I wrote before and got some great advice. I am doing a 1 mile swim in the bay on June 10th. I have not been in the pool regularly training. This week I got in 3 times. The first day I did 4 laps straight. The second day I did a 500, 400, 300, and 200. On the third day I swam 60 laps. I do all this in a 30 minute-40 minute time frame. Do you think I will be okay if I continue to do something like this? Any other training ideas. I am a teacher and have a 2 year old, so there is not much free time. I want to be ready, but can't spend hours each day training. Agin any ideas would be great. I am just looking to finish this event, I'm not trying to break any records. I just don't want to have to be pulled from the water.
Jaime
Sounds like you should be able to do the one-mile. Don't worry about diving into the scrum at the start. Give yourself some space at the beginning so you aren't being jostled a lot. Try to sight the course so you know where you are going every 12 to 15 strokes--more if you are having trouble swimming straight. Don't be afraid to draft off other swimmers when you find your pace--you can conserve your energy by doing so.
Regarding your training, you are swimming far enough to do the one mile swim. My only advice would be that you consider doing some intervals rather than straight swimming. There are lots of workouts posted on this website. Try checking them out. Even if it is counter-intuitive that going shorter swims with some rest is better training for a one mile swim than swimming straight for one mile, it really does work better.
Good luck
Sounds like you should be able to do the one-mile. Don't worry about diving into the scrum at the start. Give yourself some space at the beginning so you aren't being jostled a lot. Try to sight the course so you know where you are going every 12 to 15 strokes--more if you are having trouble swimming straight. Don't be afraid to draft off other swimmers when you find your pace--you can conserve your energy by doing so.
Regarding your training, you are swimming far enough to do the one mile swim. My only advice would be that you consider doing some intervals rather than straight swimming. There are lots of workouts posted on this website. Try checking them out. Even if it is counter-intuitive that going shorter swims with some rest is better training for a one mile swim than swimming straight for one mile, it really does work better.
Good luck
