Hey folks,
I have been swimming a long time, but the last year or so I have gotten into running a lot more. I still want to do the open water races I love so much (Donner Lake!), but I'm just no getting in the pool a lot.
What is the best way to train for distance if you don't have a lot of pool time? Should I do intervals, long steady swims (I used to do lots of 3500s), long fast/slow swims (50 fast/50 slow for a couple of miles)?
I think I am fine with aerobic training, I run a lot, but my arm strength is gettng kind of weak.
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Thank you, that's a lot of good advice.
Last year I built up a lot of base meterage while training for a Swimtrek tour in Croatia, averaged about 3000m a day for 5 straight days in Croatia, and continued to do a Sunday long swim every week after getting back. The Croatia experience was a big confidence booster for skills like sighting and catching bottles hurled out of boats.
Recently I switched to repeats of 100m at slightly faster than goal pace (my goal is to to under an hour for a local 2500m race.) I started with eight and have added one each week - this week will do 11 of them, hoping to build up to at least 22. So, if I'm reading you right, I should be eventually aiming to shorten my rest between them. Perhaps to 10 or 15 seconds?
I am doing short sprint efforts, but as I'm as slow as molasses in January, it's unlikely there will be anyone there my pace to catch up with. I'm just aiming for the time for my own satisfaction.
Thank you, that's a lot of good advice.
Last year I built up a lot of base meterage while training for a Swimtrek tour in Croatia, averaged about 3000m a day for 5 straight days in Croatia, and continued to do a Sunday long swim every week after getting back. The Croatia experience was a big confidence booster for skills like sighting and catching bottles hurled out of boats.
Recently I switched to repeats of 100m at slightly faster than goal pace (my goal is to to under an hour for a local 2500m race.) I started with eight and have added one each week - this week will do 11 of them, hoping to build up to at least 22. So, if I'm reading you right, I should be eventually aiming to shorten my rest between them. Perhaps to 10 or 15 seconds?
I am doing short sprint efforts, but as I'm as slow as molasses in January, it's unlikely there will be anyone there my pace to catch up with. I'm just aiming for the time for my own satisfaction.
