Once again I was rubbish at planning a Christmas holiday and opted to stay in London for the duration. I took a number of days off, which provided the opportunity to train with co-swimmers and other teams around the city in an effort to get fit again after a couple of months of travel and illness. I did a couple of "monster sets" of 6000 meters with St. Pauls and Barnes Swim Club, several sessions with co-swimmers from Spencer Swim Team at the new pool at University of Surrey (lovely pool) and then an odd session at my second team, Maidenhead Marlins.
After this "mini Club La Santa" swim camp session I'm ahead of many co-swimmers who didn't train at all during the holidays. Hopefully this bodes well for the upcoming competitive season (injuries hopefully at bay), assuming I can keep up the training.
For those of you who think training during the holidays is a bit much, here are a few things that recommend it:
1) It keeps the fat from piling on from the over eating/drinking.
2) Though many were public sessions, there weren't many people about at it was very enjoyable
3) Relaxed atmosphere and a few nice lunches were had afterwards. Can't beat swimmer cameraderie!
4) The pain of coming back to post New Years training sessions is nearly non-existent.
5) Endorphine high withdrawal also non-existent.
Why not train when you have the time? I find it so much more difficult when working.
You can't use the excuse of being away. There are Masters teams just about everywhere who are training. Okay, if you truly needed a holiday, you deserve the time off, but I encourage you to think about swimming a bit during the holidays next year. It has gotten me, at least, off to a great start this year!
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