I have three OW swims in late May/early June. Two are long distance (2.4 and 3.1 miles). I have been doing one day a week of distance work as prep. I have some difficulty in creating a good distance workout for myself that isn't boring (4 X 1000 isn't very fun). Given I have time for about 4500-5000 in our practice time, I was wondering if anyone has any good distance workouts to suggest? You can always PM me with your ideas if that suits you better.
I realize there is an OW section on the forum but figure more people view this section.
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Good luck at the open water swims!:groovy:The workouts you are doing sound like good preperation. Have you tried breaking up a distance set with a couple IMs. It always makes the sets less boring:
1500 free
5 X 100 IM (you can do them freestyle sprint or pull if you don't like IM)
1000 free
5 X 100 IM (or whatever you decide)
500 free
5 X 100 IM (or whatever you decide)
You can also start the set with a 2000 free and 5 X 100 IM if you need more distance, or take away the 1500 free, 5 X 100 IM if you want less distance.
Good luck with your training:)
Good luck at the open water swims!:groovy:The workouts you are doing sound like good preperation. Have you tried breaking up a distance set with a couple IMs. It always makes the sets less boring:
1500 free
5 X 100 IM (you can do them freestyle sprint or pull if you don't like IM)
1000 free
5 X 100 IM (or whatever you decide)
500 free
5 X 100 IM (or whatever you decide)
You can also start the set with a 2000 free and 5 X 100 IM if you need more distance, or take away the 1500 free, 5 X 100 IM if you want less distance.
Good luck with your training:)
