Thursday 25 January 2018

10k Swim 🏊 Training 1

19th of January 2018 19:40 Whitby train

Dear Blog,

It's Friday night and I'm at work. I haven't written to you for ages now, months even! That's shocking isn't it? Lots to tell you. New Year's Eve was ace, but that's another letter. So, I've signed up for the Great North 10K swim this year in Lake Windermere http://www.greatrun.org/great-swim/great-north-swim.

I have been psyching myself up for a long time; well, a couple of years, when it was first introduced in 2016. I've done the mile, 2 mile and 5k, as well as the Serpentine 2 mile swim in London. I've been admiring the 10k swimmers and always wanting to better myself: 10K it is!

I reckon this isn't going to be easy. My usual "I can do this" thought process to myself, turn up crapping myself, and yet somehow completing the challenge is not going to work!

I need a training plan.

I have Googled said program and tonnes are listed. It shows a 20 week schedule, which I'm amenable with.

I go to my local baths so trying to fit in swimming between the lane opening times and shift work will be an issue for me. And I need only to concentrate on swimming then it will be ok. No distractions.