Highland Lakes Challenge

RE: Highland Lakes Challenge

Former Member — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:51:55 GMT

I love these multi-day things. I was lucky enough to meet a writer for Outside mag a couple years ago while working out in a local pool, and he invited me on this gig: outside.away.com/.../swimming-british-virgin-islands-1.html Now I repeat the adventure every year. Hopper www.swimvacation.com

RE: Highland Lakes Challenge

Former Member — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:43:12 GMT

i had a great time! the idea of a stage race has always appealed to me. i wish there had been a larger turnout though. as this was not a usms sanctioned event, i don't believe that it made it to any of the calenders. (something about only the lmsc can submit events to appear on usms calenders?) i only heard of it from keith bell who i met last june at a 5k in cape cod. it would be great to have a "mother of all open water swims listing". austin is a great swimming city, with year round ow opportunity (i'm sure that those lakes get unbearably hot in the summer) i will definitely do it again next year. i was so ready for an open water fix at the end of october.

RE: Highland Lakes Challenge

Former Member — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:11:14 GMT

Bump. Report on this? -LBJ This sounds like a fun event to try. Here is one person's experience with it. www.totalimmersion.net/.../five lakes.html

RE: Highland Lakes Challenge

Former Member — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:16:02 GMT

Bump. Report on this? -LBJ

RE: Highland Lakes Challenge

Muppet — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:59:45 GMT

Hmm - pretty cool concept! I'll have to think about that for next year when I have some training behind me. Could be spending a lot of swim time in Texas in '08!

RE: Highland Lakes Challenge

Former Member — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:41:52 GMT

i have read up on that and it seems to be a warm (hot) water thing. late october should be ok. it sucks that you share the same initials as the lake of death.:( hey leonard, didn't you swim in the harlem river? anyway, i am doing it. terry is too. the idea of a five day stage race is too much to pass up. I admit that it would be tempting if I'd known about it sooner (I'm in rotten shape) and if I killed my wife so I could spend the $$ to go. Yes, I did swim in the Harlem in 2006 and I got SICK, SICK, SICK. By the thrid day, I would have welcomed death by brain amoeba. Have a good time. Be sure to get back to us with a report on how it went - I may pencil it in for next year and start plotting to kill Deb without being caught. -LBJ (No relation to the Lake of Death)

RE: Highland Lakes Challenge

Former Member — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:29:08 GMT

Never mind - I googled it. Turns out that one of the lakes (Lake LBJ, oddly enough) is where that kid died recently of the brain amoeba. Yikes. -LBJ i have read up on that and it seems to be a warm (hot) water thing. late october should be ok. it sucks that you share the same initials as the lake of death.:( hey leonard, didn't you swim in the harlem river? anyway, i am doing it. terry is too. the idea of a five day stage race is too much to pass up.

RE: Highland Lakes Challenge

Former Member — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:20:00 GMT

Never mind - I googled it. Turns out that one of the lakes (Lake LBJ, oddly enough) is where that kid died recently of the brain amoeba. Yikes. -LBJ

RE: Highland Lakes Challenge

Former Member — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:12:27 GMT

URL, please. -LBJ

RE: Highland Lakes Challenge

Swimmy — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:42:47 GMT

ooooh, yuck! I think I will pass too!