I have to admit that despite swimming a couple open water races per year I always train in a pool. Well, today I took a vacation day and finally decided to swim in the lake right across the street from my house. It's a small lake--about 15 acres--but just big enough to actually swim in without feeling confining. I'd say it's a little over 200 meters swimming across the widest part, a lap around the circumference maybe 1/3 mile. The shore was lined with thousands of lily pads. I saw lots of ducks, Canada geese and even a blue heron. You get such a different perspective of the lake from swimming in it than you do looking at it from the shore, and such a change of pace from swimming in a pool all the time!
So where do you swim? And if you've got pretty pictures post them up!
The lake I train in June-Aug is in the middle of town (city). it's about 400-600m wide and 1500-1800 long. it also has a 5km track around for walkers and runners.
we put out bouys using GPS so there are 198-202m between and we have a 1000m course. we have also measured out certain points around the lake and can swim 1300 or 2500m.
I like swimming in it because you're never really that far from land, and the only boats allowed are row boats and pedal boats.
here is a picture from Google Maps.
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The lake I train in June-Aug is in the middle of town (city). it's about 400-600m wide and 1500-1800 long. it also has a 5km track around for walkers and runners.
we put out bouys using GPS so there are 198-202m between and we have a 1000m course. we have also measured out certain points around the lake and can swim 1300 or 2500m.
I like swimming in it because you're never really that far from land, and the only boats allowed are row boats and pedal boats.
here is a picture from Google Maps.
img67.imageshack.us/.../vxjlakeph7.png
