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
Nobody has done this race before. This year is the first one. They have held an 8K there in October a few times and I assume the water was even warmer then but I have not done that swim.
I am worried about the water temperature too: I am worried about being too hot, and about getting dehydrated from sweating. The sun will be out and the air will be warm and I intend to swim strong. I have a hard time believing that anyone who is swimming seriously rather than just floating around will be at risk of being too cold in 74F water in the desert in May.
You can't wear a full body suit. Just as in the pool, your suit can't go past your knees. (Look at USMS Rule 303.7.)
Aside from having practiced in advance in similar water, my best ways to stay warm when staying warm is an issue are, in this order, (1) keeping moving, (2) wearing earplugs, (3) wearing a neoprene cap, and (4) eating during the swim.
Nobody has done this race before. This year is the first one. They have held an 8K there in October a few times and I assume the water was even warmer then but I have not done that swim.
I am worried about the water temperature too: I am worried about being too hot, and about getting dehydrated from sweating. The sun will be out and the air will be warm and I intend to swim strong. I have a hard time believing that anyone who is swimming seriously rather than just floating around will be at risk of being too cold in 74F water in the desert in May.
You can't wear a full body suit. Just as in the pool, your suit can't go past your knees. (Look at USMS Rule 303.7.)
Aside from having practiced in advance in similar water, my best ways to stay warm when staying warm is an issue are, in this order, (1) keeping moving, (2) wearing earplugs, (3) wearing a neoprene cap, and (4) eating during the swim.
