ve gone without swimming since 2016! Iâ€ve learned two things very quickly:
1. Going a week or two without swimming isnâ€t the end of the world.
2. But going without it for months on end, nothing fully replaces what swimming was. Trying yoga, running, walking, biking or core as my new primary exercises, while better than nothing, has resulted in a long-winded, grumbly list in my head about how much better swimming is to me...
(For example...
i. People are supposed to SWEAT?! when they work out?
ii. So much noise and distractions... where is my quiet, turquoise meditation?
iii. Wait, my arms canâ€t move me forward on land? iv. Cardio is horizontal, not vertical
v. Are there four types of running like thereâ€s four strokes? No? Ok... But free/***/fly/back are like the four Hogwarts houses, or the four elements so I canâ€t just forget who I am
vi. Iâ€m so good at holding my breath, look! (Holds breath while running on land for 25yds) Still so impressive right? (Nonswimmer friends roll eyes at me)
... and on and on.)
In short, my inner mermaid is very beached. :(
Gratefully, Iâ€m staying with my parents who live a 5min walk from a big, swimmable freshwater lake in the state of Washington. Once temperatures/bacteria levels arenâ€t a problem, Iâ€ll be in open water heaven.
Will still miss those few months I would have had with my college club in my last semester. But weâ€ve been doing leadership meetings virtually and I really hope they get to swim together as a club this fall! I will live vicariously through my friends†college swimming, and I will find a new Masters workout group while chilling out in WA with my family. Not sure when yet. But before I know it, I hope! :)
ve gone without swimming since 2016! Iâ€ve learned two things very quickly:
1. Going a week or two without swimming isnâ€t the end of the world.
2. But going without it for months on end, nothing fully replaces what swimming was. Trying yoga, running, walking, biking or core as my new primary exercises, while better than nothing, has resulted in a long-winded, grumbly list in my head about how much better swimming is to me...
(For example...
i. People are supposed to SWEAT?! when they work out?
ii. So much noise and distractions... where is my quiet, turquoise meditation?
iii. Wait, my arms canâ€t move me forward on land? iv. Cardio is horizontal, not vertical
v. Are there four types of running like thereâ€s four strokes? No? Ok... But free/***/fly/back are like the four Hogwarts houses, or the four elements so I canâ€t just forget who I am
vi. Iâ€m so good at holding my breath, look! (Holds breath while running on land for 25yds) Still so impressive right? (Nonswimmer friends roll eyes at me)
... and on and on.)
In short, my inner mermaid is very beached. :(
Gratefully, Iâ€m staying with my parents who live a 5min walk from a big, swimmable freshwater lake in the state of Washington. Once temperatures/bacteria levels arenâ€t a problem, Iâ€ll be in open water heaven.
Will still miss those few months I would have had with my college club in my last semester. But weâ€ve been doing leadership meetings virtually and I really hope they get to swim together as a club this fall! I will live vicariously through my friends†college swimming, and I will find a new Masters workout group while chilling out in WA with my family. Not sure when yet. But before I know it, I hope! :)
