Pre-COVID, I'd swim with my masters group in the pool 2-3 times a week and swim outdoors 1-2 more times a week.
Now it's nothing but open water, which I love. But I think I've lost a key part of the program with the lack of short and medium intervals we typically do at Masters. I'm beginning a 6-month ramp up to IM Arizona. (Yes, I know it's very unlikely that race is happening, but I like to pretend it is.)
Any advice for trying to get some speed in the open water? Can I just do a set of short intervals, measured by time rather than precise yardage?
Now it's nothing but open water, which I love. But I think I've lost a key part of the program with the lack of short and medium intervals we typically do at Masters. I'm beginning a 6-month ramp up to IM Arizona. (Yes, I know it's very unlikely that race is happening, but I like to pretend it is.)
Any advice for trying to get some speed in the open water? Can I just do a set of short intervals, measured by time rather than precise yardage?