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
To my original post in this thread about doing TMTS "when we return"...I think I may have done it. For the past few weeks I've been feeling a bit of discomfort in my left shoulder during swims. But I'm not sure if it's TMTS, or a tad bit of old age arthritis (I'm 59½ years old). I was doing long pool swims over the winter (3-4 miles at least twice per week). Then we went on Caribbean vacation second week of March where I was doing daily open water swims. Got home on March 14th and all the pools were already closed, but the open water was still too cold (I'm in coastal Rhode Island). Personally I was about a month-and-a-half with no swimming whatsoever. Then, I opened our home pool in early May rather than the usual late May so that I could do some tethered swims. Because of the month-and-a-half layoff I deliberately ramped up slowly. Fifteen minutes at first, then 20, then 25, then 40. Eventually, over the next three weeks up to one hour, ten minutes (that I count as a 2½ mile swim). Finally in the last week of May was able to get into the open water with the wetsuit, and as of last week without the wetsuit. The water still chilly but bearable for short periods. But for an hour-plus swim I start to feel chilly. So I can't tell, yet, if the ache in my shoulder while swimming is a result of old age, TMTS, or affects of the cold water (or all three combined).
Dan
To my original post in this thread about doing TMTS "when we return"...I think I may have done it. For the past few weeks I've been feeling a bit of discomfort in my left shoulder during swims. But I'm not sure if it's TMTS, or a tad bit of old age arthritis (I'm 59½ years old). I was doing long pool swims over the winter (3-4 miles at least twice per week). Then we went on Caribbean vacation second week of March where I was doing daily open water swims. Got home on March 14th and all the pools were already closed, but the open water was still too cold (I'm in coastal Rhode Island). Personally I was about a month-and-a-half with no swimming whatsoever. Then, I opened our home pool in early May rather than the usual late May so that I could do some tethered swims. Because of the month-and-a-half layoff I deliberately ramped up slowly. Fifteen minutes at first, then 20, then 25, then 40. Eventually, over the next three weeks up to one hour, ten minutes (that I count as a 2½ mile swim). Finally in the last week of May was able to get into the open water with the wetsuit, and as of last week without the wetsuit. The water still chilly but bearable for short periods. But for an hour-plus swim I start to feel chilly. So I can't tell, yet, if the ache in my shoulder while swimming is a result of old age, TMTS, or affects of the cold water (or all three combined).
Dan
