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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Scbe - Tree,
Wow, $750 is huge. I'm not sure I'm ready to do that just yet. I'm going to investigate Wash/Lee High School just up the road here. I hear you can get a punch card that is along the $3.50 per swim or you can do a monthly pass. I completely understand the convenience aspect of paying to wedge your workout into your workday. Lucky for me, I'm pretty flexible up until just after the June event...then it will be progressively harder to get my training in due to work.
Regarding the open water swimming, I'm game for traveling anywhere in the region (25 mi or so) on weekends, to get the open water workout in. My only reservation is water temp. I'm not a wetsuit guy and really have a tough time when the water is below 58-60F. No worry about speed either. As a former runner, for endurance events (marathons) it was about "time on the road" or "time in the water" that really pays off. For a long slow workout, I'll adjust to the speed of the group...safety in numbers in the open water.
Scbe - Tree,
Wow, $750 is huge. I'm not sure I'm ready to do that just yet. I'm going to investigate Wash/Lee High School just up the road here. I hear you can get a punch card that is along the $3.50 per swim or you can do a monthly pass. I completely understand the convenience aspect of paying to wedge your workout into your workday. Lucky for me, I'm pretty flexible up until just after the June event...then it will be progressively harder to get my training in due to work.
Regarding the open water swimming, I'm game for traveling anywhere in the region (25 mi or so) on weekends, to get the open water workout in. My only reservation is water temp. I'm not a wetsuit guy and really have a tough time when the water is below 58-60F. No worry about speed either. As a former runner, for endurance events (marathons) it was about "time on the road" or "time in the water" that really pays off. For a long slow workout, I'll adjust to the speed of the group...safety in numbers in the open water.
