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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No question that distance swimmers need to do a lot of basic endurance (maybe this is what you mean by long slow distance; it depends on your definition of slow). But to get faster and stronger, you also need to apply the principles of overload and progression, which is where the intervals come in. If you don't overload a physiological system, you won't see improvement. When adaptation occurs, it's time to progressively increase the load.
No question that distance swimmers need to do a lot of basic endurance (maybe this is what you mean by long slow distance; it depends on your definition of slow). But to get faster and stronger, you also need to apply the principles of overload and progression, which is where the intervals come in. If you don't overload a physiological system, you won't see improvement. When adaptation occurs, it's time to progressively increase the load.
