Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Total distance
about 3,300–3,600 m
Estimated time
1 h 10 min to 1 h 15 min

Focus: Speed control: fours of 100s, 75s and 50s that descend by 10 or 5 seconds, then a challenge of 50s, 75s and 100s on a send-off that drops each repeat.

Warm-up (500–700 m, 12–17 min)

100 Free

3/4/5 x

50 Kick

50 Non-Free

10-15 rest

100 Pull

Main set (1,000–1,100 m, 22–24 min)

4 x 100 Desc 1-4 - Start at 2:30/2:20/2:10/2:00/1:50/1:40/1:30

- start at pace + 25 & descend by 10 each time

30 rest

4 x 75 Desc 1-4 - Start at 2:00/1:50/1:40/1:30/1:20/1:10/1:00

- start at pace + 25 & descend by 10 each time

30 rest

4 x 50 Desc 1-4 - Start at 1:30/1:20/1:10/1:00/50/40

- start at pace + 10 & descend by 5 each time

100-200 ez

Main set 2 (about 1,200 m, 25 min)

Challenge 50s/75s/100s

- starting at 2:15 - descending by 5 sec each time

- start at the highest distance possible and drop down once you don’t make it

- continue until everyone misses 75s (~50-1:00 = 16-18 repeats)

Warm-down (600 m, 12 min)

2 x 300 pull negative split

- smooth effort