Hi all,
MY 1st post! I'm thrilled I found this site. I hope you can help. I'm a good swimmer (12+ years of year-round competition when I was a kid), but have taken a LOT of time off. I'm 34, been back in the pool for about a year and feel great! I've been doing about 2000+/- yd workouts, some easy long sets, others short quick, little rest time. I have been staying in shape otherwise -- running, weights, yoga.
Here's my question: I'm doing a 1-mile open swim in June. I'm clueless about workouts. I've never trained for a distance like this. I can do a mile in a 25-yd pool in about 22 min -- pushing it hard. But I'd like to improve that time.
I dont' know how this translates into open water time. And I don't know how to train for this. I'd really like to be able to run, lift and yoga as well.
I'm looking for a 3 day per week program (is that enough?). I just want to get my speed up. I'm perfectly comfortable with the distance, so I'm not concerned about that.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated! Thanks so much.
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Erin lots of repeats necessary at race pace, I like lots of 50s 100s and 200s. But we also need some open water swimming to get the feel for a no turns swim. When we practiced for open water swims it was not convienient or practical to swim OW. Pools were the only places you could train.
Erin lots of repeats necessary at race pace, I like lots of 50s 100s and 200s. But we also need some open water swimming to get the feel for a no turns swim. When we practiced for open water swims it was not convienient or practical to swim OW. Pools were the only places you could train.
