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Ask yourself, do you know what your best 50 freestyle time is in yard or meters? How about your best average 50 sprint time? It is easy to think that in a triathlon these times don’t matter. After all, even the shortest open water swim is 500 yards, and an Olympic distance swim is 1500 meters. A 50 meter sprint is just 3% of an Olympic distance swim. Yet it is one of the most important indicators of how well you will do come race day.
In most workouts, you are swimming at a low intensity. When swimming slowly, it is easier to think about multiple things and incorporate them into your swimming game. As you speed up, it gets harder to remember things, and even harder to apply the things you do remember. When you are giving it everything you’ve got, it is difficult to remember anything at all and even harder to apply anything. Sprinting is almost primal; forcing you to swim in a manner that your instincts tell you will get you through the fastest.
Q: I would like to cut the legs of my wetsuit a bit to make it easier to remove in transition. Is it necessary to seal or perform any special procedure on the part of the neoprene that was cut?
A: To get to the bottom of this, I turned to an expert. Many thanks to Kevin O’Connor, owner of Gear West Bike & Triathlon, for providing his wisdom built on several decades in the sport of triathlon. You can visit Kevin’s store and website at www.gearwestbike.com.
Kevin says, “Yes you can cut off the bottom of the legs on your wetsuit. The neoprene is both glued and stitched at all seams.
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Coach Dobko will pick one of your questions each week and give you some insight into swimming. E-mail your questions to duanesworlddobko@worldnet.att.net.
Ever have a workout in your mind and then get to the pool and forget the details? You can bring the workout poolside to see all its detail! Just print it on a standard piece of paper and/or write it with a pen. You can cut the piece of paper to size as necessary. When you get to the pool, wet the paper slightly and stick it to a kick-board.