Okay first a few stats: When I am training "hard" I swim 18-20K per week in 5 workouts, with one wokrout being only 2K of technique work. I trained hard from Jan to March and swam pretty well at a taper meet. Generally I think that I need 10 weeks of hard training, followed by a 10 day taper to have a succesful taper meet.
Well, first I got sick and now that I am almost better I will be going out of town for 10 days. I have no chance at having a succesful training for my big summer meet because it is now only 8 weeks off. Facot in a taper and I am only going to get 6 weeks of hard work minus 10 days off. So my question is:
How much yardage should I do NOW so that when the fall rolls around and I start training for my next big meet I am not starting over? I don't have the mental energy to commit to full training, but I don't want to lose gound. Thoughts...
what I would do is focus on my sprint training. It sounds like you have your endurance base down. Lower your distance, increase rest and intensity. 6 weeks is a perfect mesocycle for sprinting. You can still have a great taper meet.
what I would do is focus on my sprint training. It sounds like you have your endurance base down. Lower your distance, increase rest and intensity. 6 weeks is a perfect mesocycle for sprinting. You can still have a great taper meet.
