Taking some serious heat!

Since it was Halloween, the Jones pool closed early, I had to train in the club pool. It was like bath water in there! I meant to check the temp before I left but trust me when I say it felt warm, and its no fun to train in warm water. The Jones pool (or any competition pool for that matter) is kept cool, almost cold. This way your body can dissipate heat while swimming. Since there's nowhere for the heat to go it stays in your body, I could tell I immediately felt lethargic. I did a similar set of 100's pull without a pull bouy and averaged 8 seconds slower in the club pool. It also gave me a headache which never happens to me. I did 3,100 yards in the bathtub while recreational swimmers ran into me on a regular basis. I laughed it off and just hope I don't ever see them driving since they clearly didn't grasp the "lane" concept!

Happy Halloween!