I'm getting ready for an open water event myself after a long, 6 year, layoff from swimming. A fun practice I got from Michael Collins' workout book that helps you prepare you for drafting works like this.
Swim 1400 yards. Each swimmer takes off two to three seconds after the swimmer before and drafts from the swimmer in front (that means occasionally tickling toes). With two swimmers in a lane, swimmers switch positions every 150 yards; with three or more swimmers in a lane, the first swimmer takes the last swimmer position every 100 yards. Makes those 1400 yards go pretty fast.
Have fun! (Or as my daughter would say, "I'll miss you daddy. I hope you don't drown.")
I'm getting ready for an open water event myself after a long, 6 year, layoff from swimming. A fun practice I got from Michael Collins' workout book that helps you prepare you for drafting works like this.
Swim 1400 yards. Each swimmer takes off two to three seconds after the swimmer before and drafts from the swimmer in front (that means occasionally tickling toes). With two swimmers in a lane, swimmers switch positions every 150 yards; with three or more swimmers in a lane, the first swimmer takes the last swimmer position every 100 yards. Makes those 1400 yards go pretty fast.
Have fun! (Or as my daughter would say, "I'll miss you daddy. I hope you don't drown.")
