I have been converting effort into walking miles, based on time, so my easiest swimming is like walking my dogs, one mile in 15 minutes. However, it is certainly possible that 15 minutes of vigorous swimming should equal 2 miles of running!
I was in a USA Triathlon 3 month challenge. They used the following conversation to level out the miles:
- 1 mile biked = 1 mile
- 1 mile running = 3 miles
- 1 mile swimming = 10 miles
Hope this helps. (Wish there were more options in this challenge than just “other”.)
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