How do you train for the one hour postal?
Currently I swim about 2100 - 2200yds 4 -days a week - 3 days coached w/ age group kids
1 day same yardage but not coached.
I'm thinking about staying late during my coached days and swim an extra 500 -1000 yds after practice. My thinking is this extra yardage is about what I can do to be able to get home and get dinner on the table. Then increase my 1 day not coached to about 3000 yds and do more distance swims. My personal goal is to do any where from 4200 - 4500 in the postal.
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I did the One Hour Swim on Sunday.
I went to the event - just to count for our friend Jim T. I wasn't planning to swim because I don't like to do much over 500 during practice - I loose focus, loose count, need socialization, get lost, get tired, need to rest, need water, and can find any other excuse to stop. So, the thought of swimming non-stop for one hour, OMG! (back of the had to the forehead & sigh) . . .
Therefore, you can imagine how suprised I was to find myself in the second heat, swimming. I swam and swam and swam and swam some more.
I really don't know how or why I did it.
The water was perfect. I enjoyed not being interrupted, not knowing how far I swam or what time it was.
I would do it again.
Then I went to the second meet of the day where I finished the 400 IM and 3 other sprint events.
My suit: regular practice poly suit. No need to technical stuff!
Really, if I can do it, you can too!
I did the One Hour Swim on Sunday.
I went to the event - just to count for our friend Jim T. I wasn't planning to swim because I don't like to do much over 500 during practice - I loose focus, loose count, need socialization, get lost, get tired, need to rest, need water, and can find any other excuse to stop. So, the thought of swimming non-stop for one hour, OMG! (back of the had to the forehead & sigh) . . .
Therefore, you can imagine how suprised I was to find myself in the second heat, swimming. I swam and swam and swam and swam some more.
I really don't know how or why I did it.
The water was perfect. I enjoyed not being interrupted, not knowing how far I swam or what time it was.
I would do it again.
Then I went to the second meet of the day where I finished the 400 IM and 3 other sprint events.
My suit: regular practice poly suit. No need to technical stuff!
Really, if I can do it, you can too!
