Hey,
I have two weeks to get myself primed for my first (of two) Olympic A-races for the year. Trouble is, in the last couple of warm up races, my swim leg has been pretty average. I am a consistent low 1.45 100m swimmer in the pool, but have been averaging around 2min 100m's, and am at a loss to understand why.
Can anyone suggest what proportion of open water vs pool swims I should be doing in the lead up to the race? How can I quickly make the improvements in pool time translate to open water performance?
Just as background, I have no fear of the water (grew up on surf beaches and love nothing more than a body surf in good swell!!), and neither of the swims has been rough at all. OK, I have been a bit rusty on the navigation, but that should not account for all the time losses. I feel as though I am not strong enough to pull the wetsuit as well as the water - but all this against stronger times in the pool. I do not want to blame the wetsuit (Orca Predator), but what felt good last year now feels like it is working against me.
Thoughts?
I have two weeks to get myself primed for my first (of two) Olympic A-races for the year. Trouble is, in the last couple of warm up races, my swim leg has been pretty average. I am a consistent low 1.45 100m swimmer in the pool, but have been averaging around 2min 100m's, and am at a loss to understand why.
Can anyone suggest what proportion of open water vs pool swims I should be doing in the lead up to the race? How can I quickly make the improvements in pool time translate to open water performance?
Just as background, I have no fear of the water (grew up on surf beaches and love nothing more than a body surf in good swell!!), and neither of the swims has been rough at all. OK, I have been a bit rusty on the navigation, but that should not account for all the time losses. I feel as though I am not strong enough to pull the wetsuit as well as the water - but all this against stronger times in the pool. I do not want to blame the wetsuit (Orca Predator), but what felt good last year now feels like it is working against me.
Thoughts?