This morning, Jesse and I walked to the Bay Club to swim before work (and he followed up his swim with a five-mile run). I must say, despite my aversion to biking, I truly enjoy the first leg (swimming) and last leg (running) of triathlon. I swam 2,000 meters in 40-45 minutes. I don’t have a pool-friendly watch, so my estimates are all rough.
What I like about swimming is how refreshing and easy on the body it is, especially after a week of lifting and running. No matter how sore I am, swimming with a pull buoy for at least a half an hour always leaves me feeling better than when I awkwardly plopped into the pool. And since I’m a newbie (I started swimming for exercise about a year and a half ago), my progression has been rapid and obvious – I’ve definitely gotten faster since joining Bay Club a month ago.
Tomorrow, Jesse and I plan on running Tennessee Valley with a couple of friends, including Jamie. We have one more full week of work left until we drive up to Tahoe to acclimate to the elevation before Jesse conquers his second full Ironman. Have a great weekend!
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Swimming is great exercise. It is relaxing and stretches all of those tight cycling and running muscles out. The Bay Club- lad dee daaaaa. 🙂
So fancy!
YES!! You’re so right about swimming!! I always feel great when I get out!! Swimming can really relieve the soreness in my muscles!! Great post!! Awesome job you guys!! XOXO!!
Yes! Agreed on the muscle soreness relief!
Swimming is great! I love swimming at my gym when I can, it’s just not always logistically as easy (have to actually go to the gym, pack way more stuff, shower afterwards but still be all dry and chlorine-y, etc).
Last winter, there was this one evening when I went to the gym on a Friday after work. It was grizzly and cold out as I swam my laps at the pool and then I came home for a relaxing Friday night….it was sooo peaceful!
That sounds like a really pleasant Friday night!
That pool looks like a dream!!! So awesome! I love when people say they like swimming cause most people hate it!! 🙂 Definitely good crossing training!! 🙂
Agreed! Love the cross training element! We both love to swim! 🙂
What a nice looking pool! Swimming is great cross training, I prefer it over biking too.
Glad someone else agrees!
I wish I could like swimming for those exact reasons. I just end up getting bored.
You could always do a track workout-style session. Maybe that would curb the boredom?
This makes me want to jump in my parents’ pool as soon as I get home. It’s always soo cold though. I hear SB has gotten a hot summer though, maybe it’s warmed up!
Ahh, I miss the SB summer (and the 80-degree “winters”!)