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.
OK, well here's an update. I did a 1650 straight then two broken 1650s this morning (500, 500, 500, 150). The last 150 of the second two 1650s was all out, which was quite painful. Next week looks like a series of 800s and 8 X 100s on fast tight intervals. Fun stuff.
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:)
