tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post7550578802408413802..comments2024-01-13T00:38:28.549-08:00Comments on Southern California Aquatics SCAQ Swim Club: No "garbage yardage" for Natalie Coughlin - When in training she swims between 6000-7000 yards!Tony Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-87327755318233252562008-12-18T11:08:00.000-08:002008-12-18T11:08:00.000-08:00Speaking personally I've found 5,000 meters six da...Speaking personally I've found 5,000 meters six days a week to be quite exhausting. Now if I could nap a couple hours around noon and have a daily massage I might agree with you but, alas, that's not to be. And I will point out Coughlin's mileage is per practice - not a daily figure. She's putting in the standard 60 klicks a week virtually all Olympians commit to.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382394444040541428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-43460961764706908352008-12-18T10:06:00.000-08:002008-12-18T10:06:00.000-08:00As for me: 3,500 to 4,000 in the morning followed ...As for me: 3,500 to 4,000 in the morning followed by 2,500 to 3,000 at night five days a week sounds fun.Tony Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-12933012361947973502008-12-18T10:03:00.000-08:002008-12-18T10:03:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382394444040541428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-66219531684852783452008-12-18T09:37:00.000-08:002008-12-18T09:37:00.000-08:00"One-hour in the morning, another hour in the even...<I>"One-hour in the morning, another hour in the evening would actually feel pretty good.</I><BR/><BR/>Not if you had to swim 7,000 yards covering all four strokes, which would be necessary to compete in the IM. I'm going to guess her workouts last at least an hour and a half to allow some anaerobic work. Somehow equating an Olympian's training regime with "feeling good" just doesn't work for me.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382394444040541428noreply@blogger.com