Hi. New to the board...I have a few questions:
I am training for a two-mile ocean swim in Southern California at the beginning of August. I have been in the water for about 6 weeks, swimming two days a week, around 2,000-2,500 yds.
My first question: How many yards should I be getting in at each practice? And will stepping it up to three days a week be adequate for the rest of my training?
Also, how much open water training do I need to do before the race? Will 3-4 times in the ocean be adequate? (I used to be a competitive swimmer and an ocean lifeguard...but I haven't been swimming for the last several years.)
I am not doing this to compete, but to finish solidly. Any and all advice is much appreciated! Thanks so much. Hannah
Rob's advice is very good, and particularly if you are doing the Hermosa to Manhattan Pier to Pier. It is a single mass start with 800 swimmers trying to get around the pier at the same time and closest to the pier.
The only other advice I would give you would be to try to find a smaller ocean swim to try before hand. Try one of the Thursday Night Playa Del Runs if you can at Dockweiler Beach or try the swims at Naples Island on July 26 or 27--you can link through the Morton Salt Report. Both are nice intro swims before the mass start that is the Pier to Pier. Good luck.
Rob's advice is very good, and particularly if you are doing the Hermosa to Manhattan Pier to Pier. It is a single mass start with 800 swimmers trying to get around the pier at the same time and closest to the pier.
The only other advice I would give you would be to try to find a smaller ocean swim to try before hand. Try one of the Thursday Night Playa Del Runs if you can at Dockweiler Beach or try the swims at Naples Island on July 26 or 27--you can link through the Morton Salt Report. Both are nice intro swims before the mass start that is the Pier to Pier. Good luck.
