I'm training for my first 10K swim, in October. I have planned and am sticking to monthly yardage increases and a couple of longer "long swims" each month. In May my "long swims" were 3.5 miles, this month I'll bump that up to 4.0
Here's my question. I'm trying to see which of my training habits from other sports translate well to swim training. Specifically, I also do ultra-distance trail running, and when I am comfortable doing a "50K weekend" (30K Saturday, 20K Sunday) then I know I'm ready for a 50K race.
Will the same be roughly true for my swimming? If I'm comfortable doing a 3 mile swim one day and another 3 the next day, am I ready for 6?
Any advice from folks who have trained for a 10-miler?
We practice associating and dissociating as mental strategies for the race this is the biggest change I and the people I coach work on. kpjoubert.wiki.zoho.com/Associating-and-Dissociating-Practice.html
I suggest working on associating skills during the race until you can't take the pain and then go for dissociating to get through the tough spots, or when the internal dialogue goes very negative.
Also along with that is nutrition, I use 1.25 cals / lb of body weight per hour in the form of maltodextrin mixed into gatorade to make 600 calorie 24 ounce bottles. Others do it differently, but the necessity of nutrition and the effect it can have on performance is another huge change from 10k to 10 mile.
Any advice from folks who have trained for a 10-miler?
We practice associating and dissociating as mental strategies for the race this is the biggest change I and the people I coach work on. kpjoubert.wiki.zoho.com/Associating-and-Dissociating-Practice.html
I suggest working on associating skills during the race until you can't take the pain and then go for dissociating to get through the tough spots, or when the internal dialogue goes very negative.
Also along with that is nutrition, I use 1.25 cals / lb of body weight per hour in the form of maltodextrin mixed into gatorade to make 600 calorie 24 ounce bottles. Others do it differently, but the necessity of nutrition and the effect it can have on performance is another huge change from 10k to 10 mile.
