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.
Clearly, there is much more to OW than I thought.
Well, don't take my word for it! Just go do it. It's not like you live in some landlocked, open-water-less place. CIBBOWS are much more than just their organized races. Go down to Brighton Beach and join them. Like tomorrow. If you can do their 5K loop (Brighton 4th to Coney Island Pier, back to white house, back to Brighton 4th), you'll be more than ready for LRLS.
Clearly, there is much more to OW than I thought.
Well, don't take my word for it! Just go do it. It's not like you live in some landlocked, open-water-less place. CIBBOWS are much more than just their organized races. Go down to Brighton Beach and join them. Like tomorrow. If you can do their 5K loop (Brighton 4th to Coney Island Pier, back to white house, back to Brighton 4th), you'll be more than ready for LRLS.
