My club is putting on the 10K ow National Championships next summer.
I like ow swimming and think I would like to try the 10K.
I have completed several ow 5K's with no problem at all (I've enjoyed them)
My best time is 1:27 and i'm 54 years old. I swim about 15,000 meters/yards per week.
How much more would I need to swim to complete the 10K?
What type of training should one do to get ready for a 10K
The course is an easy double loop in a lake that tends to be non-wavy.
Any advice would be appreciated. If you think it would be a bad idea for me to do it please say so.
My biggest fear is shoulder injury and burn-out! :confused:
What 10k are you doing? Can you arrange to have gatorade on one of the boats, if that's not what they serve? Are you ok with Gu? A couple of gu's up my suit works fine for me
My hope is to place some gatorade on the boat. Unfortunatley, Gu was one of my failed experiements. Anyone else have the elevated bp, nausea, and weakened legs after one of these?
The one I will be attempting is the double-crossing of Pensacola Bay. So while my best 5K time is 1:18, I did it in calm lake water and not choppy bay water. I will count a finish in the 3 hour range a success. Could be interesting.
I used to only swim distances at cruise pace. I've begun to mix occasional sprints in and some entire workouts which are IM or sprint based. I've seen my cruising pace quicken as a result. Cut off a full 5 seconds per hundred so far. I usually never have difficulty finishing strong. Once I get within 800 yards of finishing, the mental aspect takes over and I tend to swim really hard just to finish whether I like to or not. My barriers are always around 1/3 to 2/3 mark. That second third of any long swim is a mental killer for me.
Unfortunatley, due to limited budget and schedule, all of my training will be in a 25y pool for this one. I might get in a warm up swim in Pensacola Bay the day before to acclimate to choppy conditions, but that will be it.
What 10k are you doing? Can you arrange to have gatorade on one of the boats, if that's not what they serve? Are you ok with Gu? A couple of gu's up my suit works fine for me
My hope is to place some gatorade on the boat. Unfortunatley, Gu was one of my failed experiements. Anyone else have the elevated bp, nausea, and weakened legs after one of these?
The one I will be attempting is the double-crossing of Pensacola Bay. So while my best 5K time is 1:18, I did it in calm lake water and not choppy bay water. I will count a finish in the 3 hour range a success. Could be interesting.
I used to only swim distances at cruise pace. I've begun to mix occasional sprints in and some entire workouts which are IM or sprint based. I've seen my cruising pace quicken as a result. Cut off a full 5 seconds per hundred so far. I usually never have difficulty finishing strong. Once I get within 800 yards of finishing, the mental aspect takes over and I tend to swim really hard just to finish whether I like to or not. My barriers are always around 1/3 to 2/3 mark. That second third of any long swim is a mental killer for me.
Unfortunatley, due to limited budget and schedule, all of my training will be in a 25y pool for this one. I might get in a warm up swim in Pensacola Bay the day before to acclimate to choppy conditions, but that will be it.
