For me, it's now going on four weeks since my last swim. We were in Turks and Caicos March 7-14 for spring break where I was doing daily open-water swims along the beach. My last swim was a 3-miler on March 13. When we got back to the U.S., we had to go into mandated 14-day quarantine so I wasn't able to get out to go to the pool before they all closed. Who knows when I'll swim again...either open-water warming up (I live in RI), or pools opening again. I am maintaining fitness with bike rides, and a run here and there. And I know I there is other 'dry land' training I could be doing. But my concern when returning to the water is injuring myself because of doing TMTS. I'm just that kind of athlete. Raise you're hand if you think you're a candidate for a TMTS injury too.
Dan
I have many friends who do well with a mix of both. Generally run 2-3 days a week and swim 3-4 days a week and vary their day off using the weather and pool availability. I think the mix helps avoid the repetitive injuries for each sport. Right now I am jealous of my running friends. Can't wait till the weather gets warmer for kayaking. Now there's a sport that uses the same upper body muscles as swimming.
I have many friends who do well with a mix of both. Generally run 2-3 days a week and swim 3-4 days a week and vary their day off using the weather and pool availability. I think the mix helps avoid the repetitive injuries for each sport. Right now I am jealous of my running friends. Can't wait till the weather gets warmer for kayaking. Now there's a sport that uses the same upper body muscles as swimming.
