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...
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Most master swimmers I know don't workout enough to taper. They workout 3 times a week for up to 90 minutes and the coaches have them standing at the end of the pool for at lest 20 of those minutes.
George Park www.swimdownhill.com
Most master swimmers I know don't workout enough to taper. They workout 3 times a week for up to 90 minutes and the coaches have them standing at the end of the pool for at lest 20 of those minutes.
George Park www.swimdownhill.com
