Just a thought/request:
At some point in the future, it would be nice to have workouts posted by someone who specializes in LONG distance coaching with an eye on open water distances (1 mile "death sprints" to ??? miles). The workouts provided are generally excellent, but since open water distances basically start where pool distances leave off, it would be great to have something a bit more specific. This is especially true since there is a relatively small body of printed work on longer distance/open water training and coaches for LONG distances seem few and far between.
Would anyone else be interested and would this be possible?
-LBJ
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Thanks to all for the interest. I didn't want to start a tempest in a teapot or make extra work for anyone, but I've often wondered if I was the only one finding that "traditional" workouts come up a bit wanting for longer distances. Since I have coached at a high level in Athletics (aka Track and Field), I can easily periodize my workouts to meet the physiological needs of long efforts. However, my observation is that experienced swimming coaches know a lot of efficiencies, and have better variety of workouts, than someone from a different background, regardless of prior experience. That, plus one gets tired of one's own cooking, so to speak.
Again, thanks to all and I'm looking forward to seeing what comes of this.
-LBJ
Thanks to all for the interest. I didn't want to start a tempest in a teapot or make extra work for anyone, but I've often wondered if I was the only one finding that "traditional" workouts come up a bit wanting for longer distances. Since I have coached at a high level in Athletics (aka Track and Field), I can easily periodize my workouts to meet the physiological needs of long efforts. However, my observation is that experienced swimming coaches know a lot of efficiencies, and have better variety of workouts, than someone from a different background, regardless of prior experience. That, plus one gets tired of one's own cooking, so to speak.
Again, thanks to all and I'm looking forward to seeing what comes of this.
-LBJ
