My second 500 is the slowest and my last 500 is my fastest. Anyhow people always tell you how to do your 2k, but it really comes down to believing in yourself and having confidence in what you can do. Then you will always get your best time because you know without a reason of a doubt what you are going to do. You know I am sick of this crap about people worrying about their ergs. I don't worry because I know I am going to perform when the time comes.
People choking is merely a lack of confidence.
Thats why some people suck at tests and races, but do well in workouts. They're phsyco mental cases who have no sense of how to win. They're scared to win, when you just have to have confidence and put everything on the line. That is actually what I think in the last 20 seconds. For me, I start mental games on a 2k piece a bit before the last 20 strokes.