WW: 4000-yard Distance Workout

by Bob Ouellette, NELMSC Coaches Chair

Warmup (600)

200 swim non-freestyle

4x 50 kick, descend @ :15R

4x 50 fly/free @ :15R

Main Set (3000) all @ :10R

4x 150 @ 90% effort

600 free - target race pace + :15

12x 50 - descend by 3 (i.e. 1-3 easy, 4-6 moderate, 7-9 faster, 10-12 fastest)

600 free - hold steady pace

2x 300 as 250 hard/50 easy

Cooldown (400)

400 easy pull

Feel free to scale the workout as needed by adjusting the number of repeats, length of repeats, and rest intervals.


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