Things Every Swimmer Needs in December
Things Every Swimmer Needs in December
By Mike Gustafson//Contributor
As any competitive swimmer knows, the season has its ebbs and flows, its peaks and valleys. The September and October months are “getting in shape” season — a time of extra dryland, technique drills, and aerobic sets. February and March is “speed season” — a time of starts and turns, sprints and quickness drills, refinement and honing.
So what “season” is December and January?
Pain season.
December is a time of challenges and long sets, pushing one’s limits and setting new ones. It is a time of colder weather, of course, and with that cold weather, “cold weather challenges.” Colds. Coughs. Cradling space heaters (kidding, don’t do that).
To help with the transition from “getting in-shape” season to “pain season,” I’ve compiled a handy list of Things Every Swimmer Needs in December. Perhaps this could serve a dual purpose as a holiday wish list. Perhaps not. Either way, any one of these items would surely make “pain season” morph into a season of “jolly happy warm easy swim times.”
Here they are...
