Hi all,
I need to ask a question. I have hit a brick wall wall here. My times and overall feeling have become very sluggish. I have been swiming sc 3 days a week for a weekly total of 10-15k. i vary speed/distance/intensity. 8 weeks ago i am repeating 100's sub 1:05 on 1:30 without issue. Now i'm lucky to see 1:13's. I also run 20-30mi/wk and bike 2-3 hrs. Everything is staggered properly. The only other problem is that the pool is 85 degrees. What do you think? more speed work? more days? more distance? My swim training is geared towards late spring OW >3miles. :badday:
Parents
Former Member
nah, no cramps. what i've done in the last 6 weeks is increase yardage to about 5500-6000 per WO for about 18k a week. turned one workout into a sprint/hi intensity losts of rest sets. the funny thing is this, i repeat 1:10's all day long when i'm swimming 500's up to 2000 at a atime. then i go to hammer a 500 and i can't get below 5:40. i'm adding another swim becausei need the yardage. They "chilled" the pool down to 81-82. I'm SOL on that. The elderly are complainng about, as i write this i'm sure.
lastly, i'm wondering if it's my other activities just wearng me out. do run around 30 miles a week and bike up to 4 hours right now. Don't know. I still want to speed up.
nah, no cramps. what i've done in the last 6 weeks is increase yardage to about 5500-6000 per WO for about 18k a week. turned one workout into a sprint/hi intensity losts of rest sets. the funny thing is this, i repeat 1:10's all day long when i'm swimming 500's up to 2000 at a atime. then i go to hammer a 500 and i can't get below 5:40. i'm adding another swim becausei need the yardage. They "chilled" the pool down to 81-82. I'm SOL on that. The elderly are complainng about, as i write this i'm sure.
lastly, i'm wondering if it's my other activities just wearng me out. do run around 30 miles a week and bike up to 4 hours right now. Don't know. I still want to speed up.
