i'm swimming in the chesapeake bay swim in about a month, and know most people will be wearing wetsuits. i don't have a wetsuit, and i don't want a wetsuit, but i don't want to be pulled out of the race 3 miles in, shivering, miserable, and maybe hypothermic. i'm planning to do some training swims in the 3 weekends i have left - and in new york, where it's a good bit colder. the coldest swim i've done (last fall) was 53 for 19 minutes without any pre-training. any advice would be appreciated...
i expect to do the swim in about 2.5 hours.
Consider renting it at least once before the race to try it out. Better not to have to sort out new gear on race day.
I like the idea of deciding on race day if you have used it before.
Consider renting it at least once before the race to try it out. Better not to have to sort out new gear on race day.
I like the idea of deciding on race day if you have used it before.
