Hello fishies :agree:
I am considering going to the Lake Mead 10k OW championships in Vegas but am worried about the water temp. I don't have much natural insulation :P the website says it's about 74 degrees.
Have others done this race? Do you get cold?
Would a full bodysuit (wetsuits are not allowed, but I was thinking of getting a Fastskin sort of suit) aid in warmth? How else can you keep yourself warm?
I've done almost all of my OW swimming in a lake in Maine that I think is probably about 74* and I tend to get chilled around the 2 hr mark, so this water temp/this distance are worrying me... but I would like to do it.
No pools around here are that cold, so I can't test my tolerance to it... unless anyone has some other ideas about how to test it...
tc
True, but I have a feeling most people would consider 74 to be close to ideal if not a little on the warm side.
The YMCA where I swim has had some ongoing issues with their pool water/air heating system the past few weeks. Something called a "Dectron"? At any rate, the net effect is that the pool has been a couple degrees cooler than their target. I'd guess it's in the 75-77 range, where they normally aim for 78-81. The aquatics director kept sending out emails apologizing for the continued cool temps. I responded to every mail telling her I loved it! I'm sure the noodlers in the Power Splash class were not amused by the lower temps. It was enough of a problem that they got Northwestern to accept Y swimmers at their pool. This is a pool whose thermostat is set more for the men's and women's teams. I can't imagine it was a whole lot warmer than the Y's pool during this whole episode. :-)
True, but I have a feeling most people would consider 74 to be close to ideal if not a little on the warm side.
The YMCA where I swim has had some ongoing issues with their pool water/air heating system the past few weeks. Something called a "Dectron"? At any rate, the net effect is that the pool has been a couple degrees cooler than their target. I'd guess it's in the 75-77 range, where they normally aim for 78-81. The aquatics director kept sending out emails apologizing for the continued cool temps. I responded to every mail telling her I loved it! I'm sure the noodlers in the Power Splash class were not amused by the lower temps. It was enough of a problem that they got Northwestern to accept Y swimmers at their pool. This is a pool whose thermostat is set more for the men's and women's teams. I can't imagine it was a whole lot warmer than the Y's pool during this whole episode. :-)
