So my buddy, Ned Denison, a transplanted American in Ireland, is training a bunch of English Channel and Manhattan Island Marathon prospects this winter… check out this workout… think of that when you are slogging away in the pool this winter! Of course, Ned would never make anyone do anything he wouldn’t do… so he did it with them… that’s the scary part about having one of the best open water swimmers in the world for a coach! Suck it up, cupcake!!!
Cheers,
Rob
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Getting Ready With 200 x 100’s on 100
Ned Denison, a candidate for the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, relentlessly pushing athletes to succeed in their marathon swimming goals, whether it is in his notorious open water training camps in Ireland or in the controlled confirms of a pool.“Today we had core group of five in the pool for a long swim set,” Coach Ned explained. “The set was 200 100 100 – or 200 x 100 meters on 100 seconds for a 20K swim. It was simple, no-nonsense and brutal.”
“[In order to help prepare the athletes,] I announced that there was the strongest adverse tide ever for the first mile of the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and that the organizers expected 70% of the swimmers to be unable to make the corner. We would all sprint for 2,500 meters at the start.”
Gotta love Ned (shown in the Santa Barbara Channel), especially since he was right there with everyone slogging out those 200 100’s one after another after another after another.
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