Anyone planning on doing the 12.5 mile Swim Around Key West?
Or has anyone done the swim before?
The Race Director Bill Welzien is attempting to swim around Key West once a month for a year. He's posted his race experiences through December 2006 but he's not posted an update since December 2006. I hope he's doing okay.
Still working on getting an escort. . .
Anyway, should be a fun event. I hope to be there even w/ a surgery scheduled for April 30. Doc cleared me and said I could do it - course, we'll see how it goes after the surgery. Now, just need to continue to get in that yardage. Doubles were hard the first couple of weeks, but now they're pretty fun!
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1 pound of vaseline
1 pound of zinc oxide cream with an ANHYDROUS LANOLIN base
1 Bottle of Bullfrog 45 superblock
-LBJ
Ugh! I'm with you on everything but this mess! I really and truly appreciate the inside tip on the sun block. I'll be honest, I was wondering what to do the last 2 hours of the swim when my Bullfrog (I like and have used before) wears off. I'd be concerned about making my goggles and eyes all goopy. . . Being olive-toned helps some. . . But yeah, that Florida sun has *gotten* me in the past. Wish the race started earlier, but I'm guessing that there are many reasons (tides and such) as to why it starts at 8 ish. Am I being stupid by just letting my skin roast for the last 2 hrs?
Dave - thanks for the tip on the neutral perpetuem. I'll give it a try. I remember how salty the ocean tastes, but I never had to feed/ drink in it during my previous (shorter races).
Slowswim, Key West will most likely eat me alive - whether it's the sharks or the distance. :joker: But, it's okay. I'm so happy to be able to just enter and try the event. Eye doc said yesterday that I don't have detached retina (just vitreal detatchment - not serious) and that I'm good to go for surgery - which should not be difficult to recover from. So, that is very good news indeed. Thanks for your kind wishes and fab tips. :woot:
1 pound of vaseline
1 pound of zinc oxide cream with an ANHYDROUS LANOLIN base
1 Bottle of Bullfrog 45 superblock
-LBJ
Ugh! I'm with you on everything but this mess! I really and truly appreciate the inside tip on the sun block. I'll be honest, I was wondering what to do the last 2 hours of the swim when my Bullfrog (I like and have used before) wears off. I'd be concerned about making my goggles and eyes all goopy. . . Being olive-toned helps some. . . But yeah, that Florida sun has *gotten* me in the past. Wish the race started earlier, but I'm guessing that there are many reasons (tides and such) as to why it starts at 8 ish. Am I being stupid by just letting my skin roast for the last 2 hrs?
Dave - thanks for the tip on the neutral perpetuem. I'll give it a try. I remember how salty the ocean tastes, but I never had to feed/ drink in it during my previous (shorter races).
Slowswim, Key West will most likely eat me alive - whether it's the sharks or the distance. :joker: But, it's okay. I'm so happy to be able to just enter and try the event. Eye doc said yesterday that I don't have detached retina (just vitreal detatchment - not serious) and that I'm good to go for surgery - which should not be difficult to recover from. So, that is very good news indeed. Thanks for your kind wishes and fab tips. :woot:
