One piece of advice I received multiple times, and one I think makes a lot of sense, is to train with a buddy. A friend of mine, from my college swim team, signed up for the Nanticoke Triathlon with me. We both have busy schedules, so we're only able to meet up once a week for a swim. But in that one day, we talk about different things concerning the tri: Should I get a trisuit? Renting a wetsuit? How should we practice transitions, etc.?
Anyway, here's what we did:
Warm Up:
400 swim
Main:
8x25 kick (free/fly)
4x50s (odds-EZ, evens-sprint)
4x75s (IM switchers)
2x100s (build to sprint)
4x75s (EZ, drill, fast)
4x50s kick
Cool Down:
300 swim
This totals to 2100 yards.-- about 2.4 times as much as the tri distance, though broken up. As I get into training, I'd prefer to do longer sets that focus more on long, smooth strokes. But, this workout was a fun,easy way to get back into it.
