I've been swimming for 5 months. I had to learn to swim, then breath bi-laterally. I have swam in open water four times. I have a kayaker next to me so I don't swim in circles. I can swim a mile in open water. I swim three days a week. A mile two days and a half mile on work week days.
Am I ready? I've never swam like this and am very anxious. Also what should my training be like the week before my swim? What should I eat?
Hello to both of you.
You have experience swimming one mile in open water, but in my opinion if you head to the pool and swim 2.25 miles in the pool; you can be very confident that you will make. The 2.25 miles will let you know that you have the endurance to do it.
At this point, you can do it. But you need to convince yourself that you can do it, the pool swim will help with that a lot.
For Dadis, same thing, make sure you go and do the distance of your swim in the pool straight. That will help you feel better.
For both of you, asmuch open water swimming as you can between now and then will help with the nervousness you may feel. Very important that if you can, go out to the site of your swim the day before and check it out. If you can swim there then do that. If all you can do is wade in up to yiour knees, then do that. That will allow you to see the vegetation, weater color etc. All of which may be different than what you are used to.
As for the swim itself, take it easy, breathe away from the direction the waves are coming from. If you don't have an escort kayak, look up to check your direction every twenty armstrokes at least, I prefer more.
Relax and enjoy, get into your groove and it will be fun.
Hello to both of you.
You have experience swimming one mile in open water, but in my opinion if you head to the pool and swim 2.25 miles in the pool; you can be very confident that you will make. The 2.25 miles will let you know that you have the endurance to do it.
At this point, you can do it. But you need to convince yourself that you can do it, the pool swim will help with that a lot.
For Dadis, same thing, make sure you go and do the distance of your swim in the pool straight. That will help you feel better.
For both of you, asmuch open water swimming as you can between now and then will help with the nervousness you may feel. Very important that if you can, go out to the site of your swim the day before and check it out. If you can swim there then do that. If all you can do is wade in up to yiour knees, then do that. That will allow you to see the vegetation, weater color etc. All of which may be different than what you are used to.
As for the swim itself, take it easy, breathe away from the direction the waves are coming from. If you don't have an escort kayak, look up to check your direction every twenty armstrokes at least, I prefer more.
Relax and enjoy, get into your groove and it will be fun.
