I've been training for an open water swim that is now about three weeks away. It's a 5k swim and I had been training in a lap pool. I finally reached the 5k mark and was feeling ready for the event until I started having pain in my left shoulder. I saw a doctor and he said it is rotator cuff tendonitis. The pain isn't bad, but I've been forced to cut my training down to about 1-2 miles per swim before the pain gets bad (twice a week). I don't think I'm going to be ready at this pace and to be honest, I don't know if my shoulder will hold up at the 5k unless I take a week or two off with no swimming.
Does anybody have some advice as to how I can train and keep my cardio up if I were to stay out of the pool for a week or two so I can let my shoulder heal up? I feel I probably can pull off the 5k swim on a healthy shoulder if I still somehow keep my cardio at a level that will translate well to swimming. I'm running short on time and I'm not quite sure what to do. Any advice from some of you crafty veterans?:bed:
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See you there, Matt. I'm at the other campground "Chokecherry." I think I got the last site! We'll be arriving Friday afternoon; departing Saturday after the race (which could be a while...I'm not fast!).
Haha. Tell me about it. I'm a rookie at this. Well, kind of. Anyway, I swam a 2.5 mile open water today on a very similar course to how the Deer Creek 5k will be and my shoulder gave me significant pain during the last half mile. Makes me pretty nervous.
See you there, Matt. I'm at the other campground "Chokecherry." I think I got the last site! We'll be arriving Friday afternoon; departing Saturday after the race (which could be a while...I'm not fast!).
Haha. Tell me about it. I'm a rookie at this. Well, kind of. Anyway, I swam a 2.5 mile open water today on a very similar course to how the Deer Creek 5k will be and my shoulder gave me significant pain during the last half mile. Makes me pretty nervous.
