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 think James is referring to fartlek training, which from what I've read is probably underused by middle and long distance swimmers in particular and can incorporate different speeds to train different systems. It's easier for me to adjust my pace doing intervals, and it's also less boring than long continuous swims. My dad alternates workouts, swimming intervals one day and a continuous swim the next. He posted two scm top ten times for his age group last year, so maybe he's on to something. I imagine it would be difficult to coach using a large percentage of fartlek swims.
I think James is referring to fartlek training, which from what I've read is probably underused by middle and long distance swimmers in particular and can incorporate different speeds to train different systems. It's easier for me to adjust my pace doing intervals, and it's also less boring than long continuous swims. My dad alternates workouts, swimming intervals one day and a continuous swim the next. He posted two scm top ten times for his age group last year, so maybe he's on to something. I imagine it would be difficult to coach using a large percentage of fartlek swims.
