I really know very little about training for distance events so I am asking for help.My wife just finished the 5 K and decided she was not ready for the 10 K this year,but wants to be ready next year.She is 61 with a strong swimming background from college.She hurt her shoulder and life intervened so she didn't swim for about 20 years.She has eased back the last couple of years.She is consistently doing 1500M 3X per week.She thinks she is ready to increase distance and times per week,but every time she has increased very much she has gotten a return of the shoulder pain.She wants my help coaching so I am asking for yours.
Be careful with the shoulder
she needs to build up to 4 or 5k a practice
maybe even do a few shakedown swims, like a
4k 6 weeks out
6k 4 weeks out &
8k 2 weeks out
swim sensibly when doing the actual swim the goal is to make it
you can stop when ever you want and rest on the wall
I really know very little about training for distance events so I am asking for help.My wife just finished the 5 K and decided she was not ready for the 10 K this year,but wants to be ready next year.She is 61 with a strong swimming background from college.She hurt her shoulder and life intervened so she didn't swim for about 20 years.She has eased back the last couple of years.She is consistently doing 1500M 3X per week.She thinks she is ready to increase distance and times per week,but every time she has increased very much she has gotten a return of the shoulder pain.She wants my help coaching so I am asking for yours.
Be careful with the shoulder
she needs to build up to 4 or 5k a practice
maybe even do a few shakedown swims, like a
4k 6 weeks out
6k 4 weeks out &
8k 2 weeks out
swim sensibly when doing the actual swim the goal is to make it
you can stop when ever you want and rest on the wall
I really know very little about training for distance events so I am asking for help.My wife just finished the 5 K and decided she was not ready for the 10 K this year,but wants to be ready next year.She is 61 with a strong swimming background from college.She hurt her shoulder and life intervened so she didn't swim for about 20 years.She has eased back the last couple of years.She is consistently doing 1500M 3X per week.She thinks she is ready to increase distance and times per week,but every time she has increased very much she has gotten a return of the shoulder pain.She wants my help coaching so I am asking for yours.
