New to this forum, so hello!
I want to enter my first 1 mile open water swim event on July 9th, but I'm not sure if I'm ready. I've been swimming recreationally all my life but only recently have decided to get into this, so I've been training seriously for 2 and a half weeks. I can definitely do 25 laps nonstop in a 25 meter pool, and pushing myself can do 30.
Any opinions on if this is enough time? Am I fit enough or should I wait for a later event?
I'm going to train as if I'm going to enter and then see how I feel. Any recommendations for workouts in the three weeks till the event? If do three workouts a week, that gives me nine workouts.
At what point in those three weeks should I be able to do the necessary 70 or so laps?
Any recommendations on wetsuits?
Thank you so much,
Manny
Much depends on the site of the swim and how crowded it is. If there are more than 30 entrants, I would wait until I had completed a mile in the pool before shooting for a mile in open water. Open water is very different than the pool (no visibility, etc.), and a crowded environment at the start can mean a lot of jostling and wasted energy -- not to mention, it can be very disorienting. If water conditions are rough or there are cross currents, the distance will feel much different.
Try swimming in the pool with your eyes closed a couple of laps. See how that feels. Also try lifting your head to sight something at the end of the pool once a length to see how that feels.
While I think it's possible to train for a one mile open water swim one 3 workouts per week, three weeks seems very ambitious to get from a third of a mile to a mile.:2cents:
I say keep training and shoot for a mile swim a little further down the road.
Much depends on the site of the swim and how crowded it is. If there are more than 30 entrants, I would wait until I had completed a mile in the pool before shooting for a mile in open water. Open water is very different than the pool (no visibility, etc.), and a crowded environment at the start can mean a lot of jostling and wasted energy -- not to mention, it can be very disorienting. If water conditions are rough or there are cross currents, the distance will feel much different.
Try swimming in the pool with your eyes closed a couple of laps. See how that feels. Also try lifting your head to sight something at the end of the pool once a length to see how that feels.
While I think it's possible to train for a one mile open water swim one 3 workouts per week, three weeks seems very ambitious to get from a third of a mile to a mile.:2cents:
I say keep training and shoot for a mile swim a little further down the road.
