Swimming through winter

RE: Swimming through winter

Muppet — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:21:40 GMT

We got an inch of alberta clipper snow here in the DC/Baltimore region. You can essentially get out your leafblower and blow it out of the way. Most schools, CLOSED today. Temps in the 20s. What wimps we are. I made it to work just fine today (we won't say when i strolled in). :dedhorse: :coffee:

RE: Swimming through winter

dorothyrde — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:18:52 GMT

Our workplace had heating issues today. While it was warmer than the 0 outside, working in temps in the upper 50's is no fun. Luckily the space heaters everyone keeps helped up it to a bit higher, but I sure hope they fix this soon.

RE: Swimming through winter

dorothyrde — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:19:54 GMT

Yes, I know. My husband grew up in Jacksonville and Springfield (I grew up in Indy). His mom now lives in Carbondale - a world apart from Chicago. Carbondale is especially very different than Chicago. Very laid back down South. I love Indy. Great town.

RE: Swimming through winter

waves101 — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:48:42 GMT

Hey it was up to -3 on the way to the pool this am and when I went out for lunch it actually felt balmy at 19. At least its moving in the right direction. But, then again maybe it only felt better today because I booked my FL vacation this am???

RE: Swimming through winter

Former Member — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:43:19 GMT

Michigan is full of wimps - I was only 0 degrees and they cancelled school because it was too cold. Can someone please explain? Do other schools cancel because it is too hot? It's not as if the schools don't have heat and I never see kids walking to school anymore - everyone takes a bus. Man, I know I sound like an "old-timer" but honestly, in Nebraska I walked to school regardless of the temp or snow and it gets really cold there w/ the winds too. P.S. For those who let their hair freeze don't let anyone tell you that you have to wear a hat with wet hair. When I was a teenager, I refused to wear a hat with wet hair to make my mom mad (was I a rebel or what?) and I didn't catch a single cold the whole year. Now back to swimming.....:banana:

RE: Swimming through winter

Former Member — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:13:41 GMT

Today ice formed in my hair when I was walking back from the pool to my dorm. Mine did that yesterday too. I have natural curl and for some reason it always looks really good if it freezes, but not so good if it air dries. One of the benefits of winter workouts, I guess. :p

RE: Swimming through winter

Former Member — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:05:57 GMT

Swimming outside is better most of the time, but it can get too hot, Water temperatures above 90 with the air above 90 is almost imposible to pratice in.

RE: Swimming through winter

knelson — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:59:07 GMT

P.S. For those who let their hair freeze don't let anyone tell you that you have to wear a hat with wet hair. When I was a teenager, I refused to wear a hat with wet hair to make my mom mad (was I a rebel or what?) and I didn't catch a single cold the whole year. The word "cold" for the illness is misleading since it has nothing to do with the weather. Colds are caused by viruses.

RE: Swimming through winter

Former Member — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:56:50 GMT

We are having a heat wave. It is 1. And 3-5 inches of snow is coming! No swimming today, the snow will be very light and blow across the prairie, too dangerous to travel. I love Chicago/Illinois (lived there for 14 years as an adult), but I do not miss the brutal cold. Although standing on an L platform in the middle of the Eisenhower Expy in weather like that does build character....

RE: Swimming through winter

Muppet — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:51:45 GMT

Yeah the high here today was 2 degrees ... no joke, it was around -30 with wind chilll so swimming outside really isn't an option ... And people wonder why I didn't want to take a job in Chicago. When I visited this time last year, it was -1 when I touched down. -10 when I went to bed that first night. uhm. no. :dedhorse: :coffee: :coffee: :coffee:

RE: Swimming through winter

aztimm — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:06:30 GMT

Michigan is full of wimps - I was only 0 degrees and they cancelled school because it was too cold. Can someone please explain? Do other schools cancel because it is too hot? Very rarely, such as if the electricity goes out, schools here in AZ will close during warm weather, especially in Aug. There used to be a long-standing joke that students at NAU in Flagstaff were all issued snowshoes. It used to snow sometimes feet at a time, and the university never closed. And for those of you who are curious, our high in Phoenix today was 82. I swam this morning when our low was about 60, ran about 4-5 miles when I got home around 5:45 PM (I'd say it was upper 70s), felt GREAT!!!

RE: Swimming through winter

Former Member — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:26:51 GMT

I am downstate. Whole different world south of I-80, but still coooollllllddddd. Yes, I know. My husband grew up in Jacksonville and Springfield (I grew up in Indy). His mom now lives in Carbondale - a world apart from Chicago.

RE: Swimming through winter

dorothyrde — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:26:38 GMT

I love Chicago/Illinois (lived there for 14 years as an adult), but I do not miss the brutal cold. Although standing on an L platform in the middle of the Eisenhower Expy in weather like that does build character.... I am downstate. Whole different world south of I-80, but still coooollllllddddd.

RE: Swimming through winter

m2tall2 — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:09:08 GMT

In Massachusetts we've been blessed with no significant so far this year (knock on wood). We've had a couple 2 inch or less events but we don't count that. I have to deal with Boston traffic which means that even though when the moon turns purple and I have a chance to drive to work, like on a Sunday Morning with no cars in the way and it takes me 10 minutes no speeding.... on any normal weekday I have to allow myself an hour to get to work. Getting to the pool adds another 10 minutes to and from since it's not on the way. In order to be 95% certain I will get to work by 9:00 on a normal day I have to get up at 5:30 if I want to swim. So...If I have to spend a 45 minutes shoveling the driveway and unburying the car, and tack on extra time for the drive depending on when the storm hit and how the roads look... There's no way on this planet I get to swim if there's a reasonable amount of snow. I have to resolve to try to go in the evening. Or, more likely, snow shoveling and a work out on my mini-home gym later in the day will make up my days workout activities. Usually there's never more than 2 consecutive days of something like that though. So even if it snows every other day all winter, I make it to the pool every other day.

