Postal 10K

Have any of you done this event before? I am planning to attempt this distance for the first time next week. Any advice or suggestions on how to swim this? The longest I've done before this is 5K.
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  • OK Mr Poolraat, To fully answer your question, I would break this up into more manageable distances, as that will help you keep track. 50x100 will bore you to death, but it works. I would end up doing something like breaking it up by 1000, doing something like: #1 - warmup, 4/3/2/1 #2 - free pace set (ie 10x100) #3 - kick (ie 400 4-position kick, 12x50 desc 1-4, 5-8, 9-12) #4 - something IMish #5 - 500 of something exciting, 500 w/d You lost me on the "IM ish!" 1000 IM would put me in the hospital! Fly causes heart failure! Swimmy :)
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  • OK Mr Poolraat, To fully answer your question, I would break this up into more manageable distances, as that will help you keep track. 50x100 will bore you to death, but it works. I would end up doing something like breaking it up by 1000, doing something like: #1 - warmup, 4/3/2/1 #2 - free pace set (ie 10x100) #3 - kick (ie 400 4-position kick, 12x50 desc 1-4, 5-8, 9-12) #4 - something IMish #5 - 500 of something exciting, 500 w/d You lost me on the "IM ish!" 1000 IM would put me in the hospital! Fly causes heart failure! Swimmy :)
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