I have been doing triathlons for two years now, but my swimming is holding me back from really being a top competitor. I absolutely hate the swimming part and can barely get motivated to get to the pool. I would like a workout to help me swim 800 meters without dying and having to breaststroke or swim on my back.
I generally have two days a week to go to the pool, but somehow it ends up being only one day. Someone please help! I could be a serious competitor in my age group if I can only improve my swimming. Thanks!!!
Heidi,
How good would your running be if you only ran once a week? How about only biking once a week? So, don’t expect to get better in the water swimming only once or twice a week. Swimming is the most technically demanding of the three disciplines and requires a lot of attention to details in order to improve.
If you are serious about improving your swimming, you need to get with a coached Masters swim team or an open water trainer to first help you improve your technique and then work on developing open water endurance. You can find a swimming program in the places to swim section of USMS.org.
The only way to get past dreading the swim is to get better and the only way to get better is to put in the effort.
Heidi,
How good would your running be if you only ran once a week? How about only biking once a week? So, don’t expect to get better in the water swimming only once or twice a week. Swimming is the most technically demanding of the three disciplines and requires a lot of attention to details in order to improve.
If you are serious about improving your swimming, you need to get with a coached Masters swim team or an open water trainer to first help you improve your technique and then work on developing open water endurance. You can find a swimming program in the places to swim section of USMS.org.
The only way to get past dreading the swim is to get better and the only way to get better is to put in the effort.
