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
Tim -
Do you know if Barton Springs will open when the parks open?
Hmm, some Austin parks never closed. I'm swimming in a lake from/at an Austin park :angel:
I did find this story from a few days ago. I hadn't really thought of a lifeguard shortage, but it makes sense. Barton Springs and Deep Eddy keep a slim staff over the winter months. I swam there through winter, nearly once a week at one of them, and there were maybe 4-5 lifeguards at 'peak' times, when in summer there would be 2-3 times that many. I use that term peak in quotes since the winter peak at Barton Springs (say noon or so) might have 15 people in the water. On a typical summer day I wouldn't want to go near the place then.
www.kxan.com/.../
I'm hopeful there will be some guidance in the next announcement of openings. The problem with swimming pools is that when probably 80-90% of average Americans say that they are, "going swimming," it means something completely different than when a typical USMS member says it.
Tim -
Do you know if Barton Springs will open when the parks open?
Hmm, some Austin parks never closed. I'm swimming in a lake from/at an Austin park :angel:
I did find this story from a few days ago. I hadn't really thought of a lifeguard shortage, but it makes sense. Barton Springs and Deep Eddy keep a slim staff over the winter months. I swam there through winter, nearly once a week at one of them, and there were maybe 4-5 lifeguards at 'peak' times, when in summer there would be 2-3 times that many. I use that term peak in quotes since the winter peak at Barton Springs (say noon or so) might have 15 people in the water. On a typical summer day I wouldn't want to go near the place then.
www.kxan.com/.../
I'm hopeful there will be some guidance in the next announcement of openings. The problem with swimming pools is that when probably 80-90% of average Americans say that they are, "going swimming," it means something completely different than when a typical USMS member says it.
