When I made this I was 25 now I'm 26. I went swimming in Aquatic Park yesterday to try out the wetsuit and feel the water. Man is that water cold. Alittle seal kept pooping his head up every 100 yards ahead off me. I think with everyone around and the adrenaline I think it will be fine. I have a lot of people around me trying to pysche me out, I don't know why, maybe they're jealous. Alliswim have you done this race before?
That sounds awesome. I've actually never been to San Francisco. Since most east coasters don't know much about Alcatraz, they keep saying to me, "Aren't there sharks?" and "I thought no one ever successfully completed that swim." I think it's going to be great fun. I did an ocean swim last weekend and the current was so strong my open water mile was 14 minutes slower than it should have been. Having practice in that type of current was great prep for Alcatraz.
And yeah, with 800 other people I don't think we have much to worry about. I'm a little concerned about sighting, but I've had a lot of OW practice this season -- I guess my strategy is that it's better to be safe than sorry and sight more than you think you should so that you don't get too off-course.
You might want to try to swim with this group on Thursday evening: www.waterworldswim.com/.../default.asp
I signed up for it and it sounds like they'll teach you about current, help you acclimate, etc...I don't know about anyone else but I do much better with a group.
When I made this I was 25 now I'm 26. I went swimming in Aquatic Park yesterday to try out the wetsuit and feel the water. Man is that water cold. Alittle seal kept pooping his head up every 100 yards ahead off me. I think with everyone around and the adrenaline I think it will be fine. I have a lot of people around me trying to pysche me out, I don't know why, maybe they're jealous. Alliswim have you done this race before?
That sounds awesome. I've actually never been to San Francisco. Since most east coasters don't know much about Alcatraz, they keep saying to me, "Aren't there sharks?" and "I thought no one ever successfully completed that swim." I think it's going to be great fun. I did an ocean swim last weekend and the current was so strong my open water mile was 14 minutes slower than it should have been. Having practice in that type of current was great prep for Alcatraz.
And yeah, with 800 other people I don't think we have much to worry about. I'm a little concerned about sighting, but I've had a lot of OW practice this season -- I guess my strategy is that it's better to be safe than sorry and sight more than you think you should so that you don't get too off-course.
You might want to try to swim with this group on Thursday evening: www.waterworldswim.com/.../default.asp
I signed up for it and it sounds like they'll teach you about current, help you acclimate, etc...I don't know about anyone else but I do much better with a group.