RE: Swimming through winter

dorothyrde — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:36:41 GMT

The cold spell has finally broken.Today's high is supposed to be in the 50's. :banana: :banana: :banana: AND they got the pool's heating system fixed.:banana: :banana: :banana: We are having a heat wave. It is 1. And 3-5 inches of snow is coming! No swimming today, the snow will be very light and blow across the prairie, too dangerous to travel.

RE: Swimming through winter

Former Member — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:17:49 GMT

Yes! My point exactly. But I can't tell you how many times I heard "Susan! Put on a hat....you'll catch your death." :argue: Ergo, the refusal to wear the hat!

RE: Swimming through winter

dorothyrde — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:15:56 GMT

Michigan is full of wimps - I was only 0 degrees and they cancelled school because it was too cold. Can someone please explain? Do other schools cancel because it is too hot? : Um yes, in August schools get canceled because they are not air conditioned and the insides of my daughters school reaches 100 degrees by noon. The problem with us rural schools is the amount of kids waiting for the bus out in the country where there is no stopping that dang windchill. And yesterday many of the busses would not start, and when the majority of the kids are bussed, that is a big problem. Today, they are out at 1 because of blizzard like conditions.

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Former Member — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:02:40 GMT

Today ice formed in my hair when I was walking back from the pool to my dorm.

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Former Member — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:10:39 GMT

When I left for the pool at 5:15 this morning, my car said it was -17. :eek: What is so sad about that is that when I got in the intentionally cooler lap pool, I felt WARMER. When I left the pool, it was still early, still dark and still -17 . . . and I had my mp3 player, lap counter and goggles all stuffed in an interior coat pocket, because I figured they'd freeze solid if I left them in my bag. Jeff - While some schools were closed in outlying areas, it looks like all the Mpls/St. Paul metro schools are up and running - not cold enough yet to close apparently. Why do I still live here? :frustrated: Oh, to answer Tim's original questions: Like Jeff said, we're used to the snow and cold here, so driving isn't a problem (I don't have to go very far anyway). It does help that I drive a large 4 wheel-drive SUV that I can drive over smaller vehicles if they get stuck in my way. ;) My motivation? There's a great big hot tub about 20 feet from the edge of my pool. Well, that and I feel better when I work out, and swimming is my only option right now. :dunno:

RE: Swimming through winter

Former Member — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:03:49 GMT

RE: Swimming through winter

FlyQueen — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:32:49 GMT

Yeah the high here today was 2 degrees ... no joke, it was around -30 with wind chilll so swimming outside really isn't an option ... let me tell you how badly I feel that you must swim outside in a gorgeous facility year round and is *gasp* 70 degree weather, oh the horror ... :shakeshead: :thhbbb: :laugh2: I'd much prefer year round swimming outside living somewhere warm then swimming inside, but such is life ...

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poolraat — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:31:20 GMT

....This year it has been colder than normal with morning lows in the -10 to -15 range and highs around 20. The pool I swim in doesn't have any heat in the building except for the dressing rooms and it is a cold walk to and from the water. The water is fine though at around 80-81. The worst thing is the steam rising off the water makes it hard to see the pace clock sometimes. The cold spell has finally broken.Today's high is supposed to be in the 50's. :banana: :banana: :banana: AND they got the pool's heating system fixed.:banana: :banana: :banana:

RE: Swimming through winter

waves101 — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:07:42 GMT

-15 actual air temp this am. Up to -30 in some areas with the wind chill. All the local schools are closed as its too cold for this kids to wait for the bus. Made it to the pool and got a nice 4000 yards in though. Only problem was when I got back out to my car my Hi-C was frozen in the cup!!!

RE: Swimming through winter

aztimm — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:29:26 GMT

Tim-- But do you have the opposite problem swimming outdoors in the summer? After it has been 100+degF all day, aren't the pools scalding, --hot tub temp.? (or do they have chillers for them :> ? ) Our local outdoor pool in the summer gets to feel like bath water (or swimming in someone's else's sweat!), and that's at a much lower daytime temp than out in AZ. Not necessarily. We more often have problems getting people to swim early because that's whey they'd rather run or bike, when the outside temp is still somewhat reasonable, and the sun rises at 5:30. Our morning group swims at the ASU Rec Center, where they use aerators to cool the water a little overnight. It does make a difference, and there could be a 3-5 degree difference during the day. Our noon/evening groups usually use the ASU Competition pool/Mona Plummer, which has some advanced system that is like an air conditioner for the water, it is rarely too warm in the main pool. My pool at home is another story, it does get to 90-95 in the warmest of the summer. I don't mind it too much though, when it does bother me I'll turn the aerator on overnight. Since it is a small pool (about 10,000 gallons) it changes more drastically.

RE: Swimming through winter

Former Member — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:27:51 GMT

To my Midwestern friends: Need a laugh? They report wind chills in the 20s here. The plus 20s. :rofl: