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.
I did it! My First one hour swim.
I went 3950yds. Missed my goal by10 laps, so not to bad for a 47 year old sprinter.
I keep thinking today maybe I should have stop a little bit, maybe I could have kept a better pace. It's hard to try and second guess. I swam some 50's back when I needed a rest, so I did swim without stopping, which can be considered another goal.
Blue kickboard was put in at 3000 yds. I realized I didn't like looking at the clock until the last 5 -10 mins. It's definitely a mind game swim. But over all I felt good during and after the swim. Muscles are a bit tight this morning, but that's just age more than the swim.
The real winner is the funds I raised, almost $600.00 for Living Water International !!!
I want to do the 3000 in Sept. not sure about going on for 6000 we'll see.
Congrats!! That is awesome that you did the swim with no stops.
I did it! My First one hour swim.
I went 3950yds. Missed my goal by10 laps, so not to bad for a 47 year old sprinter.
I keep thinking today maybe I should have stop a little bit, maybe I could have kept a better pace. It's hard to try and second guess. I swam some 50's back when I needed a rest, so I did swim without stopping, which can be considered another goal.
Blue kickboard was put in at 3000 yds. I realized I didn't like looking at the clock until the last 5 -10 mins. It's definitely a mind game swim. But over all I felt good during and after the swim. Muscles are a bit tight this morning, but that's just age more than the swim.
The real winner is the funds I raised, almost $600.00 for Living Water International !!!
I want to do the 3000 in Sept. not sure about going on for 6000 we'll see.
Congrats!! That is awesome that you did the swim with no stops.
