.... and another thing... How warm does the water in your pools get in the summer? I am finding that the older I get (I'm 45 now) the less tolerance I have to swimming hard sets in hot water. It is as though my muscles are lulled to sleep, and at the same time that my heart starts pounding to hard to be able to put together a quality set. I need way more rest after hard 100s/200s and my endurance or ability to hold a decent pace on 400s+ seems to vanish. I start noticing this effect at 83 degrees. By 87 degrees, i might as well do the whole workout = drills and breath control. By October things have cooled down enough to not feel like I am hard boiling my eggs any more, and by December my pool is in the low to mid 70s again...so I'm happy again.
So, how hot are the pools you are swimming in, and do you have the same issues with warm water affecting your workouts as we do???
Lefty - When I swam there, the aerator had not been used. When I first moved here in 94 the first colony aquatics center had an aerator but would not run it during the day for safety concerns. I tried swimming the club there but the water was just too hot for it to be worth it. Later I joined the under water hockey team that played at the pool after all swimmers had finished at 7:30 pm and the water was a little more pleasant.
Best water temperature I have found in Houston has been in the Lifetime Fitness lap pool. Theoritically it is only used for lap swimmers while the noodlers and open swim are supposed to use the family pools.
Lefty - When I swam there, the aerator had not been used. When I first moved here in 94 the first colony aquatics center had an aerator but would not run it during the day for safety concerns. I tried swimming the club there but the water was just too hot for it to be worth it. Later I joined the under water hockey team that played at the pool after all swimmers had finished at 7:30 pm and the water was a little more pleasant.
Best water temperature I have found in Houston has been in the Lifetime Fitness lap pool. Theoritically it is only used for lap swimmers while the noodlers and open swim are supposed to use the family pools.
