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#182:What It Takes To Be Successful In Marathon Swimming with Phil Rush

#182:What It Takes To Be Successful In Marathon Swimming with Phil Rush

FromThe Effortless Swimming Podcast


#182:What It Takes To Be Successful In Marathon Swimming with Phil Rush

FromThe Effortless Swimming Podcast

ratings:
Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, I am chatting with Phil Rush, who has the fastest double and triple crossing of the English Channel. In this episode, we chat about a number of things including how can you get better at adapting to the cold, the type of training that you need to be doing if you are looking to do a marathon swimming, what are the important factors when you are thinking of the training that you are doing. Is it the distance that you are doing? Is it the speed? Feeding? What are some aspects of the training? If you are into open-water swimming, cold water swimming, or looking to increase the distance that you are doing, then this a podcast for you. 03:21 Successful Crossing Despite The Pandemic 4:13 Everybody's Body Reacts Differently In The Cold 05:27 Strategies If You Find Someone Getting Cold 10:31 No Filter, No BS 15:50 Getting Into The Right Mindset 19:01 Controlling Your Mind 28:35 Cold Water Adaptation 31:52 What Is The Best Way To Train For An Openwater Swim?
Released:
Jul 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Faster times and better technique aren't a guarantee when you train hard. What really makes a difference to your speed and efficiency in the water? The Effortless Swimming podcast helps make a complex sport really simple to better your swimming. We cover open water swimming, triathlon swimming and pool swimming. Hosted by Australian National swimmer and coach Brenton Ford.