Hello Fellow Masters Swimmers,
About 26 of us did this swim this past Wednesday and I must say it was rather fun and a nice sense of accomplishment. The workout was perfect for such a distance and mixed up kicking sets with those longer sets (4 by 300s etc.) so that we were able to crank out the laps without much monotony.
I have been back in the pool for about 13 months and am 49 and was surprised at how good it felt. Our lane finished in a bit over 3 hours. The last set was for 6 50s and we had a guy who did not swim competitively growing up lead the lane. He was tired but I was really proud of him.
So, what has everyone else's experience been with this swim? Just curious.
Rob
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Andy,
It actually was not that bad. We started at 5:30 a.m. so we were halfway through it before we were awake. I ate a power bar during a kicking set after about an hour and sipped Gatorade throughout the swim.
We started with 10 100s, then 2 500s, some kicking, 4 300s, 5 200s, more kicking and so on. I felt the worst at midpoint and then just ignored it and suddenly our coach was telling us we were at 9,000. The key for me was not knowing our yardage so the 9,000 came up quickly.
I go 5 days a week and swim for one hour and do about 2,500-2,800 meters. So, not a heavy load but still enough to provide a base for the 10k.
My advice is to not overthink it. Too much preparation and planning just creates more nerves. I just said the heck with it and decided to do it a few days before and that worked well for me.
I took the next day off and was back in the pool on Friday. We were doing sprints and my tank got empty pretty quickly, but I felt pretty good, all things considered.
Rob
Andy,
It actually was not that bad. We started at 5:30 a.m. so we were halfway through it before we were awake. I ate a power bar during a kicking set after about an hour and sipped Gatorade throughout the swim.
We started with 10 100s, then 2 500s, some kicking, 4 300s, 5 200s, more kicking and so on. I felt the worst at midpoint and then just ignored it and suddenly our coach was telling us we were at 9,000. The key for me was not knowing our yardage so the 9,000 came up quickly.
I go 5 days a week and swim for one hour and do about 2,500-2,800 meters. So, not a heavy load but still enough to provide a base for the 10k.
My advice is to not overthink it. Too much preparation and planning just creates more nerves. I just said the heck with it and decided to do it a few days before and that worked well for me.
I took the next day off and was back in the pool on Friday. We were doing sprints and my tank got empty pretty quickly, but I felt pretty good, all things considered.
Rob
