I am planning a 9-mile open water swim at the end of the summer, 2003 from Michingan City, Indiana to New Buffalo, Michigan.
I just got back from masters nationals in Tempe and plan on taking about a week off(I'm bushed). I began training for the 400 IM and 500 free this past year. I faired pretty well in my age-group.
I plan on doing a lot of long distance training this summer paired off with some 5-mile swims from a boat to the coast. Does anyone out there have any other good training advice for this kind of swimming adventure?
Thanks
Mark Urban of Illinois Masters
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Thanks a bunch for your advice. I'll be hooking up with my friend who swam the English Channel so I'm sure he will have some advice, but he can get a little quiet and non-informative at times, but maybe that is because we have been swimming indoors all winter. Once we hit the open water who knows what will happen.
I won't be wearing a suit as far as I know. When I swam in Ireland last summer, the water was 57 degrees. I warmed up rather quickly with two caps and my speedos. As long as the sun shines all summer in Chicago, the water should be about 75 or so.
I"ve already started doing small swims practicing feeding or drinking; it sure was a pain the first few times, but I now drink from a big-mouthed container to swig down, but not too much or I get bloated and gassy...yikes.
Thanks again...MU of IM
Thanks a bunch for your advice. I'll be hooking up with my friend who swam the English Channel so I'm sure he will have some advice, but he can get a little quiet and non-informative at times, but maybe that is because we have been swimming indoors all winter. Once we hit the open water who knows what will happen.
I won't be wearing a suit as far as I know. When I swam in Ireland last summer, the water was 57 degrees. I warmed up rather quickly with two caps and my speedos. As long as the sun shines all summer in Chicago, the water should be about 75 or so.
I"ve already started doing small swims practicing feeding or drinking; it sure was a pain the first few times, but I now drink from a big-mouthed container to swig down, but not too much or I get bloated and gassy...yikes.
Thanks again...MU of IM
