Hi,
I'm new here..."Hi, y'all!"
I have a question about my training schedule. I run 4 days and swim 2 days a week. I would like to add 1 more swim day per week, but I'm not sure if I should decrease my runs from 4 to 3 per week.
On my swim days I do one of Betsy's 1 hour workouts...I just pick a random one. They're generally 2400-2600m and usually take me around 1 hour. I'd like my 3rd swim to be a longer workout, but I'm not sure what an appropriate length would be.
My runs are typically 5 to 10 miles in length, sometimes longer.
If annyone has some ideas, please feel free to let me know! I'm open to any suggestions!
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Hi aztimm,
Thanks for replying!
The reason I'd like to add another day of swimming is because: I really like it, I'd like to become better and I'd like to become competitive at some point
I'm not training for any races, but at some point I'd like to join a masters team if there are any in my area.
Typical Training Schedule is:
M: Run 3-5 miles (recovery run from Sunday's long run)
T: Swim (one of Betsy's one hour workouts...2300-2600m)
W: Run 5-7 mile (tempo run)
T: Run 4 miles
F: Swim (one of Betsy's one hour workouts...2300-2600m)
S: Rest
Su:Run varies (long run)
My background in running is that I used to run marathon distances at close to a 7:00 min pace...never raced one, though. I've raced 10Ks and my times were generally around 39-41 minutes. I took a break from running for a number of years because I had some asthma issues. My asthma is controlled now, so I started running again a few months ago, but I run much slower :( Now I run a 9:30-10:00 min pace, but my endurance is good, so I'm ok with the long runs.
My background with swimming isn't very extensive. I have no formal training. I started swimming a while back, but had to stop. I started again when I started running again. Before I started doing Betsy's one hour workouts, I used to just swim laps. I wanted more structure in my workouts and more gains, but I didn't know how to do that, so I found Betsy's one hour workouts. I really like to swim 400m and my fastest time is 6:56.
I hope this all helps... let me know if you have anymore questions :blush:
Hi aztimm,
Thanks for replying!
The reason I'd like to add another day of swimming is because: I really like it, I'd like to become better and I'd like to become competitive at some point
I'm not training for any races, but at some point I'd like to join a masters team if there are any in my area.
Typical Training Schedule is:
M: Run 3-5 miles (recovery run from Sunday's long run)
T: Swim (one of Betsy's one hour workouts...2300-2600m)
W: Run 5-7 mile (tempo run)
T: Run 4 miles
F: Swim (one of Betsy's one hour workouts...2300-2600m)
S: Rest
Su:Run varies (long run)
My background in running is that I used to run marathon distances at close to a 7:00 min pace...never raced one, though. I've raced 10Ks and my times were generally around 39-41 minutes. I took a break from running for a number of years because I had some asthma issues. My asthma is controlled now, so I started running again a few months ago, but I run much slower :( Now I run a 9:30-10:00 min pace, but my endurance is good, so I'm ok with the long runs.
My background with swimming isn't very extensive. I have no formal training. I started swimming a while back, but had to stop. I started again when I started running again. Before I started doing Betsy's one hour workouts, I used to just swim laps. I wanted more structure in my workouts and more gains, but I didn't know how to do that, so I found Betsy's one hour workouts. I really like to swim 400m and my fastest time is 6:56.
I hope this all helps... let me know if you have anymore questions :blush:
