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2011-02-04 8:13 AM

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Subject: Swim training ideas with LIMITED access to water?
I am in lower Manhattan, don't have gym membership w/pool b/c there's a gym in our building, but no pool.  Did I mention I hate pools?  I just moved here from living on a Lake in Maine- uhg!

what to do? Haven't been in water since SEPT.  Season opener sprint tri on MAY 1.....

wish my bathtub was bigger!

whats the LEAST amount of swim training I can do and still be OK for race?  (i'm a very comfortable swimmer in open water- just decidedly out of shape!)

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2011-02-04 8:20 AM
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What is your swimming background?
2011-02-04 8:42 AM
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I usually finish just behind FOP in sprint races (for the swim).  never was on a swim team, but grew up in a lake and can happily swim (when in decent cardio shape) for at least 1.5 miles in open water.  About 1hr was my average swim workout time last year (when i could wake up, take 20 steps and jump off the dock).

(p.s. I am aiming to finish overall MOP at best.  I am an abysmal runner -bad knees)

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Dry-land swimming.  Get some stretch cords and go.  At least as boring as the trainer and the treadmill, but it would help.
2011-02-04 9:01 AM
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Experior - 2011-02-04 9:44 AM Dry-land swimming.  Get some stretch cords and go.  At least as boring as the trainer and the treadmill, but it would help.



ooh- great one- thanks.  any tips on movements? just simulate swim stroke?
2011-02-04 9:09 AM
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Experior - 2011-02-04 8:44 AM Dry-land swimming.  Get some stretch cords and go.  At least as boring as the trainer and the treadmill, but it would help.
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look on youtube, goswim.tv and swimsmooth.com, lots of info there! 

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Post in the NY state thread and ask if anyone know of a pool you pay per use in your part of Manhattan. Some areas have punch cards or $1-3 per use fees at some pools you may not know about.

You swim well but you will set up your bike and run better if you swim a bit before the race.
2011-02-04 8:04 PM
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gonnafinish plscheer - 2011-02-04 10:01 AM
Experior - 2011-02-04 9:44 AM Dry-land swimming.  Get some stretch cords and go.  At least as boring as the trainer and the treadmill, but it would help.



ooh- great one- thanks.  any tips on movements? just simulate swim stroke?


As Jorge said, there are lots of good examples.  I'm no expert, but I like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D37Ye_ADQ30
 
2011-02-04 8:32 PM
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KathyG - 2011-02-05 4:10 AM Post in the NY state thread and ask if anyone know of a pool you pay per use in your part of Manhattan. Some areas have punch cards or $1-3 per use fees at some pools you may not know about.

This. I have a gym membership at a gym without a pool (I work at a university and the gym membership there is ridiculously cheap), but the local Y gym/pool has casual entry and that's where I do all my swimming
2011-02-06 11:39 AM
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gonnafinish plscheer - 2011-02-04 6:42 AM I usually finish just behind FOP in sprint races (for the swim).  never was on a swim team, but grew up in a lake and can happily swim (when in decent cardio shape) for at least 1.5 miles in open water.  About 1hr was my average swim workout time last year (when i could wake up, take 20 steps and jump off the dock).

(p.s. I am aiming to finish overall MOP at best.  I am an abysmal runner -bad knees)

If you are just trying to finish the swim comfortably, with your background you could get away with once a week. In the alternative if your overall fitness is good, you could do 3X a week for 3 weeks. Just work on your form and don't worry about speed.

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