Fatigue in 200m for masters athletes

[John]

@kidscoach

You know Tom, I’m thinking its both mental and physical prep. I’m learning at “our age,” with any decent speed in place, we’re better served training for seconds at the end of a race rather than tenths in the start as Charlie so aptly stated.

That said I am really working in the SE - SS2 zones of speed work.

with this and the following statement you made

The best I could do the last 2 years was 23.8, with some 400 training behind me, I run 22.74. I listened to what Charlie said, observed the charts from Vancouver 04 and realized that I could train short speed all I wanted, but until I worked up into special speed 1 with any consistency and aggressive tempo work I was destined to fade in the 200. Now its 11.7-11.04 for my 200.

do you think perhaps there is more to be gained by more SE work than tempo? Looking at your week it appears that is the case, or have I read that wrong?