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This is a 10 mile swim through the mountain area of southeast tn. This will be the first year for this swim.
The leaves will be changing color, during Oct, so this will be a great time to be in this part of the country(plus no humidity)
There may be a few more logistical details to work out, but ... I think I'll do this.
I have some questions for the crowd:
Background: In the past year I've competed in the 800 SCM & LCM, the 1000 SCY twice, and the 1650, finishing in 21:09. I've also done many (over a dozen) 3000 yard continuous swims in a SCY pool, complete with 119 flip turns, which takes me about 41 minutes. I think my technique and endurance are adequate to attempt this.
But I've never done any open water swimming, or any endurance swimming longer than 40 or 45 minutes. I have three months to prepare.
1. Training. Currently I do about 15,000 to 20,000 yards a week in various pools, featuring lots of conditioning sets, various drills, etc., as is typical for a pool swimmmer. What else should I do in the way of training to prepare for a 10 mile river swim? Any special prep needed for open water?
2. In-race refueling & other logistics. You can swim 3000 straight in a pool without stopping for anything, but I'll bet you can't do the same for 10 miles. What in the way of drinks, gels, ham & cheese sandwiches, etc., should I have on the kayak? Should they be taken on a schedule? What else should be on the boat?
3. What am I missing? It would be better to know what the problems are now, three months out, than to discover something novel in the last week. What should I read? Any comments welcome!
There may be a few more logistical details to work out, but ... I think I'll do this.
I have some questions for the crowd:
Background: In the past year I've competed in the 800 SCM & LCM, the 1000 SCY twice, and the 1650, finishing in 21:09. I've also done many (over a dozen) 3000 yard continuous swims in a SCY pool, complete with 119 flip turns, which takes me about 41 minutes. I think my technique and endurance are adequate to attempt this.
But I've never done any open water swimming, or any endurance swimming longer than 40 or 45 minutes. I have three months to prepare.
1. Training. Currently I do about 15,000 to 20,000 yards a week in various pools, featuring lots of conditioning sets, various drills, etc., as is typical for a pool swimmmer. What else should I do in the way of training to prepare for a 10 mile river swim? Any special prep needed for open water?
2. In-race refueling & other logistics. You can swim 3000 straight in a pool without stopping for anything, but I'll bet you can't do the same for 10 miles. What in the way of drinks, gels, ham & cheese sandwiches, etc., should I have on the kayak? Should they be taken on a schedule? What else should be on the boat?
3. What am I missing? It would be better to know what the problems are now, three months out, than to discover something novel in the last week. What should I read? Any comments welcome!
