One group of friends of mine are training for a truly epic adventure.
On D-Day 2018, they will be swimming 10km in the English Channel, scaling the cliffs at Omaha Beach and concluding with a 20km Ruck to St’ Lo France.
I asked event founder and participant Retired Navy SEAL Lance Cummings how he was training for this incredible adventure.
“I start out really small, I’m an experienced open water swimmer but I know that I need to work up to the 10km target slowly. Right now, I’m doing 2-hour open ocean swims in San Diego, 3 times a week.
Really easy to accomplish for me but I’m just working on getting 1% better each day. I will ultimately train to swim 15km even though I know the event is 10KM. There will be no doubt in my mind I will succeed when I set out on June 6th, 2018.”
In order to achieve a goal it is important to identify the work that needs to be done. Then break that down into micro chunks. Lance also trains to be able to swim a longer distance than what is expected.
He is building blocks of swimming work to build endurance and exposure to the cold. Coach Lance has a very strong belief in his abilities as he is doing the work and will be prepared when the time comes.
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