I am a runner and using swimming (right now) mostly for crosstraining, please don't hurt me. :D I know what these different zones are for running, but I don't know how they would correspond to actually swimming (putting them in practice). For runners, at least in the basic plan I'm following (Lydiard), you are not supposed to do any anaerobic training in your base phase (which I'm in), or very very little. I want to make sure that I am not going into anything more intense than LT, or at least be knowledgeable of what it takes to go into each zone.
I must add - I love swimming, I am thinking of maybe doing a triathlon one day or perhaps joining a club.
Thanks for the help!
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Ericl - I'm not sure if your talking about the running or swimming workouts when you speak of things being "convuluted," but I have a hard time believing that Coach Benson is off on his training methods. Under his leadership, the University of Florida won 2 SEC track championships.
In the late '80s, I walked on the track team my senior year of college and ran the 5k and 10k on the track. I can assure you that we did intervals on the track in addition to off-track workouts. I am sure that people training for these distances still do track workouts.
Insofar as swimming is concerned, as a swim coach, I encourage you to open your mind to intervals and speed in the pool as it will make you a better swimmer.
Ericl - I'm not sure if your talking about the running or swimming workouts when you speak of things being "convuluted," but I have a hard time believing that Coach Benson is off on his training methods. Under his leadership, the University of Florida won 2 SEC track championships.
In the late '80s, I walked on the track team my senior year of college and ran the 5k and 10k on the track. I can assure you that we did intervals on the track in addition to off-track workouts. I am sure that people training for these distances still do track workouts.
Insofar as swimming is concerned, as a swim coach, I encourage you to open your mind to intervals and speed in the pool as it will make you a better swimmer.
