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Re: FEAR of the SWIM [Slowman]
Slowman wrote:

If I’m allowed to warm up (swim) - I do. But, I don’t run/exercise before a rolling start.

what is your experience with races and warmup capacity? me, i always warm up in the water, swimming, prior to the start. i'm out in the water at least 20min prior to when i commence the race. if i'm not allowed a warmup, highly unlikely i'll register for that race.

but that's me. if you're asking me about hyperventilation, or getting too keyed up prior to the start, one big way to inoculate yourself from that is the warmup. so, which among your races are you not allowed to warm up? and when you are allowed to warm up, what is your warm up protocol? how early are you in the water prior to your start? what is your discipline here?


An interesting point regarding the warmup. And in retrospect, even when I did Casco Bay, with no swim warmup, we ran a few miles in our S/R wetsuits and I was able to get into the 58 degree ocean wearing a constricting wetsuit with all kinds of stuff strapped onto me and yet swam relatively quickly without panic/anxiety.

Doing a run warm up may in fact be significantly helpful prior to swimming.
Last edited by: dtoce: Aug 30, 18 8:41

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