I'm a 61 y.o. still-practicing physician. I've done a 1.5 mile lake swim in Maine for the last 3 years. I was able to reduce my time to 48 minutes this past summer from 49 the two previous summers. I've increased my workouts to include three days in the pool and two in the gym with a slave-driving trainer. I swim around 2500-3000 yards in the pool. I'm seriously considering the FKCC Around Key West Swim this June. It is 12.5 miles, though some of that is with the tidal current. Suggestions for training other than seek psychiatric help?
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I will warn you...if you do it, you will want to do more. As my daughters and I discuss, "Open water swimming is a disease, and there is no cure." I say go for it!:banana:
I will warn you...if you do it, you will want to do more. As my daughters and I discuss, "Open water swimming is a disease, and there is no cure." I say go for it!:banana:
