There may be a new 10K OWS in my area next year and it's a swim I'd like to do if it actually materializes. However, I need to train for that. THe longest open water swim I have done is a 2 mile cable swim this past August. I've since swum 2.5 miles in a pool. (mentally boring but a good mental training for that very reason). I'm also planning on a 5K swim next spring as the next step in increasing how far I am going to swim in open water.
Come next spring, I can do longer swims in the Hudson with my husband accompanying me on his paddleboard. I haven't done that yet because I just learned about place where one can do that. Now that it is getting colder, I am restricted to the pool. Any suggestions how one can train for a 10K in a pool and then what is recommended in open water once it is warm enough again?
Any advice on feeds in a 10K would be great too. I can swim 45 minutes before I start bonking unless I've had a Hammer gel before a workout (then I'm good for longer than that.)
Thanks all for any tips, advice or other words of wisdom! :)
I have Penny Dean's book and have read it in its entirety and recently revisited the training section but it just left me baffled. Getting anectdotal advice from people will hopefully clarify what Dean has written. Your tips are very good. Thank you!
The 10K will be in the Hudson River...right now it is still in the planning stages.
I have Penny Dean's book and have read it in its entirety and recently revisited the training section but it just left me baffled. Getting anectdotal advice from people will hopefully clarify what Dean has written. Your tips are very good. Thank you!
The 10K will be in the Hudson River...right now it is still in the planning stages.
