Out of curiosity, how much time does an average open water swimmer spend training each week?
And what distance events do most average open water swimmers participate?
On a weekly basis, I'm grateful when I can swim three times for an hour and fifteen minutes (4500 m). Last summer I did my first two open water events, 1.5 and 1.0 miles. I'm wondering if a longer event would be reasonable? But spending less time with my family, or at work, or asleep, are not options.
What's your approach?
I do three runs and three swims per week, with the occasional bike thrown in for variety. Balance of distance depends on my current goal. For the last couple months, I was ramping up to swimming Lake Mendota (4.3 miles), so swimming predominated. I did 40,000+ yards of swimming and 100+ miles of running in August. Currently, I'm training for a marathon in early November. In October, I'll do about 25,000 yards of swimming and 130 miles of running.
Jon
I do three runs and three swims per week, with the occasional bike thrown in for variety. Balance of distance depends on my current goal. For the last couple months, I was ramping up to swimming Lake Mendota (4.3 miles), so swimming predominated. I did 40,000+ yards of swimming and 100+ miles of running in August. Currently, I'm training for a marathon in early November. In October, I'll do about 25,000 yards of swimming and 130 miles of running.
Jon
