Hi friends,
I am trying to get information from any of you who have done some very long ocean swims. I have one planned that will be 18 miles. I am reasonably confident at the training required, although any suggestions for that would also be welcome.
I plan on swimming upwards of 40 to 50 miles a week for it, regularly. I also plan on a long swim once a month (10 miles) and two weeks for recovery from that distance until my body understands that this will be a regular thing. On the 10 mile swims, one way will be with current, the return will be against it (can't wait!!).
My biggest question comes to the tapering for the 18 miler. How soon, what distances, etc., etc.
Any advice, other than seeing a mental counselor for my "temporary insanity" at choosing something like this at age 60, would be helpful!!!
Donna
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Thank you, George, for your insight. I am now reconsidering the mileage I had planned based on a lot of advice. I wish I could run, but I have a fake knee, it is out of the question, I have to wear a brace on it if I walk for distances past a mile. This is why I would rather use swimming as a mode of transportation rather than my feet (LOL).
But instead of deciding NOW what I should do, I will decide as we go along, training distances that is.
But the tapering has also benefited me in the past very much so, so I just wanted to get some thoughts from people who have trained for anything past 10 miles. We can never have too much information. And I know you have done swims past 10 miles.
My body will probably be giving off lots of signs along the training route.
Donna
Thank you, George, for your insight. I am now reconsidering the mileage I had planned based on a lot of advice. I wish I could run, but I have a fake knee, it is out of the question, I have to wear a brace on it if I walk for distances past a mile. This is why I would rather use swimming as a mode of transportation rather than my feet (LOL).
But instead of deciding NOW what I should do, I will decide as we go along, training distances that is.
But the tapering has also benefited me in the past very much so, so I just wanted to get some thoughts from people who have trained for anything past 10 miles. We can never have too much information. And I know you have done swims past 10 miles.
My body will probably be giving off lots of signs along the training route.
Donna
