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
If you swim for TXLA - at least you are swimming indoors. I swim in Austin outdoors and the forecast is sub-30 tomorrow morning. I plan to swim tomorrow morning.
I admit it isn't something I look forward to though. I use my parka on those days. Put my goggles on, then quickly shed my parka and shoes before I jump in the pool. There have been days before when the water on the deck ices up.
I suppose one good thing is that I get a perverse satisfaction of saying Yes when people ask me if I swam on a particularly cold morning.
Yes, I am a real wimp. I do swim for TXLA. Perhaps the best movitation yet came yesterday when a team mate called me at work (I didn't know she had my work number) and chastized me for missing. I promised I would be there Monday morning. Actually she wanted me to go Saturday at *** Nichols, but as Friday is my birthday and I'm going out, its highly unlikely that I'll be up early enough. :chug:
If you swim for TXLA - at least you are swimming indoors. I swim in Austin outdoors and the forecast is sub-30 tomorrow morning. I plan to swim tomorrow morning.
I admit it isn't something I look forward to though. I use my parka on those days. Put my goggles on, then quickly shed my parka and shoes before I jump in the pool. There have been days before when the water on the deck ices up.
I suppose one good thing is that I get a perverse satisfaction of saying Yes when people ask me if I swam on a particularly cold morning.
Yes, I am a real wimp. I do swim for TXLA. Perhaps the best movitation yet came yesterday when a team mate called me at work (I didn't know she had my work number) and chastized me for missing. I promised I would be there Monday morning. Actually she wanted me to go Saturday at *** Nichols, but as Friday is my birthday and I'm going out, its highly unlikely that I'll be up early enough. :chug:
