You peeps are a great resource so I would love your input for the last 2 months of training before my first 10k (roughly) in Oct. I've done a couple 5k's now this year and am loving the distance and OW swimming!! My background is (was) in ultra running so I figured I'd apply similar logic to buildup and taper for this distance in swimming as well (several buildup weeks, a lower week, then build again to almost the race distance). Also, I'm doing 4-5k, 3-4x/week with the team during the week on regular drills etc. These Sunday swims I'm just doing the mileage, learning the best time to drink/eat, etc. Thoughts? Am I over-thinking? Any other advice? Thanks in advance. :)
I did 7k (longest to date) last Sunday and felt pretty good. Here's the rest of the Sundays until 10/5
8/11 7.5k
8/18 8k
8/25 6.5k
9/1 7.5k
9/8 8k
9/15 8.5k
9/22 9k
9/29 5-6k
10/5 Race
You had me at OCD! LOL! Yes, I'll probably have things set and ready to go. I'd thought of the string on the bottle idea and am glad it's a method already in use. Thanks so much for the thoughts and tips, Rob. I really appreciate it and it settles the brain a bit in some of the controllable areas of the race. I'm so excited I can't wait!
You had me at OCD! LOL! Yes, I'll probably have things set and ready to go. I'd thought of the string on the bottle idea and am glad it's a method already in use. Thanks so much for the thoughts and tips, Rob. I really appreciate it and it settles the brain a bit in some of the controllable areas of the race. I'm so excited I can't wait!
