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E=H2O - 2012-08-16 2:33 PM

I always start my workout with a 1,000 yard warmup swim.

So, this is what, 10mins?

 

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E=H2O - 2012-08-16 2:33 PM

I always start my workout with a 1,000 yard warmup swim.

So, this is what, 10mins?

 

 

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TriMyBest - 2012-08-15 2:36 PM

I agree with both the above.  The "standard" session that I shoot to have my athletes doing prior to an oly is a main set of 20 x 100's at an interval of their T1000 pace + 5 seconds.  For example, if they swim a 1,000 TT in 17:30, that's 1:45 per 100, so their main set would be 20 x 100 @ 1:50.  Combined with the warmup, drills, and cool down, the entire training session will be about 3,000 yds.  Of course, this is in addition to adequate ows training.

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What type of rest are you doing on the above set?

The 1:50 is a send-off interval, so the "rest period" is whatever is left over from swimming the 100. If he swims it in 1:45, then 5 sec rest. 1:49 means 1 sec.

^^^this^^^ But the goal is to hold a consistent pace slightly faster than T pace to give 5-10 seconds of rest. The purpose of the set is to improve threshold pace.
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paxsarah - 2012-08-13 4:52 PM I will also concur with the others on training beyond the race distance and add a reason - that the swim course may run long. My first Olympic tri, the swim had to have been at least 150-200m long. 

X2.  My first OWS in an Olympic, we did 1620M because we were all over the place.  I tracked the route on my Garmin during the event and it was crazy.  No, when I jump in the pool or OWS, I go for at least 3,000 yards / meters depending on how I feel.

 

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