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:
You are taking 2 days off on a row meaning you swim 25 k in two or three workouts? 8 - 12k per workout?
No matter how you slice it, if you are overstressed from swimming 25k per week backing off to 16k a week for a while seems prudent. Adding strength training 3 weeks before the race is not something I would recommend. You are having a hard time recovering now, strength training takes much longer to recover from than swimming and could make it worse.
I'm swimming the GCBS this year and have never done an open water race longer than 2 miles so I read all that y'all have written and planned my work and worked my plan. Only thing is now I'm beat and have been looking for advice. I've worked up to doing 20,000-24,000 meters a week with varying workouts, distances and strokes. I've been taking 2 days off in a row. My master's coach says to only swim about 15,000 a week and focus on drills and speed. He said not to do the long (8,000 meter) swims. Others tell me to add weight training. I hate to give up doing the long swims. Any advice? Oh and by the way, I'm 50 - not that that make a difference!
Lori
You are taking 2 days off on a row meaning you swim 25 k in two or three workouts? 8 - 12k per workout?
No matter how you slice it, if you are overstressed from swimming 25k per week backing off to 16k a week for a while seems prudent. Adding strength training 3 weeks before the race is not something I would recommend. You are having a hard time recovering now, strength training takes much longer to recover from than swimming and could make it worse.
I'm swimming the GCBS this year and have never done an open water race longer than 2 miles so I read all that y'all have written and planned my work and worked my plan. Only thing is now I'm beat and have been looking for advice. I've worked up to doing 20,000-24,000 meters a week with varying workouts, distances and strokes. I've been taking 2 days off in a row. My master's coach says to only swim about 15,000 a week and focus on drills and speed. He said not to do the long (8,000 meter) swims. Others tell me to add weight training. I hate to give up doing the long swims. Any advice? Oh and by the way, I'm 50 - not that that make a difference!
Lori
