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2005-12-13 3:30 PM

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Subject: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.

I think most of us here are AG'ers.  What were your longest week swim totals while training for your Ironman?

I'm training now for my first IM, which is next fall.  My schedule calls for the longest week total of 6.5 hours.  The average being just 3.



Edited by oipolloi 2005-12-13 3:31 PM



2005-12-13 3:48 PM
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Subject: RE: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.
An average week for me will be between 2.5 and 3 hours. I do not think that I've ever gone over 4 hours.
2005-12-13 3:52 PM
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Subject: RE: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.
Most of the time my swims were 1 - 1.5 hours a day 2 to 3 times a week. I had 2 weeks of 4.5 hour swims (8500 and 12800 yards)
2005-12-13 11:34 PM
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Subject: RE: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.
At my peak I was doing an IM distance and 2 1/2 IM distance swims per week in the 2 months leading up to IMLP. For me that's less than 3 hours. I was cool with that, I had no problems.



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2005-12-14 2:30 PM
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Subject: RE: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.
This month I'm doing 14,500 yards total over 3 workouts (M,W,F) per Mike Ricci. It is taking me almost 6 hours total.

2005-12-15 1:40 PM
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Subject: RE: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.

ChuckyFinster - 2005-12-14 12:30 PM This month I'm doing 14,500 yards total over 3 workouts (M,W,F) per Mike Ricci. It is taking me almost 6 hours total.

Is that a month or a week?



2005-12-15 2:02 PM
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Subject: RE: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.

AT my peak I was doing between 10,000-12,000 yards a week and it will take me about 5-6 hours...

 

2005-12-15 2:03 PM
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Double post... sorry


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2005-12-15 2:50 PM
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Subject: RE: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.

Ummm..yea...I didn't really train for that event. In the spring I swam several times a week, maybe an hour at a time, but I basically stopped in late summer. LOL...I can't believe I did that and felt great in the race.

2005-12-15 3:01 PM
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Subject: RE: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.
I don't remember any of my swims being more than about an hour. I think a few went 1:15. The distance varied depending on what workout I was doing (straight swim, endurance sets, etc.).
2005-12-15 6:31 PM
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madcow - 2005-12-15 10:40 AM

ChuckyFinster - 2005-12-14 12:30 PM This month I'm doing 14,500 yards total over 3 workouts (M,W,F) per Mike Ricci. It is taking me almost 6 hours total.

Is that a month or a week?



A week. For the month it's 63,000.




2005-12-16 12:01 AM
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Subject: RE: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.

I averaged about 7,000 to 10,000 yards per week for my 9 month trng program (by memory and w/o going back to check my logs)

2005-12-17 5:21 PM
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but you are in swim focus, no? The average won't be close to that Chucky... ;-)
2005-12-23 8:13 PM
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Subject: RE: AG'ers Ironman Swim totals.
Last year I did about 1.5 to 2 hours a week tops swimming. Finished IMC swim in 1:05. That included me swimmer blocker for my wife and friend to the first bouy. Plenty fast for me, I'm planning on doing a bit more training this coming year and trying to break 1:00 on the swim this year.
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