Endurance Session #508

Irene Cats
Jan 7, 2024
2 min read

This Swimfit Endurance Session is something slightly different than usual. I like to start Swimfit Sessions with a warm-up, followed by some intentional drills before getting into the main set. Today's session I've designed to prepare you for an upcoming open water or ocean swim.

With these events we usually only do a little warm-up before we start the race, just to get the arms moving. There is no option to go through your drills as you would usually start a swims session. So this is what we'll do today.

Straight into a 500, 250 or 100 Freestyle Build, which means you start the distance easy and gradually build your pace to fast.

After this 'warm-up' the main set is 3 x 1km, 500 or 200 Freestyle (descend 1 - 3). This means that the whole first distance is easy, the second one is moderate and the last one is fast. Time yourself to check you are actually going faster when putting in more effort. As you will get tired during the set it can get challenging to hold your form, stay focussed on your technique... especially when you're tired!

We finish the set with a 500, 250 or 100 Freestyle FAST! Give it your all, pretending it's the sprint finish of your race for Olympic gold!

Of course we do finish with an easy cool down to give our body the chance to calm down and ensure a quicker recovery.