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30 workouts for open water and tethered swimming

Do you have access to open water but find yourself bored and exhausted with continuous swimming?Do you need a bit of workout inspiration for your new at-home pool set-up while your local pool is closed? To help you get more out of your swim training, I have 30 mentally-engaging swim workouts that are sure to help you build and maintain your swim fitness strength, endurance, skills and power. What’s included in the swim training plan?  15 stationary swim workouts (~30-45 minutes per workout) Requires the use of a tether/resistance band and some type of pool. Workouts are broken into 3 categories (5 workouts each): easy, moderate and hard based on intensity/volume. Workouts cater to all fitness levels. Sent via email as a document (PDF). To learn more about our experience buying an above ground pool and swimming with a tether, check out this blog post. 15 open water swim workouts (~45-60 minutes per workout) Requires the use of a body of water (max cont...

IM Kona '16: Day 8

The town of Kailua Kona is getting crazy. Crazy busy that is. There is so much going on all day every day, that it's hard to not be overly busy all day.  On Wednesday morning, we started the day with a 7am swim at the pier.  No surprise, it was packed.  Every where you look, there is signage and booths.  We met up with the PPF crew for a quick talk by Matt regarding sighting (hint: don't sight just for buoys, sight on landmarks by your turn buoys and by the finish to help keep you on course) and then we were off into the water for a 25-30 minute swim w/ a few efforts.  Justine and I did our efforts together (with a stop at the Clif Bar coffee boat for a refreshment mid swim) which included 6 x 3 min strong efforts w/ rest as needed in between.  After the swim, we quickly changed into our cycling gear for a ride.  Karel joined us for just the warm-up and then he was off. Leigh Ann and Justine both included 3 x 6 min build eff...