a few times. He really didn't take off until halfway, and I kept holding back, thinking I was going too fast. I just felt very sluggish, and definitely not the pace I needed for a 50.
actually worse than last year, but with the extra dolphin kicks last year, that could have been an edge (tho doing an easy pace I really expected faster).
oh well, win some/lose some. considering how much breast I've done recently, especially given my recent ankle stuff, this was decent.
did an easy 200 after the 50 breast.
and then did an easy/build 300, with a couple 25 pace breast legs, before the 200 breast.
my 5th event: 200 breast
seed time: 3:17
past times: in 2002 3:13.81
time today: 3:17.59
notes--
I was definitely tired by this point, and was 80% into scratching. but somehow I thought I'd just see how I'd do. I haven't been training breast much lately, and the 200 clearly shows this, especially -v- 2002 when I was doing a fair amount (at Ron Johnson's urging).
only 4 people showed up for this, but 3 of us were in lanes 6-7-8, so we had a little race going. I just tried to go out very slow, and really didn't push until the 100 point. the gal in lane 8 seeded at 3:30, had done the mile and 400 IM before this, but she still managed a 3:12. I kinda saw her glide by me, and I picked up my pace a little, but didn't get too speedy until the last 50.
my ankle still felt kinda funky, I wouldn't have felt guilty skipping this, but I'm glad I did. I really should do more breast in workout.
then did a 400 w/d before packing up and heading out.
TTL distance: 4850m
overall it was a great meet. as a gal who I used to swim at ASU with said, "it is like a workout with timers." very fast moving, and if you weren't watching, you could have easily missed an event.
I almost wished I had just done the 1500 then the 100 free, and left on a high note. that said, I'm glad I got in the others, for practice if nothing else. doing the 1500 just zaps energy for later in the meet.
hoping to run tomorrow morning, and still toying with the open water at Canyon Lake.
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