Quote Originally Posted by mickchick View Post
I swim every day except Sunday and plan on keeping it as part of my routine. With the coming cold weather and darker days, I'm hoping that my time in the pool helps alleviate my SAD and cheer me up when weather/pavement conditions preclude outdoor riding.

Unfortunately, it's gotten more crowded when I swim. I'm a slow swimmer---it's my zen time---so I don't have any structured workouts. I'm adjusting to swimming circles instead of just splitting the lane, particularly since some people who belong in medium/fast lanes like to get in the slow lane (I've become more outspoken about saying "this is the slow lane" when they ask to split/share---I'm the slow lane Nazi! lol).
At my pool nobody bothers to mind the lane speed markers so if it comes time to circle swim it's nearly impossible because everyone is swimming a different pace.