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
See: www.nws.noaa.gov/.../validProds.php
LATEST LAKE INFORMATION
LAKE MEAD WATER TEMPERATURE AT 3 FEET . . . . . . . . 62 DEGREES
LAKE MEAD WATER TEMPERATURE AT 10 FEET . . . . . . . . 59 DEGREES
(Keep in mind that, a little while ago, this water was snow).
Also: www.nps.gov/.../weather.htm
"Water temperatures may range from 45 degrees F. to 85 degrees F. at different times of the year."
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Avg Temperature
44
48
55
65
74
82
89
87
80
67
53
46
See: www.nws.noaa.gov/.../validProds.php
LATEST LAKE INFORMATION
LAKE MEAD WATER TEMPERATURE AT 3 FEET . . . . . . . . 62 DEGREES
LAKE MEAD WATER TEMPERATURE AT 10 FEET . . . . . . . . 59 DEGREES
(Keep in mind that, a little while ago, this water was snow).
Also: www.nps.gov/.../weather.htm
"Water temperatures may range from 45 degrees F. to 85 degrees F. at different times of the year."
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Avg Temperature
44
48
55
65
74
82
89
87
80
67
53
46
