Build your Midmar Mile plan
Your coach opens with the Midmar Mile set for February 14, 2027, asks about your week and your fitness, then writes every session of your open-water swim plan. Free, and you can start as a guest. About 14 weeks to go.
Start your Midmar Mile plan- Formats
- 1 mile
- Sport
- Swimming
Midmar Mile distances
- 1 mile 1,610 m
Course
The Midmar Mile course
A one-mile swim across Midmar Dam near Howick. Race weekend events start from Blackhurst Peninsula and finish in numbered finish channels, with waves split by age, gender and team category over two days.
- Formats
- 1 mile
- Race-day conditions
- Wetsuits are allowed but a swimmer wearing one forfeits any position or prize in their category.
What to train for
Train for a fast, crowded one-mile swim: include race-pace intervals, practice mass starts and drafting, and sight regularly on the finish.
Build to comfortable continuous swims of 2 to 3 km so the mile feels short.
Also in Claude
Ask Claude for this plan
Add Athlete Space to Claude once, then paste this prompt and put in your own numbers.
Build me a open-water swim season for the aQuellé Midmar Mile on February 14, 2027. I train about [hours] hours a week, [days] days a week.
Midmar Mile training questions
How long should I train for the Midmar Mile?
Most athletes give a open-water swim eight to sixteen weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The coach counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
What is the Midmar Mile course like?
A one-mile swim across Midmar Dam near Howick.
How cold is the water at the Midmar Mile?
Wetsuits are allowed but a swimmer wearing one forfeits any position or prize in their category.
Do I need an account to get a Midmar Mile training plan?
Start as a guest and save a free account later. Your coach writes your open-water swim plan and adapts it every week as you log your training. No card.