OK I got in. The most I have swam is 2 miles open water. I swim about 10K yards a week with 2 masters workouts a week. Now what. This race is 4.4 miles.
The race date is June 8. I think I can answer my own question... double (or triple!) my weekly yardage, hold yourself back on the start, finally, grit your teeth and "enjoy" gutting it out.
Ideas for training?:confused:
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I was lucky enough to get in! I'm a first timer and am looking for some training suggestions. I get out in the open water 2-3 time/week when the temp warms to above 65F, here near my home in Hampton.
Also, I've never used a wetsuit. I swam Donner Lake in CA last Aug and the water temp was 66F. I didn't have any trouble with the temp and was in the water for 1hr 34 min. What do the experienced Bay Swimmers have to say about using a wetsuit?
i've done the bay swim twice, 2005, 2007.
90% of the field will be rubberized though both years i've swum it, the h2o temp was in the mid 70's.
I WILL NOT WEAR A WETSUIT period.
i believe the naked field would be much larger if the race directors had seperate catagories for non-wetsuited swimmers.
i think they had a couple of bad years when a large portion of the field had to be pulled, so now they are afraid of promoting anything that might decrease a swimmers speed, buoyancy, comfort etc.
go naked!!
I was lucky enough to get in! I'm a first timer and am looking for some training suggestions. I get out in the open water 2-3 time/week when the temp warms to above 65F, here near my home in Hampton.
Also, I've never used a wetsuit. I swam Donner Lake in CA last Aug and the water temp was 66F. I didn't have any trouble with the temp and was in the water for 1hr 34 min. What do the experienced Bay Swimmers have to say about using a wetsuit?
i've done the bay swim twice, 2005, 2007.
90% of the field will be rubberized though both years i've swum it, the h2o temp was in the mid 70's.
I WILL NOT WEAR A WETSUIT period.
i believe the naked field would be much larger if the race directors had seperate catagories for non-wetsuited swimmers.
i think they had a couple of bad years when a large portion of the field had to be pulled, so now they are afraid of promoting anything that might decrease a swimmers speed, buoyancy, comfort etc.
go naked!!
