Have you ever considered taking on a marathon swim? Let us help you get ready for the local long distance swim races available later in the summer, such as:
This six month program will start on TBC and consists of two training phases.
Phase 1 - Base Training
The first three months will be pool training 3x per week, gradually increasing the distance per week to set you up with a great foundation on which to build into longer distance open water swims. This phase also includes strength and mobility training to help reduce injury risk. Everyone will complete this phase.
Phase 2 - Build, Race Specific
Here you will choose your pathway depending that event you are training for - either 6k, 12k or 18k. You might need to increase to swimming 4, 5 or even 6x per week, steadily building toward race distance and developing open water experience, finishing with a taper phase as we approach race day.
What's Included?
Save The Dates
We have pencilled in the following dates for our group open water swims. Swim start time is usually 8:00 am but may be subject to change based on tides and weather forecast.
Summer swim camping adventures and the long distance open water swim camps will incur additional costs for transportation, food and accommodations. These are optional and at cost only. Guaranteed to be the best money you will spend this summer.
*Must be able to swim 6k comfortably to take part in these trips.
Preparation
To get the most out of this program you should be able to swim 2000m with ease at roughly 2:00 per 100m pace. In the 8-weeks before this program begins you should be swimming 2-3 times per week doing 2000-3000m per swim. There is no need to be doing more than that right now.
Interested?
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