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
So.....swimming. Aaaaah, swimming.
After 105 days off swimming, in an act of desperation, I went to Comox Lake today. It was cold. But after a few minutes, I got used to it. Wetsuit? Shmetsuit!
Oh how lovely this felt. I did 8-10 swims, varying from 25m to 100m. My form was most ungainly, but not terrible. I felt rather spent at the end of the 100m. But doing this activity again is such a beautiful thing.
Comox Lake, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
XTerra has wetsuits on clearance right now, 70+% off. I bnought a cheap Blue Seventy, turned out to be too small, so then I got an XTerra. What a difference! At any rate, I've been doing lake swims, and am seriously thinking about doing a big 10K open water swim in September, now. So I guess I'd just say, Embrace the suck!
Try to find a group. Good camaraderie for sure. Even if the rest of them are crazy triathletes who've had to have their heads put back together from impacts with cars.
So.....swimming. Aaaaah, swimming.
After 105 days off swimming, in an act of desperation, I went to Comox Lake today. It was cold. But after a few minutes, I got used to it. Wetsuit? Shmetsuit!
Oh how lovely this felt. I did 8-10 swims, varying from 25m to 100m. My form was most ungainly, but not terrible. I felt rather spent at the end of the 100m. But doing this activity again is such a beautiful thing.
Comox Lake, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
XTerra has wetsuits on clearance right now, 70+% off. I bnought a cheap Blue Seventy, turned out to be too small, so then I got an XTerra. What a difference! At any rate, I've been doing lake swims, and am seriously thinking about doing a big 10K open water swim in September, now. So I guess I'd just say, Embrace the suck!
Try to find a group. Good camaraderie for sure. Even if the rest of them are crazy triathletes who've had to have their heads put back together from impacts with cars.
