I've been working on my stroke, body position and breathing 3 - 4 times a week in the pool. I'm not completely new to swimming I just haven't done it in a very long time....decades.
I did my second open water swim today. I swam two miles. It took me about 1/3 of distance (probably a little less) to get warmed up after that I was more comfortable. I could feel my self glide through the water effortlessly and I didn't really have to take any breaks except to spot buoys.
What can I do to get comfortable quicker? In a real race I won't wanna spend a lot of race time warming up. I know how to warm up for bike races and know certain bike races require different types of warm ups. The same goes for running.
Is this just something I have to do more often and will come in time or are there some techniques for this?
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I will warm up while swimming the race itself.
Do you find that warming up during the swim gets you behind or is that what most people do?
I've only done one triathlon it was a sprint so I don't really have any knowledge on this kind of stuff yet.
I will warm up while swimming the race itself.
Do you find that warming up during the swim gets you behind or is that what most people do?
I've only done one triathlon it was a sprint so I don't really have any knowledge on this kind of stuff yet.
