The 11th Annual Horsetooth Open Water Swim will take place August 16, 2009. www.horsetoothswim.com
10k, 2.4 mile (with and without wetsuit) and 1 mile races will be held in Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Registration is on Active.com and closes on August 7, 2009. No race-day registration.
Come join the fun of fresh-water, high-altitude swimming surrounded by the Rocky Mountains!
This event benefits TEAM Fort Collins, a non-profit group dedicated to preventing the abuse and illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs, especially among youth and families, by promoting healthy lifestyles through community mobilization, educational programs, and interactive events.
Creampuff, what was the water temp of the 25 Km swim you did last year?
It has been a said by a number of us, cool to cold water swimmers, that our bodies remember the cold water from one year to the next. Like, when I was swimming in waters that had snow melting into them that was very uncomfortable and my body does not want to experience that again. But any temp above 49 degrees I can swim in for a long period of time, say an hour or more. It may actually take longer for my body to warm up than the actual swim, but that is another story. At 60 degrees and above I can swim for up to 14 hours. So,if the temp of the 25 Km swim of last year was 72 degrees or less you may want to info Joe of that. But you are correct he is doing his just being a good meet director.:)
The water for the 25K was in the 80s and the outside temps got into the low 90s. It was unusually HOT for Indiana according to the locals. I had no issues with the heat (and in fact, several OW's I've done have been under very hot conditions according to the participants and race directors). If I recall, several people on the 25K had some heat issues.
Anything under about 75 would be new to me. That's what I get for being stationed in the south. The *only* thing I can add is that I used to run outdoors (5 to 10 miles) in the snow, ice and rain (I used to run every day rain or shine for a few years) in temps that were in the teens - was actually the most fun if I recall. Again, I was fine b/c I ALWAYS kept moving at a nice clip. I remember having policemen stop me in winter storms to make sure I was okay! However, I know that does not translate into cold water swimming! It takes an act of god for me to stop moving during exercise, so I think I'd be okay but never hurts to test it out for shorter distances first.
Creampuff, what was the water temp of the 25 Km swim you did last year?
It has been a said by a number of us, cool to cold water swimmers, that our bodies remember the cold water from one year to the next. Like, when I was swimming in waters that had snow melting into them that was very uncomfortable and my body does not want to experience that again. But any temp above 49 degrees I can swim in for a long period of time, say an hour or more. It may actually take longer for my body to warm up than the actual swim, but that is another story. At 60 degrees and above I can swim for up to 14 hours. So,if the temp of the 25 Km swim of last year was 72 degrees or less you may want to info Joe of that. But you are correct he is doing his just being a good meet director.:)
The water for the 25K was in the 80s and the outside temps got into the low 90s. It was unusually HOT for Indiana according to the locals. I had no issues with the heat (and in fact, several OW's I've done have been under very hot conditions according to the participants and race directors). If I recall, several people on the 25K had some heat issues.
Anything under about 75 would be new to me. That's what I get for being stationed in the south. The *only* thing I can add is that I used to run outdoors (5 to 10 miles) in the snow, ice and rain (I used to run every day rain or shine for a few years) in temps that were in the teens - was actually the most fun if I recall. Again, I was fine b/c I ALWAYS kept moving at a nice clip. I remember having policemen stop me in winter storms to make sure I was okay! However, I know that does not translate into cold water swimming! It takes an act of god for me to stop moving during exercise, so I think I'd be okay but never hurts to test it out for shorter distances first.
