Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Tired, tired, tired

Do any of you other masters swimmers feel this way?  I have trained 5 of the past 7 days in an effort to get a good level of fitness back, but also realize rest is a part of training.  I didn't swim yesterday and couldn't have if I had wanted to.  Sunday and Monday were difficult early-season sets.

The final set on Monday was 20x100, 6 off 1:45, 5 off 1:40, 4 off 1:40, 3 off 1:35 and 2 off 1:30.  Bear in mind this is long course meters.  The fast lane started at a blistering10 seconds faster than we did (most of them are roughly half my age).  I did well and ended up leading until the final 2.  But oh how I ache!

Is there a recommended amount of yardage for over 50's or does it matter?  Or can you still maintain heavy training, albeit with reasonable rest in between workouts?

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