By freestyle I mean front crawl. At the pool I see many people swim only freestyle. Some regulars swim it continuously for more than an hour, nothing else, day after day. Unless they are preparing for some coming race, I wonder why they don't get bored? It's also easy to get injury if you swim only one style for long term. Does anyone here belong to this category? If so, I'm interested to know what's your mindset. :D
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Don't forget trail running, my personal favorite. I did a 90 minute amphibious trail run yesterday and it was pure enjoyment. 2700 feet of elevation gain, pouring rain, and not a human being in sight.
I'm a triathlete and I can't stand the monotony of freestyle-only swimming in practice. My challenge is trying to find the time to fit in all the different types of exercise that I enjoy. Between running, biking, weights, and the 4 swim strokes (well, 3.. I hate backstroke), I have plenty of variety to keep things interesting.
I can understand the sentiment of the original poster. Swimming nothing but freestyle in a pool would drive me nuts with boredom. Now open water is a different matter entirely. That never gets boring for me.
Don't forget trail running, my personal favorite. I did a 90 minute amphibious trail run yesterday and it was pure enjoyment. 2700 feet of elevation gain, pouring rain, and not a human being in sight.
I'm a triathlete and I can't stand the monotony of freestyle-only swimming in practice. My challenge is trying to find the time to fit in all the different types of exercise that I enjoy. Between running, biking, weights, and the 4 swim strokes (well, 3.. I hate backstroke), I have plenty of variety to keep things interesting.
I can understand the sentiment of the original poster. Swimming nothing but freestyle in a pool would drive me nuts with boredom. Now open water is a different matter entirely. That never gets boring for me.
