Its 6am in Texas, air temp 80F water even warmer.....
What is the best way to train for a 200 free under these conditions?
Yesterday I intended to swim 6 x 200m on 3.15 to check how my endurance was, but the heat took over so I tucked some backstroke recovery in there to cool off.
For tomorrow I was planning some broken 200s, but now doubt I'll manage 4 or 5 in a row, should I just do the same and slot in some backstroke recovery? Perhaps lose the cap and take an extra drink? Any ideas?
And before anyone suggests I swim the 50 free instead, I will be swimming that too this week. I would much rather be doing a 400m though.
We train in exceptionally hot water here in the summertime in Scottsdale and it definitely makes the workout harder. However, provided you get the opportunity to race in cooler water, I view training in warmer water as a positive as you'll feel near infinitely better when you down-temp from 85+ to 78+ degree water. It's kind of akin to training in a crappy pool and racing in a great pool. Definitely load up on the water and electrolytes, but try to focus on the advantage the warm water brings down the road.
Having said that, maybe I'm just rationalizing my situation because the warm water pool I train at is only 1 mile from my house and I'm too lazy or time-strapped to drive 20 to 30 minutes to one of the better, cool-water pools/teams that are here.
We train in exceptionally hot water here in the summertime in Scottsdale and it definitely makes the workout harder. However, provided you get the opportunity to race in cooler water, I view training in warmer water as a positive as you'll feel near infinitely better when you down-temp from 85+ to 78+ degree water. It's kind of akin to training in a crappy pool and racing in a great pool. Definitely load up on the water and electrolytes, but try to focus on the advantage the warm water brings down the road.
Having said that, maybe I'm just rationalizing my situation because the warm water pool I train at is only 1 mile from my house and I'm too lazy or time-strapped to drive 20 to 30 minutes to one of the better, cool-water pools/teams that are here.
