Check out http://www.swimfasttrifast.com/swim.htm for some info.

I don't know what the guest policy is at my club www.thesportsclubs.com, but there is a small masters group that swims on Sat. morning. I am not sure what time, pretty early. I'll be there later doing my own thing. The lap swim is from 6 - 9 I think.

I won't be there, but a lot of my running, and tri friends are going to be running from the Starbucks in Birmingham Sat. morning at 7:30. There are all different levels.

Right now the weather kind of sucks. They are calling for snow showers and mid 30's for the weekend.

just curious, is that the club that used to be called "one on one fitness" in West Bloomfield?

There's a YMCA in Royal Oak, and the masters club in Royal Oak swims at one of the high schools. Also a health club in Beverly Hills near Bham that has a pool. Simple run fromo Bham is down Maple Rd. Not much scenery, just a straight shot. But it's safe and there are a million runners. Going to be cold this weekend. Probably early a.m. no more than 20 or so. Perfect!

I think it might be. It's on Farmington just East of Maple. I've only been a member for a few years. I joined for the pool, it's 8 lanes, SCM that is open during the summer and bubbled during the winter.

It's called The Sports Club of West Bloomfield. There's one in Novi and Pontiac/Bloomfield Hills, too. Farmington Rd. north of Maple.

If you have a car, may I also recommend a few other locations. I'm sure SE MI residents will be able to back me up on these.

-Kensington MP/Island Lake SRA.: right off I-96, about 30-40 minutes from B-Ham. Mucho mucho trails paved and non-paved. Also, it'd be a chance to get away from traffic.

-Stony Creek MP on 26(?) mile rd right off I-75. More paved trails.

Consult website for further details: http://www.metroparks.com/index.php

Also, if you're interested in hills, just about any place north of Ann Arbor is good.