SWF In Search Of POOL RUNNING PARTNER!
Me: 5′7″, athletic build, brown curly hair and green eyes. Desperately seeking POOL RUNNING BUDDY.
You: Enjoy long walks in the pool (with a weight belt), long conversations over a couple packets of PowerGel, and have a knack for turning mind-numbing boredom into a fun activity.
Additional Criteria: Male or Female: I don’t care. Best 10k time: irrelevant. Income: insignificant. Got kids? Bring ‘em. They can race us. I am an equal opportunity training partner when it comes to pool running. Height, weight, nationality, and bike brand are non-issues.
I will promise to BRING IT, and you will have more fun than you thought possible with a weight belt strapped tightly on your body. I can chat you up and will also listen to all the stories you can muster in 40 minutes at Zone 3.
I even did some research for our new relationship. Apparently there are lots of fun things we can do together to make this a more enjoyable outing: Article on Pool Running.
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This hip flexor thing is quite stubborn. I’m not sure where I’m headed, but I know one place I’m going is straight to the pool for more “running.” I DNF’d my “test run” today– still feeling pain. Not good. Continued pool running is on the agenda. And I would rather stick a fork in my eye than continue doing it alone. It is so boring! Someone join me! I need a buddy… I promise it’s a good workout (bet ya never thought you could sweat in a pool, right? Yeah, I didn’t either…), and nobody gets dropped in a 25yard pool.
As Mongoose loves to say, “Who wants it?”
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Hey Amy,
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I stumbled upon your blog – don’t even remember how at this point !!
Anyway, I feel your pain – I had to pool run for 3 months a few years back when I broke my foot !!!
A few things that got me through the BOREDOM!!!!!
Music!!! – this was before waterproof I-pods so I would chose the closest lane to the side and out my radio there
Bricks – I would run 10 mins, swim 500, run 10 mins, swim 500 etc….until I had swum 2000 and run 40 mins. This was a GREAT workout!!!
Hope that helps
Stay positive
Sam Godwin (we met on DJ’s ride one night – I used to be Kenney)
I will do it! I will do it!
Pool running was my best sport during pregnancy… let’s race! You are on… if it were an Olympic event I would win the gold!
Hope you get back to the road soon… till then put on a hot little bikini and work it at the local pool!