I am a seasoned swimmer and have done many open water swims but nothing like the race I have scheduled for August 10th. The Horsetooth is in a cold resevoir in Ft Collins, CO. It will be a non-wetsuit event with water in the 60's and the race will be at altitude.
I am in the pool 3-4 sessions per week and I am swimming pretty well for the amount of time I have been out of shape. Stroke and speed are good but endurance is not anything like what it needs to be.
I need some advice about the kind of swims I will need to do to prepare. I have protected ocean water to swim in and a great pond with a 1.5 mile out and back.
Starting with August 10th as the swim date and working backwards when should I be putting in my longest swims and what should they be.
Any 10K advice would be appreciated.....
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Rob's advice is spot on.
Another piece of advice is to do workouts where you swim continuously, but every so often throw in a hard spurt. For example, do 1 hour at a decent pace and every 5 minutes throw in a fast 50 or 100, then go right back to pace.
Also, find out if they will have any sort of feeding provisions and, if so, be sure to do some trial feeding during training that mimics what you will do in the race.
-LBJ
Rob's advice is spot on.
Another piece of advice is to do workouts where you swim continuously, but every so often throw in a hard spurt. For example, do 1 hour at a decent pace and every 5 minutes throw in a fast 50 or 100, then go right back to pace.
Also, find out if they will have any sort of feeding provisions and, if so, be sure to do some trial feeding during training that mimics what you will do in the race.
-LBJ
