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IMX “the 500”

 

So we start off this meet Friday afternoon with the 500 free.  Do you have a plan, a course of action or are we just going to wing it.  Hope for the best and that we don’t crash and burn.  

First off come in suited and ready to get after it.  You should arrive about 90 minutes before your event ( plan for traffic).  Get in get comfortable and go through your warmups.  Don’t forget all we are doing on this day is the 500 so get in some pace work during warmups, use the clock.

 Now for the race itself.  I am sure the question all of you have is, How should I swim this?  First off I have all the confidence in the world that with a good attitude and mindset all of you will shine like rock stars.

Get ready to become a little uncomfortable.  We are going outside of your comfort zone for this one.  It’s the only race of the day, no reason to save your energy now, so let’s get to it.  Okay!

Think of that first 100 like this;  I’m going to get out strong (Not a true sprint). From this point we should be into a groove until the 425 mark where you maintain those 50 pace times (WE DON’t WANT ANY BIG NUMBERS HERE).  When we hit that 425 mark we should have enough to be able to build into a sprint into that big finish.  

Stay in the middle of the lanes, hit those turns hard, set up a good breathing pattern, race anyone near you and for goodness sake be aggressive with this race.

Have fun with it!

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