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 had a training question I was hoping someone could answer. I had surgery two years ago and have lapsed out of shape ever since. Doing the qualifying swim was a challenge for me, but I got it done. Now I'm working hard to get back to peak shape to complete the swim. Here is what I'm doing now and where I plan to go. Any advice would be appreciated.
Weekdays - 3-4/week (depending on work schedule) 2500-3000m/swim, broken up into lots of 100s and 200s, all freestyle
Weekends - 1 workout, 3500-4000, broken up into 500s, all freestyle.
I plan on ramping up significantly in March, with April and May being very hard-core months of training. Does this sound about right to the others?
I had a training question I was hoping someone could answer. I had surgery two years ago and have lapsed out of shape ever since. Doing the qualifying swim was a challenge for me, but I got it done. Now I'm working hard to get back to peak shape to complete the swim. Here is what I'm doing now and where I plan to go. Any advice would be appreciated.
Weekdays - 3-4/week (depending on work schedule) 2500-3000m/swim, broken up into lots of 100s and 200s, all freestyle
Weekends - 1 workout, 3500-4000, broken up into 500s, all freestyle.
I plan on ramping up significantly in March, with April and May being very hard-core months of training. Does this sound about right to the others?
