Big Shoulders chicago swim

I'll play devil's advocate here and say the 2.5K is the cop out distance :) Really, any competent swimmer can make the 5K distance with the appropriate training. Think how many people runs marathons every year, after all. Heck, that takes many people four hours or more. Swimming continuously for 1.5 hours or so isn't that big of a deal. As you pointed out, if you aren't in it to win you can take it easy. If you get too tired roll over onto your back and swim some double-armed backstroke for a couple minutes. Well I can't be seen as a cop out...Its go hard or go home. I just need to learn to train distance :afraid: I was always a mid d swimmmer in college, now that Im a grown up I decided I would be a drop dead sprinter and I love it...But im pretty sure if im outside swimming I can do a lot more distance. :dunno: From what I hear there are a lot of people that swim out there, I just need a good training group to work with. :wiggle:

I'll play devil's advocate here and say the 2.5K is the cop out distance :) Really, any competent swimmer can make the 5K distance with the appropriate training. Think how many people runs marathons every year, after all. Heck, that takes many people four hours or more. Swimming continuously for 1.5 hours or so isn't that big of a deal. As you pointed out, if you aren't in it to win you can take it easy. If you get too tired roll over onto your back and swim some double-armed backstroke for a couple minutes. Well I can't be seen as a cop out...Its go hard or go home. I just need to learn to train distance :afraid: I was always a mid d swimmmer in college, now that Im a grown up I decided I would be a drop dead sprinter and I love it...But im pretty sure if im outside swimming I can do a lot more distance. :dunno: From what I hear there are a lot of people that swim out there, I just need a good training group to work with. :wiggle: