I have a question for marathon swimmers...
I've been prepping for a 10k swim that I'll be doing this coming Saturday. I live in coastal southern New England. I really began training in late Feb or Early March by doing longer pool swims. Once the open waters warmed up enough for wetsuits, I moved outside in late May/early June. I completed a full 10k+ with my kayaker today and practiced feeding/drinking him. I feel ready. In the future, I'd like to maintain fitness for doing swims of this long, and longer. But my question is...how do you maintain fitness for doing swims of this distance through winter? I just don't know if I can handle six months of long pool swims.
Dan
What? You're sacrificing everything else in your life to swim... as a complete beginner?
I can tell you for a fact that even the most elite swimmers have lives outside of the sport.
Sorry to participate in the threadjack, this is struck me as really off.
This is an exaggeration, orienteering still remains my first priority as I was a national team member.
However, if I am training for trail orienteering and marathon swimming, and learning a foreign language at the same time holding a full time job, it won't be possible for me to have social life or execute any entrepreneurial plan.
What? You're sacrificing everything else in your life to swim... as a complete beginner?
I can tell you for a fact that even the most elite swimmers have lives outside of the sport.
Sorry to participate in the threadjack, this is struck me as really off.
This is an exaggeration, orienteering still remains my first priority as I was a national team member.
However, if I am training for trail orienteering and marathon swimming, and learning a foreign language at the same time holding a full time job, it won't be possible for me to have social life or execute any entrepreneurial plan.
