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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As a former distance runner, my 2 pennies on Tri Trianing /Competition strategy are thus:
Swim to make the distance
Ride to break even
Run to kick as and catch the fast swimmers and people with big bucks to spend on hot bikes. It is the fast runner who doesn't sink while swimming that usually comes out in the upper third
Just my experience as a former rec triathlete. I'm sure that the elite tri folks have different views - as they should. I know I couldn't stay with them in any segment regardless of their specialty.
Lesson from the above diatribe should be that Tri training is not about swimming.
That said, I will keep reading and respecting the views of the more experienced endurance swimmers here in this forum.
I've added interval training to my weekly sched but have big trouble with IM since I was raised as a runner vs swimmer. I only wish I could: back stroke, fly or even *** stroke without feeling like I'm hurting my old bones and muscles.
As a former distance runner, my 2 pennies on Tri Trianing /Competition strategy are thus:
Swim to make the distance
Ride to break even
Run to kick as and catch the fast swimmers and people with big bucks to spend on hot bikes. It is the fast runner who doesn't sink while swimming that usually comes out in the upper third
Just my experience as a former rec triathlete. I'm sure that the elite tri folks have different views - as they should. I know I couldn't stay with them in any segment regardless of their specialty.
Lesson from the above diatribe should be that Tri training is not about swimming.
That said, I will keep reading and respecting the views of the more experienced endurance swimmers here in this forum.
I've added interval training to my weekly sched but have big trouble with IM since I was raised as a runner vs swimmer. I only wish I could: back stroke, fly or even *** stroke without feeling like I'm hurting my old bones and muscles.
