I wanted to start training for a 3 mile swim across the Hudson for MS in September. i have never done anything like this before. I thought this would be a great goal to work towards and it is for a good cause.
Could you share any advice on training? I was thinking of finding a shorter open water swim. Does anyone know of any on Long Island?
I did join a swim group and so far that is great! It has helped strengthen my skills.
Thank you!!!!
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where is this swim?
www.cibbows.org for weekly training swims at brighton beach
It is in Ossining (Sp?) it is right near the Tapanzee Bridge. I stumbled across it last year and was so interested to partake in it this year. The Westpoint cadetes participate I read. There is more info to come.
www.nationalmssociety.org/.../1694058815
Is 3 miles too far for a first time OW swim? I'm interested in doing at least one OW this summer and a bit unsure of approach and training needs.
Studmuffin -
It just depends on your abilities. My first race was 2 miles in a lake and despite only having learned to swim the year before, I did make it, although it wasn't pretty. It also depends on the conditions - if it is in a rough sea, it will be vastly different than in a calm lake. If, between now and the race, you are able to do 1 hour straight (no whining), say, twice a month, you should have no problem finishing the thing as long as you don't go out like a loon at the start. From what I've read here, your speed far exceeds mine, so as long as you are smart, you should place well.
I would see your challenges as:
1) Getting in some 1 hour swims
2) Don't blast the first 200 meters
3) Sighting & not looking up every stroke. (Hard to practice in the pool)
Welcome to the Dark Side.
-LBJ
Gosh, this is all way cool. Leonard is so right on with his advice. Either get in to an introductory type swim of a mile or mile and a half before a longer swim if you can. The experience you gain will help you mentally and physically. And most people just don't swim for an hour at a time; it either is boring or it gets taxing on them. If you can swim a nice, smooth, leisurely 1000, then there is no reason why you can't do at least a 2 mile swim at the same pace. And there is no humiliation whatsoever; the goal is to enjoy the swim and swim it according to your fitness. And swimming without turns may just turn out to be an experience you prefer.
donna
Gosh, this is all way cool. Leonard is so right on with his advice. Either get in to an introductory type swim of a mile or mile and a half before a longer swim if you can. The experience you gain will help you mentally and physically. And most people just don't swim for an hour at a time; it either is boring or it gets taxing on them. If you can swim a nice, smooth, leisurely 1000, then there is no reason why you can't do at least a 2 mile swim at the same pace. And there is no humiliation whatsoever; the goal is to enjoy the swim and swim it according to your fitness. And swimming without turns may just turn out to be an experience you prefer.
donna
No Jellyfish in the Hudson either!:banana:
i was thinking the same. i think I may look into doing a one mile swim first. The Point Lookout swim.
Good luck!
Where exactly is this one Nicole? I know there's a Greenwich mile (but you have to swim in a tiara lol) and a point to point in Westport CT too.
I have heard the river is so polluted you can almost walk accross the Hudson River???
It used be that way; not so much now. The part of the river where the swim is being held (about 40 miles north of NYC) is actually very clean. It's still a little funky near NYC, but nothing like it used to be. :applaud:
