Hi All,
I've been swimming for about a year now, and the last few months I've started to take much more of an interest and kicked up my routines.
I do 2-3k (yards and meters; pool switches) 4-5 times week, and I usually average about and hour for 3km.
I just signed up for an OW mile in 1.5months, which I don't think I'll have too much trouble with, but I'm also considering a current assisted 10k (they say it swims like a 6k, avg times are about 2hrs) at the end of Sept, which gives me just about two months...so:
1. Is it feasible to train for this kind of race in that amount of time?
2. What kind of diet is optimal for this kind of training? I've been operating in a 500kcal deficit for the last few months, but I sort of think that I should be eating more in preparation for an event of this kind.
3. Water temps should be 65-70F for these races - is a wetsuit necessary for this kind of temp?
I've searched these forums and the net for answers, but in the end it seemed prudent to just ask, as the other resources weren't yielding much. Thanks in advance.
That's the thing, I've never done any open water before. I'm pretty confident I could do 2-3 hours in a pool, so I guess I'm sort of wondering how that translates to OW.
Pool swimming can develop conditioning and speed, but won't prepare you for the conditions (water temp, chop, physical contact w/ other swimmers, etc.) you will encounter in open water. Generally I'd say it's inadvisable to sign up for a 10K (even if it's current assisted) if you have little (or no) experience in open water. Doesn't LRLS have entry restrictions to this effect?
You live in New York - not sure if that means NYC or upstate. Why not go to Brighton Beach and swim with the CIBBOWS a few times?
That's the thing, I've never done any open water before. I'm pretty confident I could do 2-3 hours in a pool, so I guess I'm sort of wondering how that translates to OW.
Pool swimming can develop conditioning and speed, but won't prepare you for the conditions (water temp, chop, physical contact w/ other swimmers, etc.) you will encounter in open water. Generally I'd say it's inadvisable to sign up for a 10K (even if it's current assisted) if you have little (or no) experience in open water. Doesn't LRLS have entry restrictions to this effect?
You live in New York - not sure if that means NYC or upstate. Why not go to Brighton Beach and swim with the CIBBOWS a few times?
