First swim since lockdown

[swee'pea99]

Boy that was tough!

My standard daily routine - 40 lengths - but what's usually a comfortable glide was a slog from start to finish.

Doesn't take long to get out of condition. Nor do you notice - or at least I didn't - the decline. I knew I was less fit. I knew it would be harder, after such a long break But not that much harder. I didn't think it would hurt. Six months. And it's not like I've been sofa-bound - I've been cycling, not as much, but some, and walking the dog, and generally getting more exercise than many. But giving up the daily ride & swim has clearly had a massive impact.

I've come to the conclusion that keeping fit is a doddle, but getting fit is anything but.

No wonder so many prefer to go out for a cheeky Nando's.

 

[cheys03]

Well done!! That was the hardest session, they’ll get easier from here as you well know.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Keep at it @swee'pea99

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Breaks from swimming are awful to come back from I've been out in open water twice so far, just can't get back into it

 

[screenman]

2k or 80 lengths 4 times a week is my norm and has been for about the last 5 years, often further never shorter, I am still waiting for the pool to open up as I have not swam for 155 days.

 

[fossyant]

Went swimming 3 days on the trot this weekend at the caravan pool. Over did it as I couldn't swim on day 3 without stabbing pains where my spinal fracture is, so got out of the pool. Too much in one go

 

[cheys03]

When I went for the first time in months a week ago, it was exhausting and much much harder than before but by far the biggest shock came from the increased drag of a full on lockdown beard. The strangest sensation

 

[fossyant]

When I went for the first time in months a week ago, it was exhausting and much much harder than before but by far the biggest shock came from the increased drag of a full on lockdown beard. The strangest sensation

Its all the crumbs hiding in the beard.

 

[swee'pea99]

Well done!! That was the hardest session, they’ll get easier from here as you well know.

I'll find out tomorrow!

Keep at it @swee'pea99

Oh, that's for sure.

 

[Beebo]

When I went for the first time in months a week ago, it was exhausting and much much harder than before but by far the biggest shock came from the increased drag of a full on lockdown beard. The strangest sensation

You’re no Duncan Goodhew then.
It’s why all pro swimmers shave their body hair.
imagine how fast Mark Spitz would have been without his tash.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Me coming ashore near Dover last week having not swum the channel....

 

[Accy cyclist]

My local pool (5 minutes walk from home) has been shut since lockdown and it was shut for 7 months for repairs (costing £450,000) about a year before lockdown. Needless to say i've given up on trying to do some swimming.

 

[vickster]

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Me coming ashore near Dover last week having not swum the channel....

Dover Harbour closed to swimmers as E. coli levels rise https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-53798350

 

[cheys03]

My local pool (5 minutes walk from home) has been shut since lockdown and it was shut for 7 months for repairs (costing £450,000) about a year before lockdown. Needless to say i've given up on trying to do some swimming.

Don’t give up! Find the next nearest pool that is open and treat yourself to a longer ride there and a swim. Always worth going for a dip

 

[fossyant]

MrsF had a swim off Anglesey last week. Way too cold for me.

Our local pools, which MrsF is a member of the gym (and has pool use) aren't opening. Even though partly owned by the council, they have a charity status and can't secure the funding to open, so aren't. Only the gym is. They can't afford to run it with reduced numbers.

The caravan pool is bookings in advance and there is usually only 12 people in, of which you'll have at least 4-6 in the children's pool, so the larger pool has no more than about 6 people in it. Given they charge £2.50 an hour, the £30 an hour doesn't cover running costs, never mind the two attendants (it's subsidised by our van rental).