[em73]

<p>I want to hit a last long swim of 7100 meters (my current longest swim is 5000 meters) before my June 12th race.  Anyone have any thoughts on whether I should do that two weeks or three weeks before the race?   I'm figuring out the last bits of my training plan and that's my last big open item.</p>

 

[pcsronbo]

<p>1-2 weeks, not 3. Since this is endurance stuff, I'm thinking 2.</p>
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<p>If these super long ones are HARD on your, it goes further out. If you recover well, then closer.</p>
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<p>For me, for example, I would probably be 1 week out. Because I recover really quickly on swim.</p>
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<p>But for a marathon, I'd probably be 3 weeks out on my longest because I recover more slowly.</p>

 

[em73]

<p>I like the thought of 2 much better than three.  I'll probably aim for 7000 - 7500 two weeks out, and 5K one week out.  thanks!</p>

 

[Swimmerbee]

<p>well I'm going the other way.  I always put my longest 3 weeks out becuase (1) if you tweak a tendon it takes that time to come back (2) if you miss it you can still hit it 2 weeks out and be very very careful.  In my worls 7500 is not so far but unless you are already comfortably doing 6500+ there's a small risk.  I'd do the 7500 week 3, 6500 week 2, and then taper routine.</p>

 

[em73]

<p>gah!  more things to think about!  gah!</p>
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<p>(but thanks for the feedback... must re-evaluate plan, such as it is)</p>
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<p>and a coworker asked me today if I was interested in a catalina channel crossing relay for next summer.  I'm so tempted.</p>

 

[cak73]

<p>You want me to forward your question to my masters swim coach (who is preparing again to swim the English Channel this summer...weather did not cooperate last year)?</p>
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<p>Also, since you're so tempted by the Catalina Channel relay, I have some books you might be interested in reading.  <span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"></span></p>
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<p>Also, also, check out this blog...</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.talesofthebeerbaby.com/" target="_blank">http://blog.talesofthebeerbaby.com/</a></p>
<p>(Elaine Howley...she's the one I was so star-struck by at last year's Wild Fish OWS)</p>

 

[em73]

<p>I don't know!  ack!</p>
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<p>but I probably should lay out the rest of this training cycle before the race gets closer and I get crazier.</p>