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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I have been looking for the answer. I have read higb and low and have not found anything specific to long distance swimming. I have a book on my desk that is interesting, Strength Training for Swimmers. It doesn't discuss the training for LDS or training rather it contests the notion that one needs to do lots of yardage or meters for most swimming events. That kind of leaves us long distance people out of the equation.
I will tell you what I have had success with and why.
I get bored swimming long distances in a pool so this year I have cross trained a lot. I am not doing much pool distance. During the week I do between 1000 and 2000 yards but they are intervals using a heart rate monitor and I mix in running 3 miles a couple of times a week with a cycle class. I do my long and slow stuff on saturday or sunday.
I have to say that the other day I swam 2 miles in one hour with a heart rate that didn't exceed 141 and I could have kept going.
What am I saying here? This is what works for me with the time I have but intervals are a way of getting to longer distances without doing the distance. It saves time!
Hope this helps.
I have been looking for the answer. I have read higb and low and have not found anything specific to long distance swimming. I have a book on my desk that is interesting, Strength Training for Swimmers. It doesn't discuss the training for LDS or training rather it contests the notion that one needs to do lots of yardage or meters for most swimming events. That kind of leaves us long distance people out of the equation.
I will tell you what I have had success with and why.
I get bored swimming long distances in a pool so this year I have cross trained a lot. I am not doing much pool distance. During the week I do between 1000 and 2000 yards but they are intervals using a heart rate monitor and I mix in running 3 miles a couple of times a week with a cycle class. I do my long and slow stuff on saturday or sunday.
I have to say that the other day I swam 2 miles in one hour with a heart rate that didn't exceed 141 and I could have kept going.
What am I saying here? This is what works for me with the time I have but intervals are a way of getting to longer distances without doing the distance. It saves time!
Hope this helps.
