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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Hi Erin, I have just joined & saw your thread. 1st well done on going back to the pool & now wanting to do open water ! I have been doing open water for 2 years now and it is very different to the pool. You need to do the longer swims keeping an eye on the pace clock per 100 splits. I find you soon get a feel for pace. I feel withe long distance you need to swim 5 times a week with higher milage. The first week you can get thru then the naxt week is harder as you start on tired arms then the following 2 weeks are even harder then after that you will catch up & become accustom to the sessions. I'm 50 year old masters group & doing around 30 000 yards a week.
Have just returned from the world masters swimming championships in Australia and managed an 18th in the 2 mile open water event.
Good Luck and let us know how you progress.
Roger
Hi Erin, I have just joined & saw your thread. 1st well done on going back to the pool & now wanting to do open water ! I have been doing open water for 2 years now and it is very different to the pool. You need to do the longer swims keeping an eye on the pace clock per 100 splits. I find you soon get a feel for pace. I feel withe long distance you need to swim 5 times a week with higher milage. The first week you can get thru then the naxt week is harder as you start on tired arms then the following 2 weeks are even harder then after that you will catch up & become accustom to the sessions. I'm 50 year old masters group & doing around 30 000 yards a week.
Have just returned from the world masters swimming championships in Australia and managed an 18th in the 2 mile open water event.
Good Luck and let us know how you progress.
Roger
