OK, how many people on here would rather be a runner than a swimmer, but due to injuries or something else have been forced to turn to a sport that has less impact on the body?
I swim as cross training for running. I found that every day running did not work for me(although I would love to if I could) but 3 times per week does even with high mileage.
I do love swimming and the feeling after a good workout, however, for me, it cannot compare to the feeling of running. It is so much more relaxing and provides better "thinking time than swimming".
Aquageek nailed it. Swimming is the more expensive sport simply because you need access to a pool*. If you look at the most basic of the required equipment (suit/cap/goggles vs. good running shoes), the cost of the equipment could probably go either way depending on your shoe requirements, how fast you go through suits, how cheap you find your suits, etc.
*In most parts of the country. I guess if you lived somewhere warm within walking distance of a clean and safe body of water, you could argue swimming has the same accessibility as running. Sadly, very VERY few of us are in this locale.
Darn, I was about to chip the ice off the top of the flood in my yard.
Aquageek nailed it. Swimming is the more expensive sport simply because you need access to a pool*. If you look at the most basic of the required equipment (suit/cap/goggles vs. good running shoes), the cost of the equipment could probably go either way depending on your shoe requirements, how fast you go through suits, how cheap you find your suits, etc.
*In most parts of the country. I guess if you lived somewhere warm within walking distance of a clean and safe body of water, you could argue swimming has the same accessibility as running. Sadly, very VERY few of us are in this locale.
Darn, I was about to chip the ice off the top of the flood in my yard.
