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 done a lot of open water races (lakes and oceans) in my life, but very rarely ever 'trained' in open water. I've now done 4 swims ranging from 2Km to almost 4Km in a nearby lake and am really enjoying it. I have gotten lucky to find a warm enough lake that, provided I go early enough, is devoid of boats. As a lifelong (have been swimming almost 50 years now) pool swimmer, training in a lake is very different. Rather than focus on times/speed/sets, I'm really just trying to stretch out, enjoy the water and try to get into a Zen/flow state. I think I finally got there yesterday morning and a 1600 meter 'lap' after about 2K of warmup felt smooth and went by in a dreamlike state.
After being out of the water for two months I'm enjoying swimming without a pace clock. I know I'm not swimming fast, but at least I don't have a constant reminder of that fact. :)
I've done a lot of open water races (lakes and oceans) in my life, but very rarely ever 'trained' in open water. I've now done 4 swims ranging from 2Km to almost 4Km in a nearby lake and am really enjoying it. I have gotten lucky to find a warm enough lake that, provided I go early enough, is devoid of boats. As a lifelong (have been swimming almost 50 years now) pool swimmer, training in a lake is very different. Rather than focus on times/speed/sets, I'm really just trying to stretch out, enjoy the water and try to get into a Zen/flow state. I think I finally got there yesterday morning and a 1600 meter 'lap' after about 2K of warmup felt smooth and went by in a dreamlike state.
After being out of the water for two months I'm enjoying swimming without a pace clock. I know I'm not swimming fast, but at least I don't have a constant reminder of that fact. :)
