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've made it to the lake 2-3 times per week since early April. About 25 miles of swimming so far for April; not anywhere near a record, but still better than 0. The water temp was a bit chilly when I first started (low 60s), but is now in the upper 60s, which is very tolerable.
While I've swum several o/w events every year pretty much since 2000, I don't normally train this much o/w. When I lived in Arizona, I do remember swimming in Saguaro Lake a few times. Here in Austin I used to think that Barton Springs was good o/w training...but swimming in lakes is so different.
Our governor just announced the first steps to re-open things, but unfortunately gyms and pools weren't mentioned at all. I know from an exercise perspective, swimming should be a no-brainer. But who will be the judge of swimming for exercise -v- what most people do when they say they are, "going swimming?"
Guess I'll be going to the lake for a while yet.
I've made it to the lake 2-3 times per week since early April. About 25 miles of swimming so far for April; not anywhere near a record, but still better than 0. The water temp was a bit chilly when I first started (low 60s), but is now in the upper 60s, which is very tolerable.
While I've swum several o/w events every year pretty much since 2000, I don't normally train this much o/w. When I lived in Arizona, I do remember swimming in Saguaro Lake a few times. Here in Austin I used to think that Barton Springs was good o/w training...but swimming in lakes is so different.
Our governor just announced the first steps to re-open things, but unfortunately gyms and pools weren't mentioned at all. I know from an exercise perspective, swimming should be a no-brainer. But who will be the judge of swimming for exercise -v- what most people do when they say they are, "going swimming?"
Guess I'll be going to the lake for a while yet.
