Swim Around Lido Key April 14, 2018 is filling up. Get your registration in soon as this event always sells out! This is a beautiful 7-mile open water swim around Lido Key in Sarasota, FL. Enter as a solo, 2-person or 3-person relay team. For more information and to register, go to www.swimwithoutlimits.com/swim-around-lido-key.html
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Celestial, I saw the advice that was given on the other thread and you got great thoughts from several people. Make that last long swim 2 weeks out at the latest. Definitely rest as much as you can that last week. It may feel like you're going to lose strides during that taper week, but let your body heal and be twitching to go come race day.
Also be sure to have a good conversation with your kayaker about where you want him/her positioned and what you need. you want them doing the navigating so you can concentrate on swimming. It's good to have them positioned at your hip so you see them and can swim 4-6 feet off of them. Let them steer you. Also talk to them about your feeding schedule. It's warm, so I'd suggest stopping momentarily every 20-30 minutes to at least get water and/or whatever else you need or want. It helps break up a long swim.
Push through the demons that might try to invade your head around miles 4-5.5 and keep the finish in sight. Enjoy the race and let us know how it went. There's a race report thread buried on this Open Water page that you could post there for others to enjoy. Good luck!
Celestial, I saw the advice that was given on the other thread and you got great thoughts from several people. Make that last long swim 2 weeks out at the latest. Definitely rest as much as you can that last week. It may feel like you're going to lose strides during that taper week, but let your body heal and be twitching to go come race day.
Also be sure to have a good conversation with your kayaker about where you want him/her positioned and what you need. you want them doing the navigating so you can concentrate on swimming. It's good to have them positioned at your hip so you see them and can swim 4-6 feet off of them. Let them steer you. Also talk to them about your feeding schedule. It's warm, so I'd suggest stopping momentarily every 20-30 minutes to at least get water and/or whatever else you need or want. It helps break up a long swim.
Push through the demons that might try to invade your head around miles 4-5.5 and keep the finish in sight. Enjoy the race and let us know how it went. There's a race report thread buried on this Open Water page that you could post there for others to enjoy. Good luck!
