For the longest time I have said I will do an open water event after I have properly trained. I have come to realize that I will never be “properly trained” because I never seem to stay in the water. My friend said, “Just bullet sign up – I’m sure you will train then.” So I did, and I have began training, if anything from pure fear of failing. I have to admit it is very exiting and very, very challenging.
The event is the Jim McDonnell Lake Swim in Reston, VA, this May. If anyone has any experience and advice, I openly welcome it. Also, I have a question about a “cable swim” – what is it?
Thanks for the input, Wayner.
Check out www.restonmasters.org for the race information and a satellite photo of the course.
They say “A new open water course is the centerpiece of the changes made for this year's event. We've thrown away the rope. The pictured course map is a concept of how the course will look. The exact location and number of buoys will be determined when we can get in the water in the spring. All participants will swim counterclockwise with buoys on the left and shoreline on the right as guides.
The new course and more efficient timing system enable us to offer a 1-mile swim in addition to the usual 2-mile.”
Check out www.restonmasters.org for the race information and a satellite photo of the course.
They say “A new open water course is the centerpiece of the changes made for this year's event. We've thrown away the rope. The pictured course map is a concept of how the course will look. The exact location and number of buoys will be determined when we can get in the water in the spring. All participants will swim counterclockwise with buoys on the left and shoreline on the right as guides.
The new course and more efficient timing system enable us to offer a 1-mile swim in addition to the usual 2-mile.”
