1500m pain explained
My love/hate relationship with the 1500m Jo Mitchinson - MP Ambassador & Team Aqua Sphere UK Athlete I’ve recently had the ‘pleasure’ of racing two 1500’s in 6 days. First at the Barnet Copthall Masters 1500m meet where I went 18:26 and next at the Stevenage Swimming Club Champs where I went 18:14. The opportunity to once again swim an event that I loved in my early 20’s has brought back a lot of memories of the random thoughts that occupy my mind in the time it takes to swim 60 lengths of the pool. I thought it would be worth getting these down so that coaches & parents understand what may well be happening inside the head of their athlete. I’m not sure if it’s just me, but when I dive in I always congratulate myself for not false starting. Then I think a phrase that has been with me since I was young “get up, get out, get on your way” - which basically encourages me to settle quickly into a strong rhythm. And then the weirdness kicks in and my logical bra