According to the recent poll it seems more people swim in the morning than other time of the day. Without considering the factors of distance from home to pools and work schedule, etc., would you still swim the time you do now? I can think of some pros and cons of morning/evening/midday swims:
Morning swim:
Pros: Great start of the day! Good feeling carried throughout the day. :) Water is cleaner, too.
Cons: May get sleepy or tired by late afternoon. :(
Evening swim:
Pros: No time pressure. Calm and relaxing after a long day of work. No need to take another shower at home.:)
Cons: May be too exhausted to get up early the next day. :( End of day water not as clean as morning.
Midday swim:
Pros: Take a good change of mind and a good break!
Cons: Time consuming. May have to go back to work looking like a bedraggled bird if your hair doesn't dry in time ;)
Anything to add?
Even since as a kid, I've always been one of those annoying morning people who wake up ready to go. I much prefer the a.m. practices to get the day started and not have to turn down dinner or happy hour plans later in the day. Mmm.... Evenings are also tough just to figure out the timing of meals - just enough to get you through practice, but not too much that you feel like you're sluggish or have to urp on the turns. I can't get that right.
I'm planning to try to do a week of doubles this week just for grins. We'll see how that works out.
Even since as a kid, I've always been one of those annoying morning people who wake up ready to go. I much prefer the a.m. practices to get the day started and not have to turn down dinner or happy hour plans later in the day. Mmm.... Evenings are also tough just to figure out the timing of meals - just enough to get you through practice, but not too much that you feel like you're sluggish or have to urp on the turns. I can't get that right.
I'm planning to try to do a week of doubles this week just for grins. We'll see how that works out.
