After watching my new state of the art fitness center being built for over a year....closest pool otherwise is 50 minutes a way.....big day arrives....14 days pool is open 12 of them I am in it....get there Sat morning....84 degrees!! Said the theraphy pool at 88 is tool warm for water aerobics...but 80 too cold (what the lap pool was...which is still too warm for me) so they compromised with 83 or 84 degrees....I say "some compromise" more like cave in....exact words from pool person..."I swim laps all the time, and 83 feels good to me".......:(
I did the postal series for the first time in 2005 and I'm gearing up
to do it again this year (silly me). Our club swims at Northwestern's
pool, which is definitely tailored to the needs of the men's and
women's teams. It's always set up for SCY though, so when I wanted to
do the 5k and 10k swims I had to go elsewhere. Here in Chicago 2005
was rather hot. I swam the 5k at the UIC pool which was having
trouble keeping the temps down. I think they had trouble getting the
temp below 81, while Northwestern's pool is generally around 78.
Accordingly, I wilted. The 10k was a bit better (swam outdoors), but
still warm.
This year to get in some longer swims I'm switching to the local
health club (Northwestern only lets the masters swimmers swim during
scheduled practices - 90 minutes, maybe 100 minutes if I stretch
things). The health club pool temps are much warmer. I decided
that's okay though. I'll be acclimated to the higher temps if it's
hot in Chicago this summer, and if not, the postal swims will be more
refreshing (yeah, right!).
Skip Montanaro
I did the postal series for the first time in 2005 and I'm gearing up
to do it again this year (silly me). Our club swims at Northwestern's
pool, which is definitely tailored to the needs of the men's and
women's teams. It's always set up for SCY though, so when I wanted to
do the 5k and 10k swims I had to go elsewhere. Here in Chicago 2005
was rather hot. I swam the 5k at the UIC pool which was having
trouble keeping the temps down. I think they had trouble getting the
temp below 81, while Northwestern's pool is generally around 78.
Accordingly, I wilted. The 10k was a bit better (swam outdoors), but
still warm.
This year to get in some longer swims I'm switching to the local
health club (Northwestern only lets the masters swimmers swim during
scheduled practices - 90 minutes, maybe 100 minutes if I stretch
things). The health club pool temps are much warmer. I decided
that's okay though. I'll be acclimated to the higher temps if it's
hot in Chicago this summer, and if not, the postal swims will be more
refreshing (yeah, right!).
Skip Montanaro
