Catch a wave...Or the swimming thread

[jesvetmed]

Alpine: 4K is such a long way! Wow. Sounds like you need a couple days of rest on that shoulder, and to lay off the paddles!

I too am frustrated with injury (calf) and cannot run, and it is so frustrating waiting to heal! There is weight to be lost, and "shape" to get into! And I am having trouble doing it!

I guess we can only do what our bodies allow, and have to find some other way in the mean time. I'm heading to boot camp tonight, and hitting the trainer on the bike and the pool, and throwing yoga back into the mix (probably the smartest thing I can do is more yoga).

I hope the shoulder is feeling better soon!

[crazycanuck]

I've not swum in two weeks due to our trip.. I want to go to our group swim session tomorrow but am worried about how unfit i am. Then again, tis a good way to get fit again..

[kelownagirl]

I went for my first swim in over 3 months today! I thought it would take me several weeks to get back into shape but after a couple of lengths, I felt like I hadn't been out of the water! I didn't push it too hard and only swam for half an hour. Felt good to be back (once I got past that first plunge into cold water - I think I'll always hate that. )

[Jolt]

One of the other lifeguards at the Y where I sometimes work is doing swim workouts twice a week for whoever wants to participate, so I decided to go tonight. Sounded like a good idea, especially since I slightly irritated my left knee running on the treadmill last night. I walked into the pool area and saw these buff-looking guys (the guy running it is a former bodybuilder) and thought "uh-oh, I am going to get my butt kicked!". Well, it turned out that I was able to keep up just fine for the whole 1500-yard workout we did (all freestyle, including a 200 pull and 200 kick) which was a relief. It felt good to do some swimming and it was nice to not just be trying to bang out a mile by myself (boring).

[badger]

goody, I found the swim thread

I haven't read all 11 pages of this, but I'll jump in from the last page.

We recently did the 100x100m challenge as well, It was some Masters swim club anniversary thing. But we only ever have 1.5 hours pool time, so 100x100 didn't work for us, but most of us did the 100x50 or 100x25. We never swim continuously for an hour and a half, so it was a good challenge for me. It's

And I always lick my goggles before a practise. Gross, but works rather well in keeping them from fogging!