50 meters of saltwater goodness, to be exact. That's what I found for today's swim at Seattle's Colman pool. And I must admit, I'm a little in love with it.
Yeah, the weather helped--after all, summer looks like it might actually be ready to start here in the unusually gray Pacific Northwest this year. For today at least, we have clear blue skies and sunshine galore.
Since that's been a rare situation this year, I threw a big towel in my TYR sling bag (race shwag courtesy of Rev3), popped on my Fendi shades, and pointed my car toward West Seattle to check out a pool I'd heard much about, but had never managed to visit in the ten years I've lived in Seattle. (I'm now kicking myself a little for never having sought it out before today.)
Things to love about it:
- Outdoors
- 50 meters
- Saltwater
- On the beach! (It's on Puget Sound, and in fact, that's where the water is from that fills the pool.)
- The view. No, really. How awesome is it to climb out of the pool after your workout and look out over the water and see snow-capped mountains in the distance? Way awesome.
- Sunblock. (Because, um, it's outdoors.)
- Comfy shoes. This pool is not on a street, it's on a paved path along the water. Depending on where you park, it could be a bit of a hike to get there.
- You're going to be sharing a lane. The 50m length makes this a less-congested proposition than at most pools, but still...play nice. Don't be a lane-hogging asshole.
