Now that we've had our first cold snap here in Austin, I wonder if anyone else has trouble getting up in the cold wee hours to make practice? Any good ways to trick yourself out of bed?
I keep an alarm clock in another room and often think of the answer I'd have to give when coach inevitably says, "So I didn't see you yesterday..." But sometimes, those things just aren't enough. I post this knowing we really don't have much to complain about in the way of cold weather, but I'm a native Texan and just have never liked being cold at all (cold being 55 degrees or so).
Rachael
I've done my share of swimming in an outdoor pool in freezing weather. Once you get in it's fine. I guess you could say the same thing about an inside pool--once you get inside the building it's fine. However, if you've got to walk to the pool in sometimes sub-zero (Fahrenheit) weather I think that's worse than walking across a cold pool deck.
But it gets you into the pool quickly! Last year was my first year in a year-round outdoor pool and I really liked it. Yeah, you have to sprint from the lockers into the pool, but the pool is 78-80 degrees so it feels great. Getting out isn't a problem because you're running warm after your workout. I love the days where everybody is barely poking their heads above the water between sets. Keeps the blood flowing. Plus, the fresh crisp air beats the heck out of the warm, stagnant, chlorinated air of many indoor pools.
I've done my share of swimming in an outdoor pool in freezing weather. Once you get in it's fine. I guess you could say the same thing about an inside pool--once you get inside the building it's fine. However, if you've got to walk to the pool in sometimes sub-zero (Fahrenheit) weather I think that's worse than walking across a cold pool deck.
But it gets you into the pool quickly! Last year was my first year in a year-round outdoor pool and I really liked it. Yeah, you have to sprint from the lockers into the pool, but the pool is 78-80 degrees so it feels great. Getting out isn't a problem because you're running warm after your workout. I love the days where everybody is barely poking their heads above the water between sets. Keeps the blood flowing. Plus, the fresh crisp air beats the heck out of the warm, stagnant, chlorinated air of many indoor pools.
